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2. Title search - Wikipedia

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   In real estate business and law, a title search or property title search is the process of examining public records and retrieving documents on the history of a piece of real property to determine and confirm property's legal ownership, and find out what claims or liens are on the property. [1] A title search is also performed when an owner ...

3. Recording (real estate) - Wikipedia

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   With other kinds of property, the first buyer would be the owner of the property, and later owners would have no interest in the property and would instead have a cause of action against the original seller for fraud. With real property, however, the first buyer is not necessarily the owner, depending on the kind of statute under which the ...

4. Commissioner of deeds - Wikipedia

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   The office of Commissioner of Deeds is one unique to the United States. During the 19th century, deeds concerning property located in a particular state could only be acknowledged before a Notary Public in that state; if the deeds was acknowledged outside the state where the subject property was located, the grantor would have to find a judge of a court of record to take the acknowledgment.

5. Closing (real estate) - Wikipedia

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   The closing date is set during the property negotiation phase and is usually several weeks after an offer is formally accepted. [2] At a high level, the closing typically involves the following parties: the seller, the buyer, real estate agents, attorneys (depending on the state), the mortgage lender, and the settlement agency (also known as a ...

6. Lot and block survey system - Wikipedia

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   A property legally described by a metes and bounds description may still be assigned a Tax Identification Number based on a separate Lot and Block system. In this case, a survey of all parcels in the county or municipality would be combined to create a separate Block and Lot system to identify the properties for taxation purposes.

7. My 32-year-old daughter finally bought a house with her ...

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   The upside of a joint tenancy is that if one owner passes away, the property passes to the remaining owners automatically. With a tenancy in common, the owners of the property can pass their share ...