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2. Recording (real estate) - Wikipedia

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   Each U.S. state has a recording act, a statute which dictates the legal procedure by which an individual claiming an interest in real property (real estate) formally establishes their claim to that property. The recordation of property rights becomes particularly significant where an unscrupulous dealer in land purports to sell the same tract ...

3. Chain of title - Wikipedia

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   Real estate is one field where the chain of title has considerable significance. In real estate transactions in the United States, insurance companies' issue title insurance based upon the chain of title to the property when it is transferred. Title insurance companies sometimes maintain private title plants that track real estate titles in ...

4. Deed - Wikipedia

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   A deed is a legal document that is signed and delivered, especially concerning the ownership of property or legal rights. Specifically, in common law, a deed is any legal instrument in writing which passes, affirms or confirms an interest, right, or property and that is signed, attested, delivered, and in some jurisdictions, sealed.

5. Bargain and sale deed - Wikipedia

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   This is a deed "for which the grantor implies to have or have had an interest in the property but offers no warranties of title to the grantee." [ 2 ] Under common law , this type of deed technically created a use in the buyer who then gets the title. [ 3 ]

6. Deed of trust (real estate) - Wikipedia

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   A deed of trust refers to a type of legal instrument which is used to create a security interest in real property and real estate. In a deed of trust, a person who wishes to borrow money conveys legal title in real property to a trustee , who holds the property as security for a loan ( debt ) from the lender to the borrower.

7. Grant deed - Wikipedia

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   The quitclaim deed is also sometimes used, although this document is most often used to disclaim any interest in a property rather than selling a property that one owns. A grant deed includes a detailed property description, which helps avoid confusion or disputes regarding the boundaries and characteristics of the property being transferred.