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2. Grant deed - Wikipedia

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   Understanding liens and encumbrances is important in real estate transactions. Grant deeds play a pivotal role in providing transparency about these potential obstacles and safeguarding the interests of both buyers and sellers. [1] The types of deeds that are now used to transfer real property are a relatively modern invention.

3. Land contract - Wikipedia

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   In 2015, Texas law was changed to automatically place the legal title to the property with the buyer by filing the contract with the deed records office of the county where the property is located. While the seller loses title, the seller retains a vendor's lien in the property for the outstanding balance of the contract. [3]

4. What is a deed of trust? - AOL

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   A deed of trust is a legal agreement used in a real estate transaction in which a third party — the trustee — holds the title to the property until the borrower repays the mortgage in full. A ...

5. Conveyancing - Wikipedia

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   In law, conveyancing is the transfer of legal title of real property from one person to another, or the granting of an encumbrance such as a mortgage or a lien. [1] A typical conveyancing transaction has two major phases: the exchange of contracts (when equitable interests are created) and completion (also called settlement, when legal title passes and equitable rights merge with the legal title).

6. Merger doctrine (property law) - Wikipedia

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   The merger also refers to the doctrine whereby "a fee simple estate, once fragmented into present and future interests, can thereafter be reconstituted. 'Merger is the absorption of a lesser estate by a greater estate, and takes place when two distinct estates of greater and lesser rank meet in the same person or class of persons at the same time without any intermediate estate.' "[1 ...

7. Equitable conversion - Wikipedia

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   For example, the seller wills his real property to his son, and his personal property to his daughter. If the seller dies after a contract for conveyance is signed by a buyer, the seller's interest in the land will be treated as personal property, and the proceeds of the sale will pass to his daughter.