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  2. Real Estate Terms and What They Mean - AOL

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    Jaime Uziel knows that as a real estate attorney his clients depend on him to interpret the legalese that's part of any real estate transaction. He's happy to do that, he says, but he also tries ...

  3. Closing (real estate) - Wikipedia

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    The closing: On the closing date, the closing documents are signed by the buyer and seller. [9] On this day, the seller may also deliver possession to the buyer, typically by giving the buyer keys to the property. [10] Post closing: The signed documents are recorded at the recording office. [11] Title insurance is issued during this time. The ...

  4. Guide to closing on a house: What to expect during the ... - AOL

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    8. Understand your closing documents. At the closing, you will receive numerous important documents. It could be upwards of 100 pages, so make sure to ask your real estate attorney or Realtor to ...

  5. Title (property) - Wikipedia

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    A famous rule is that a thief cannot convey good title, so title searches are routine (or highly recommended) for purchases of many types of expensive property (especially real estate). In several counties and municipalities in the US a standard title search (generally accompanied by title insurance ) is required under the law as a part of ...

  6. Title search - Wikipedia

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    Anyone may do a title search, with the right knowledge and resources, although the preparation of an abstract of title as part of a real-estate closing is often restricted to specifically licensed professionals or attorneys. Documents concerning conveyances of land are a matter of public record. These documents are maintained in hard copy paper ...

  7. Good faith estimate - Wikipedia

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    1105 - Document Preparation Fee; This is the charge for preparing the loan documents. Lenders often email the loan documents to the escrow company, which in turn prints them out and reviews them before signing. However, some title companies are owned by an attorney who will also draw certain legal documents for the buyer's closing. 1106 ...

  8. Fee tail - Wikipedia

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    In English common law, fee tail or entail, is a form of trust, established by deed or settlement, that restricts the sale or inheritance of an estate in real property and prevents that property from being sold, devised by will, or otherwise alienated by the tenant-in-possession, and instead causes it to pass automatically, by operation of law, to an heir determined by the settlement deed.

  9. Realtor commission changes are here: What they mean for ...

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    Ken H. Johnson, a real estate economist at Florida Atlantic University and a former real estate broker, says the new rules just add another layer of complexity to an already-confusing process.