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In a typical transaction for the sale of real estate encumbered by a private transfer fee assessment, a contract for purchase of the real property is receipted at the title company. The title company then provides the prospective purchaser with a title commitment showing all encumbrances of record, including the transfer fee assessment.
Assessed value: The value of real estate property as determined by an assessor, typically from the county. "As-is": A contract or listing clause stating that the seller will not repair or correct ...
In United States law, a lis pendens (Latin for 'suit pending' [1]) is a written notice that a lawsuit has been filed concerning real estate, involving either the title to the property or a claimed ownership interest in it. The notice is usually filed in the county land records office.
A real estate transaction is the process whereby rights in a unit of property (or designated real estate) are transferred between two or more parties, e.g., in the case of conveyance, one party being the seller(s) and the other being the buyer(s). It can often be quite complicated due to the complexity of the property rights being transferred ...
A broker's price opinion (BPO) is a report that is performed by a licensed real estate agent, broker. or appraiser.A BPO is an informal appraisal. It is similar to doing a CMA (Comparative Market Analysis) but most times the real estate professional gets paid to do a BPO.
Once an instrument affecting the title to real estate has been recorded, the law holds that everyone is deemed to know of its existence, even if they have not searched the records in the recorder's office. This is the doctrine of "constructive notice" and it is nearly universal in the various states of the U.S. So, for example, after a deed or ...
A property abstract is a summary of the legal documents that chronicle transactions associated with a particular parcel of land.Generally included are references to deeds, mortgages, wills, probate records, court litigations, and tax sales—basically, any legal document that affects the property.
Gary Lee Hayes, 70, wished he'd been more regimented with his savings and investments.The California resident briefly served in the Navy, got a degree in public administration, and worked in ...