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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. Recording (real estate) - Wikipedia

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   The names of these offices are usually the "Recorder of Deeds" or something similar. State statutes also prescribe the following elements: What instruments are entitled to be recorded, usually deeds, mortgages (whether or not in the form of deeds of trust), leases (usually longer term varieties), easements, and court orders. There is generally ...

4. Equitable conversion - Wikipedia

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   Equitable conversion is a doctrine of the law of real property under which a purchaser of real property becomes the equitable owner of title to the property at the time he/she signs a contract binding him/her to purchase the land at a later date.

5. Title (property) - Wikipedia

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   Properties that are sold on the basis of equitable title have a legal chain of title intact, and a recorded transfer with the local municipality. Legal title is actual ownership of the property as when the property has been bought, the seller paid in full and a deed or title is properly recorded. Equitable title separates from legal title upon ...

6. Deed in lieu of foreclosure - Wikipedia

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   A deed in lieu of foreclosure is a deed instrument in which a mortgagor (i.e. the borrower) conveys all interest in a real property to the mortgagee (i.e. the lender) to satisfy a loan that is in default and avoid foreclosure proceedings. The deed in lieu of foreclosure offers several advantages to both the borrower and the lender.

7. Quitclaim - Wikipedia

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   A quitclaim deed may also be used to transfer title of a property to a purchaser following a foreclosure auction. Typically such a deed will not warrant that the property title is free and clear, and it remains up to the grantee to check that the property is not subject to any legal encumbrances. [11]