When you prepare to purchase a home, you'll usually find an avalanche of paperwork you must complete. A deed of trust is one document you should not sign without understanding its implications. In a ...

A quitclaim deed is a legal document that transfers ownership of a real estate property from one party to another. A quitclaim deed doesn't guarantee that the grantor or signer has any right to the ...

This document spells out who holds the legal title to a home Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Kim Porter is contributor to Buy Side from WSK and expert on mortgages, student loans and debt ...

A deed restriction is a legal stipulation written into the deed of a property that dictates certain conditions or limitations on use. These restrictions can range from architectural guidelines to ...

Deed fraud is a type of identity theft. A criminal identifies a potential home to target — often a second home, rental, ...

Reina Marszalek is a senior mortgage editor at Fox Money who has spent more than 10 years writing and editing content. Fox Money is a personal finance hub featuring content generated by Credible ...

If you want to truly own your home, a reconveyance deed is a critical document. This document is required to be submitted by your lender to your county to signify that you’ve paid off your mortgage ...

A quitclaim deed is a legal document used to transfer ownership interest in a property without it being sold. They are often used in transactions between people who know each other well — a parent ...

(NewsNation) — Unsuspecting homeowners are discovering their properties have been sold out from under them in a scam that authorities say is becoming more common: Quitclaim deed fraud. The scheme, ...

When someone buys or sells a home, the purchase and transfer of the property is always facilitated by a real estate deed — a written document that legally transfers the ownership of a property from ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NewsNation) — Unsuspecting homeowners are ...