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Chain of Title |
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A list of successive owners of a parcel of land, beginning from the government, or original owner, to the person who currently owns the land. To show that a title to a piece of land is a marketable title and is free to transfer, a person must know who had ownership of the land at any point in time. In addition, the seller should be able to trace the way in which each person came into the chain of title. An Abstract of Title contains a condensed history of the title to a piece of land in addition to a summary of conveyances. This history appears on public record so that title to land can be checked. chain of title n. the succession of title ownership to real property from the present owner back to the original owner at some distant time. Chains of title include notations of deeds, judgments of distribution from estates, certificates of death of a joint tenant, foreclosures, judgments of quiet title (lawsuit to prove one's right to property title) and other recorded transfers (conveyances) of title to real property. Usually title companies or abstractors are the professionals who search out the chain of title and provide a report so that a purchaser will be sure the title is clear of any claims. (See: title, foreclosure) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The first product group to be launched under this agreement is the "Detailed Foreclosure Research" product set, allowing serious foreclosure investors to dig deeper into government records and identify problems in the chain of title or liens against the property, which could expose the investor to extreme risk. But others question why there hasn't been better transparency in defining what those expenses are, particularly given that the industry's loss ratio is only 6%, and with Garamendi noting that costs should have plummeted now that most chain of title is by way of computer. Title insurance protects a buyer of real estate against potential fraud by researching the chain of title to a property before a transaction closes. |
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