Slow-burning Construction

Restriction on conveying property that limits its transferability. The restrictions may be illegal. ...

An individual appointed by a court to manage the affairs and property of a legally incompetent party. The conservator has full decision-making authority over the affairs of the property in ...

Older property is bought usually by a governmental agency to be modernized and improved. In many cases, the deteriorating property is torn down and a new structure built. An example is ...

Something that cannot be taken, returned, or revoked. An example is an irrevocable trust formed by a person giving her real estate to a trust administrator. ...

Method to obtaining title to property through open, notorious, adverse, and continuous use of the property for a statutorily prescribed period of time. For example, Jack openly and ...

Map showing the kinds of soil in a designated locality. ...

Amount charged for each unit of rental property. An example of a unit might be square footage of space or an apartment. ...

Receipt given for a partial payment made on the sale of property. It shows the buyer has made a down payment. ...

Yes and no.The yes part of the answer is pretty standard; we’ve been covering it in the many many articles we put out on our real estate advice and tips page exposing the ...

A borrowers other debts, such as auto loans and credit cards, figured into the debt-to-income ratio. ...

If you plan to stay forever in a certain place, buying is better than renting. Banks and mortgage brokers offer such a huge variety of loans that it is almost impossible not to find ...

Here you are asking us: “Do I have a lien on my home?” We don’t know. Do you? Here are some of the reasons why one would have a lien on their home: Defaulting. ...

Not only can one convert a warehouse into a home, but many people have been doing just that. Converting a warehouse into a loft living space is actually kind of a trend which started ...

A very common real estate question is:Do Tiny Houses depreciate?Short answer is: yes, tiny houses do depreciate. But let’s explain the “why”s so we get to the bottom of ...

Wondering how do real estate agents get paid? We’ve got to be honest here: some time ago that would be classified as a dumb question because it was kind of obvious. However, faster ...

From the beginning, basements were not built to provide living space but a place to hide plumbing, wires and water boilers. Home buyers are always interested in the gross living area of a ...