A deed of trust is similar to a mortgage for real estate purchases. In some states, a trust deed unites the borrower, a lender and a trustee. The buyer/borrower gets the use of the property, and the ...

You and your spouse are buying a home. You negotiated the sale price and terms. You successfully survived the mortgage maze. You are almost ready for the day you will sign all the papers and the house ...

Question: We want to sell our house and downsize to a townhouse in central Phoenix. In organizing our paperwork with our listing broker, we learned that our deed said that we owned our home as "joint ...

You and your “significant other” are buying your first home together. You’ve jumped through your mortgage lender’s 100 flaming hoops and negotiated all the sales details with the seller. Then you are ...

Question: I am a widow and I would like to know if it is advisable to add my two adult children to my house deed. One is single, the other married. Answer: When you add someone to your home deed as a ...

Joint tenancy on a deed is a form of property ownership that enables two or more individuals to hold equal shares of a property, subject to specific rights and conditions. This kind of ownership is ...