Unlike a warranty deed, a quitclaim doesn’t offer any guarantee that the person had a claim to the property in the first place. Robin Hartill is a certified financial planner and a senior editor at ...

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 ...

A tax deed is a legal document that allows a city or county to transfer ownership of a property that has gone into tax foreclosure. Find out how they work.

I recently drew up a will with a lawyer. I wanted to put my three children on my deed so they would receive my house after my death. The lawyer said that could be done, but when he got a copy of my ...

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 ...