MGT 374
Real Estate Analysis
College
of Business
AlfaisalUNIVERSITY
Chapter 3
Conveying Real
Property Interests
complex bundle
land history
description
Issues
conveyance document
public record
England 1677
Deed
grantor and grantee
consideration
words of conveyance
Habendum clause
exceptions and reservations
description of land
acknowledgment
delivery
Grantor and Grantee
giver and receiver
only grantor need be
competent and exist
Consideration
unlike most contracts,
not necessary
Words of
Conveyance
“does hereby grant,
bargain, sell, and convey
unto …”
Warranty Deed
free of other claims
Quitclaim Deed
no guarantee
Covenants
Grantor insures
seizin
encumbrances
enjoyment
Habendum Clause
details of the rights
types and limits
Exceptions and
Reservations
limits
grantor may keep rights
Description of Land
unambiguous
survey
subdivision
government lots
GPS Laser Survey
Acknowledgement
grantor signs
notary or witness
Delivery
grantee must give
to grantor
may use third party
Types of Deeds
General warranty deed
Special warranty deed
Deed of bargain and sale
Quitclaim deed
Judicial deed
Reverter Clause
so long as….
Clouded Title
a claim that limits the
marketability
Title Insurance
protect against claims
against the property
seller usually provides
Involuntary Deed
probate
bankruptcy
divorce
condemnation
foreclosure
Involuntary Conveyance
without a Deed
easement by prescription
adverse possession
Five conditions
hostile to owner
actual use
open and notorious
continuous
exclusive
Public records
Title
title search
chain of title
title abstract
professional researchers
Land Descriptions
metes and bounds
point of beginning
direction and distance
Chain
100 links
66 feet
metes and bounds
subdivision plat
rectangle
system
complex bundle
land history
description
Summary

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