Real Estate Glossary and Terminology

 

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TAX SALE A sale of property after a period of non-payment of taxes.
TENANCY IN COMMON Ownership by two or more persons who hold undivided interest, without right or survivorship, interest need not be equal.
TENURE IN LAND The mode or manner by which a man has an estate in lands.
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE One of the essential requirements to forming of a binding contract: contemplates a punctual performance.
TITLE Evidence that the owner of land is in lawful possession thereof; an instrument evidencing the ownership.
TITLE INSURANCE Insurance written by a title company to protect a property owner against loss of the title.
TOPOGRAPHY The nature of the surface of land;  topography may be level, rolling, mountainous.
TORRENS TITLE A system of title records provided by law; a certificate issued by register of deeds.
TRUST DEED A deed given by a borrower to a trustee to be held pending fulfillment of an obligation, which is ordinarily repayment of a loan to a beneficiary.
TRUSTEE One who holds property in trust for another to secure the performance of an obligation.

TRUSTOR

One who deeds his property to a trustee to hold as security until he has performed his obligation to a lender under terms of a deed of trust.

 

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