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July 13, 2020April 25, 2024

Bargain and Sale vs. Quitclaim Deeds: A Concise Guide

Are you looking to buy a home though a bargain and sale deed? Perhaps you’re buying after a foreclosure, or from an estate or a court-ordered sale. If so, the entity granting the deed to you might lack knowledge of the property’s history. Basically, the deed means a buyer is expected to accept the house as-is.

How does this differ from a quitclaim deed? What rights and protections does the bargain and sale deed give you, the new owner? Let’s take a look.

July 8, 2020April 25, 2024

Defending a Quitclaim Deed

The quitclaim is famous for being the simplest way to give up an interest in real estate. Unlike a warranty deed, the quitclaim grants whatever interest a person has to the other person, but offers no assurances that the title is clear.

Once a quitclaim is signed and recorded, can the deed be challenged in court? Yes, it can. Recording your deed only provides notice of your ownership claim to the public. It does not guarantee ownership.

Because quitclaims make no guarantees about the property’s title or condition, a court that hears a challenge to your deed will simply be examining the quitclaim to find out if the transfer was legally correct. So, if you received an interest through a quitclaim deed, you’ll want to be able to show that the grantor properly conveyed the deed to you. In this article, we take a look at why you might hold a quitclaim deed in the first place, and how to hold onto your property if that deed is challenged.

March 12, 2014April 25, 2024

Quitclaim Deeds and Continuation of Title Insurance

Provided by Matthew A. Quick, Esq., an attorney licensed in the state of Illinois.

Title insurance coverage is dictated by the terms of the policy issued by the title insurance company. In most, if not all, policies for title insurance there is a provision for “Continuation of Coverage” or “Continuation of Insurance.” Typically, this provision provides that the insurance will continue only so long as the insured holds an interest in the land or has liability by reason of warranties given in any transfer of the title.

October 26, 2012April 27, 2024

Adding a Person to a Deed Using a Quitclaim Deed

One of the most common incorrect assumptions in real estate is that someone can be added to a deed. If one person owns a piece of real estate and wants to bring on another owner, this means that the current owner would give up their interest in the property to themselves and the other person. Both people would acquire their interest in the property at the same time in the chain of title. The chain of title in real estate has been established so that an interest in real estate cannot be valued by the amount of time an owner has been in possession of the real estate.