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131 Real Estate Terms & Definitions Your Clients Expect You to Know in 2023

The Close

Chain of title is an historical record of previous owners of a property that’s essential in establishing the legal ownership of the property. An established chain of title helps protect the buyer from future challenges to ownership. A title search helps create that chain and is usually conducted by a lawyer or title company.

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After the Home Inspection, What’s Next for Sellers?

HomeLight

It’s all up to the buyer to perform due diligence. When the seller isn’t legally required to make repairs, the decision to do so often relates to the market. In a buyer’s market — or any time the seller is eager to sell — it’s more likely that the seller will agree to make at least some of the requested repairs.