In planning your estate, it is customary to consider wills and trusts (as well as intestacy) as a means of property distribution. As a matter of fact, the manner in which you hold title to your assets ...

Buyers and sellers signed a deed that transferred ownership of a house. The deed was properly recorded in the county land records office. End of story? Not if the ...

There's more than one way to hold title to real estate, and each has advantages and disadvantages when it comes time to sell the property or handle an owner's estate. These are the four most common ...

The system of real property ownership in the United States stems from the English common law where the highest possible interest in real property ownership is the fee simple interest. There are other ...

Fee simple absolute is a type of property ownership that grants the owner full rights to use, sell, lease, or transfer the property without restrictions. It remains in effect indefinitely unless ...

In previous blog posts, we have explored whether your family wants to keep the family cottage or vacation property in the family, and the options for the form of ownership you want to use for the next ...

Joint tenancy is a type of shared property ownership. In a joint tenancy agreement, two or more people share an equal amount of ownership in the home. There are no limits to who can own the property ...

Practically all forms of property ownership in the United States were developed through the English system of common law estates. The laws governing transfers and conveyances of real property grew out ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South ...