1. In a deed, the party conveying title is the ____ and the party receiving title is the ____.
Answer & explanation
Answer: A. The seller (grantor) conveys to the buyer (grantee). A deed is the document; title is the ownership rights it transfers.
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title
Title is the legal right to own, possess, use, and control property, as well as the evidence of that ownership. It is the bundle of rights a person holds in real estate. Title is transferred by a deed, but the deed is only the document; title is the ownership itself. Title may be held by one person, several people, or an entity, and it can be legal or equitable.
- Exam tip
- Do not confuse title (ownership) with the deed (the document that conveys it). A buyer under contract holds equitable title until closing.
- Example
- At closing, the seller signs a deed that transfers title to the buyer, who records the deed to give public notice of ownership.
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