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 ...

Buying a new property is among the biggest decisions you make in your life. Before you sign the papers, there is one important thing that you need to understand. That’s how you are going to own that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary public, certified VITA tax preparer, IRS annual filing season program participant, and tax writer. Suzanne is a ...

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 ...