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Marketable Title: Good or clear title, reasonably free from the risk of litigation over possible defects.

Title Defects: An unresolved claim against the ownership of property, which prevents presentation of a marketable title. Such claims may arise from failure of the owners spouse or former partner to sign a . . . View Full Definition

Root Of The Title: The original grant (or root) of the title.

Substitution Of Entitlement: Replaces one eligible veteran with another on an existing Veterans Administration loan. The entitlement is restored to the original veteran.

Quiet Title: A court action to remove a cloud on the title.

Owners Title Insurance: An insurance policy protecting the buyer for the amount of the purchase price in the event of a future title dispute.

Naked Title: Bare title to the property, lacking the usual rights and privileges of ownership. A trustee in a deed of trust securing instrument may hold the title to a secured property, but only such tit . . . View Full Definition

Opinion Of Title: An opinion of the marketability of a title given by an attorney based on the abstract of title.

Suit To Quiet Title: A court action intended to establish or settle the title to a particular property, especially when there is a cloud on the title.

Title: A title is a legal document proving ownership of a piece of property. If you are buying real estate you authorize a title search, or examination of property records, to insure that the selle . . . View Full Definition