A quitclaim deed transfers property without guaranteeing ownership, making it useful for family or trust transfers but risky for recipients. Learn when it's safe.

Plus: How Deeds Are Changing in the Digital Age and How To Protect Yourself From Deed Fraud Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in ...

Often, people use the words Deed of Conveyance and Deed of Assignment interchangeably. But is this right? The two are actually legal documents that are used in relation to possession or transfer of ...

When someone buys or sells a home, the purchase and transfer of the property is always facilitated by a real estate deed — a written document that legally transfers the ownership of a property from ...