by Ethan Atkinson | Jan 17, 2026 | A-E, PropertyPedia
One who is authorized by another to perform certain acts for another under a power of attorney; power of attorney may be limited to a specific act or acts or be general. In real estate, an attorney in fact is a person authorized to act on someone else’s behalf in...
by Ethan Atkinson | Jan 17, 2026 | A-E, PropertyPedia
To affirm to be true or genuine; an official act establishing authenticity. In real estate, to attest means to officially witness and confirm the signing of a document, often by signing as a witness to verify that the person who signed did so voluntarily and is the...
by Ethan Atkinson | Jan 17, 2026 | A-E, PropertyPedia
The process by which real or personal property of a party to a lawsuit is seized and retained in the custody of the court for the purpose of acquiring jurisdiction over the property, to compel an appearance before the court, or to furnish security for a debt or costs...
by Ethan Atkinson | Jan 17, 2026 | A-E, PropertyPedia
The taking of a title to property by a grantee wherein grantee assumes liability for payment of an existing note secured by a mortgage or deed of trust against the property, becoming a co-guarantor for the payment of the mortgage or deed of trust note. An assumption...
by Ethan Atkinson | Jan 17, 2026 | A-E, PropertyPedia
Lender’s charge for paperwork involved in the processing for a new buyer to assume an existing loan. An assumption fee is a charge a lender may require when a buyer assumes an existing mortgage loan from the seller, and it helps cover the lender’s administrative...
