by Ethan Atkinson | Jul 1, 2026 | PropertyPedia, U-Z
Wild Deed is a deed that has been recorded but cannot be connected to the property’s chain of title. This usually occurs when a deed is recorded before the grantor’s own deed has been recorded, or when a prior conveyance was never recorded at all. Because...
by Ethan Atkinson | Jun 17, 2026 | PropertyPedia, U-Z
Usufruct is a legal right that allows a person to use, possess, and derive benefits from property owned by another person, provided that the property’s essential character is preserved. Originating in Roman law, the concept separates the right of ownership from...
by Ethan Atkinson | Jun 17, 2026 | PropertyPedia, U-Z
One of the defining characteristics of a zombie title (or zombie foreclosure) is that the owner of the foreclosed home does not realize that they still own the property. Basically, the borrower whose property was foreclosed on assumes that the bank now owns their...
by Ethan Atkinson | Jun 7, 2026 | PropertyPedia, U-Z
Wet funding is a method of real estate loan closing in which all loan documents are signed, funds are disbursed, and the transaction is completed on the same day. Under this process, the lender provides the loan proceeds immediately after the borrower executes the...
by Ethan Atkinson | May 31, 2026 | PropertyPedia, U-Z
An unparsed address is a real estate data field that contains a property’s complete address in a single text string rather than separating its individual components into distinct fields. The unparsed address typically includes elements such as the street number,...
by Ethan Atkinson | Feb 15, 2026 | PropertyPedia, U-Z
In real estate and land use regulation, zoning is the division of a city or county into designated areas or districts by legislative action. These regulations specify the types of uses that are permitted for real property within each area. Zoning ordinances typically...
