While a house title is conceptual, a house deed is a physical, written document declaring a person’s legal ownership of a property ... If your life circumstances change — say, if you get ...

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A lawsuit claiming fraud by a city of Boston employee perpetrated against her 89-year-old great-uncle who suffers from dementia, a case well chronicled by many media outlets, represents an example ...

A squatter is a person who occupies an abandoned or unoccupied property without the legal right to do so. Squatters may move ...

Here’s what you need to know about house titles, and how to title your new home. What is a house title? A house title denotes ownership rights: It is the bundle of rights that d ...

In February, the mean existing U.S. home sold for $532,900 — up about 6% from the year before, says the National Association of REALTORS. Given an uptick in home prices, it’s become harder for people ...

Deed fraud is rare in Wake County. However, it’s come under scrutiny after a recent high-profile case in Raleigh.

An 89-year-old Dorchester man claims in a lawsuit that his grand-niece tricked him into signing away his home. But federal ...

Everyone wants to be a good neighbor. But sometimes your good intentions can lead to bad outcomes. Here are the golden rules ...

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Opinion: Kirkland & Ellis' Josh Glucoft analyzes hundreds of cases in the country's busiest patent courts to help ...

The site, which debuted Monday, offers an update system through which property owners can be alerted to fraud. It’s part of ...