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1 Sir Francis Bacon
2 Unknown, sometimes attributed to Samuel Johnson
What is a Real Estate Closing
A closing on real estate is the process by which a Seller’s title to real property and any residences or buildings constructed on the property are conveyed to a Buyer. Remarkably, the sale and purchase of real property, the refinancing of mortgages, and the establishment of credit lines secured by real property have become almost common place to the average consumer and homeowner over the last several years. Notwithstanding the mortgage crisis that has affected almost everyone, the purchase, sale and refinancing of real property is still generally portrayed as an easy and straightforward transaction which can be handled by the average consumer …
Recent Legal Decisions
K.D. v. S., ___ So. 3d ___, 35 F.L.W. D1942 (1st DCA 8/25/2010)
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