How do real estate titles differ from other types of titles, such as car titles?
In real estate, the deed is the legal document which evidences ones right of title and conveys ownership. The ownership of personal property (such as an automobile or a boat) is evidenced by a certificate of title. Because real estate is permanent, each property may have its own varieties of use restrictions according to its history, location and zoning. It also may have had many owners over the years each with different claims to ownership and usage. Real estate deeds convey title, state tenancy, and reveal the rights of usage and/or restrictions transferred with the property.