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Top soil
Top soil
The top layer of soil that is removed when lots are graded in preparation for construction.
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Top producer
A real state industry term that refers to agents and brokers who sell a high volume of homes.
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Title search
Carried out as part of the conveyancing process to verify that the seller has clear ownership and is free to transfer the property.
Title theory
Some states interpret a mortgage to mean that the lender is the owner of mortgaged land. Upon full payment of the mortgage debt the borrower becomes the landowner.
Title v examination
A test put together by the state EPA that must be performed on all private sewerage systems.
Title, escrow and closing agent fees
These companies charge various fees for their services.
Top producer
A real state industry term that refers to agents and brokers who sell a high volume of homes.
Top soil
Torrens system
A method of evidencing title by registration with the proper public authority, generally called the registrar, named for its founder, Sir Robert Torrens, an Australian who developed the system in 1857. Torrens took the idea from the system of registering title to shipping vessels. It is also popular in Canada, Australia and Great Britain.
Tort
A wrongful act or violation of a legal right for which a civil action will lie.
Total acres
All land area contained within a real estate investment.
Total assets
The sum of all gross investments, cash and equivalents, receivables, and other assets presented on the balance sheet.
Total commitment
The full mortgage loan amount that is obligated to be funded if all stated conditions are met.
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