Texas Real Estate Finance
(2026-2027)
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,REAL ESTATE the land and everything permanently attached to it that is owned as part of a
person's estate
ESTATE everything a person owns - all assets, whether real property or personal property
and liabilities
2 classifications of estate 1. Freehold
2. Leesehold
Freehold Estate indefinite ownership of estate with full bundle of rights
Leasehold Estate limited ownership of estate with limited rights, right to use.
Type of Freehold Estates Fee Simple Estate
Lif Estate
Fee Simple Estate - Complete ownership
- Can be inherited
- Ha no restrictions on the bundle of rights
Life Estate - dependent on the life span of owner
- Upon death of owner, property reverts to the original transferor or other
designee
- Can be mortgaged, leased or sold during holder's lifetime
Common leasehold estates 1. Estate for Years : set with a specified timeframe, no renewal. Most common
with commercial and some apartment leases
2. Estate period to period : set with expire date, but can be renewed, notice for
termination must be given
Less common leasehold estates 1. Estate at Will : tenant stays in property without proper lease agreement or
agreement of payment. Usually done with family
2. Estate at Sufferance: tenant wrongfully stays beyond expired lease without
given notice and payment. If landowner knows and extends lease, tenant
becomes estate period-period.
Marketable Title a title free from plausible or reasonable objections.
- free of encumbrances
- free from the risk of litigations over possible defects
Assurance that title is good and marketable 1. Deeds: Provide a warranty as part of the deed
2. Abstract and Opinion: Search recorded documents for any problems that might
affect title
3. Title Insurance: Purchase title insurance to cover any unexpected problems
GENERAL WARRANTY DEED - offers complete warrant about the quality of the property
- owner claims title is free and clear of all encumbrances (except what is listed)
- if title fails, grantor will compensate grantee for any losses
"I own and will defend"
SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED - similar to general warrant deed
- grantor only warrants against what occurred during his ownership of title
"I own and will defend only mine"
, QUITCLAIM DEED - deed only conveys the rights, interest and title that the grantor
- Offers no or any warranty about the quality of the title.
"i own and will not defend"
ABSTARCT AND OPINION TWO STEPS
1. Abstractor conducts search of public records to find any defects on title.
- then summarize all the documents and place them in chronological order of
recording
2. Abstractor/Lawyer will study documents and information collected and
formulate an OPINION
- will give judgement about title and determine if title is marketable and good.
- if title is deemed clouded, defect and encumbrances will be listed and a cure
will be advised to fix defects.
NOTE: only defects and encumbrances listed in public records are surveyed.
TITLE INSURANCE Completes same tasks as "abstract and opinion" but also provides warranty
"make good" to any loss arising from a defects (hidden or discovered) in the title
(any liens or encumbrances)
- title company will defect title in court
TITLE INSURANCE POLICIES 1. Owner's Policy : is for the benefit of the owner, insures the owner for the entire
time that he/she owns the property
2. Lender's Policy : is issued for the benefit of the mortgage lender and any
future holder of the loan. protects the lender against the same defects that the
owner is protected from.
- liability is limited to the loan balance
Intermediation - Finance The act of pooling and investing money of many people by banks.
Disintermediation - Fiance When depositors (ppl) invest their own funds directly
Credit Provision Credit is the backbone of the economic activity.
It allows businesses and consumers to invest beyond their cash on hand,
households now can purchase homes without saving the entire cost in advance,
and governments can smooth out their spending by leveling out the problem of
receiving most of their revenues during one period of the year.
Liquidity provision Businesses and households need to have protection against unexpected needs
for cash.
Banks are the main direct providers of liquidity, both through offering lines of
credit that can be withdrawn any time
Risk management services Finance allows businesses and households to pool their risks from exposures to
financial market.
Much of this is provided by banks through derivatives transactions.
- Derivatives can be used for a number of purposes - including insuring against
price movements (hedging), increasing exposure to price movements for
speculation or getting access to otherwise hard to trade assets or markets.
When does supply and demand usually improve for a When the economy is in a recession.
buyer?
What determines how healthy the real estate market is at How healthy the real estate market is at any given point in time relates directly to
any given point in time? the cost of money or interest rates.