Estate

Learn about the definition for this legal term.

What is Estate?

Real estate may be offered for sale from a decedent's estate; the deed to the real estate will be signed by the executor or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the will or the intestate laws. A title search is performed as with any other seller.

Further Reading

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