Is a property title and deed of trust the same thing?
• Robin Green, Coordinator, on April 19th, 2008 at 6:24 pm Said: Bob – Your question would best be answered by an attorney or real estate person. For a quick, non-legal reply to your query though, we would say “No”. “Title” refers to the legal ownership of your property, whereas the Deed of Trust secures your property to the lender from whom you borrowed the money to buy the property.
Reply • Robin Green, Coordinator, on April 19, 2008 at 6:24 pm said: Bob – Your question would best be answered by an attorney or real estate person. For a quick, non-legal reply to your query though, we would say “No”. “Title” refers to the legal ownership of your property, whereas the Deed of Trust secures your property to the lender from whom you borrowed the money to buy the property.