Transfer of Title to Real Property

In California, the most common document used to transfer title to real property is a:

Grant deed

A buyer of real property receiving a deed from the seller is also known as the:

Grantee

The power of the government to take private property for public use is called:

eminent domain.

A condensed list of all owners of record of a particular parcel of real property is known as:

Abstract of title

The government transfers title of government-owned lands to private owners by way of a:

Land Patent

A cloud on a title is most often removed by a:

Quit Claim Deed.

The process whereby constructive notice of the interest one has in real property is given to the world is called:

Recording

When a body of water gradually recedes, creating additional exposed land that becomes the real property of adjacent property owners, the process is referred to as

Reliction

In the event of a judicial foreclosure sale, the deed used to transfer title to the highest bidder is a:

Sheriff's deed

Which one of the following is NOT an essential element for a valid deed?

The deed includes the property tax history.

A cloud on a title is a:

Title defect

The transfer of real property must include:

a valid deed...delivery and acceptance of the deed

The process of enlargement of riparian or littoral land by deposits of alluvium is known as:

accretion.

The process of transferring real property from one individual to another is known as:

alienation.

Lenders generally insist that __________ title policy be purchased in their behalf by borrowers.

an ALTA extended

A standard coverage title policy insures against all of the following, EXCEPT:

an adverse possessor.

The property of a person who dies intestate and has no known heirs will

escheat to the state.

In order to convey title to real property, every deed must have a:

granting clause.

A person who dies without a will is said to have died:

intestate.