Understanding fee simple ownership is important when buying, selling, or investing in real estate. It is a common and comprehensive form of property ownership, granting full control and rights, ...

On Tuesday, in Brown v. Johnson, Record No. 0491-23-4 (Ct. App. Va. April 16, 2024), available here, the Court of Appeals of Virginia affirmed a decision from the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Fee simple is a term used in real estate to describe when an owner has complete legal ownership over a designated area of land and all properties that sit on that land. This is the highest form of ...

Owning real estate seems fairly straightforward. But depending on where the property is located, ownership can mean a few different things. While it's not common everywhere, some states are known to ...

For many first-time homebuyers or newcomers to Hawaii, navigating real estate can be confusing—especially when it comes to the terms “leasehold” and “fee simple.” Real estate expert Kay Mukaigawa of ...

Fee simple absolute is a type of property ownership that grants the owner full rights to use, sell, lease, or transfer the property without restrictions. It remains in effect indefinitely unless ...