Real Estate Glossary

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QUALIFIED FEE - An estate in fee which is subject to certain limitations imposed by the owner.

QUANTITY SURVEY - A method of estimating construction cost or reproduction cost; a highly technical process used in arriving at the cost estimate of new construction and sometimes referred to in the building trade as the price take-off method.

QUIET ENJOYMENT - The right of a new owner or a lessee legally in possession to uninterrupted use of the property without interference from the former owner, lessor or any third party claiming superior title.

QUIET TITLE ACTION - A circuit court action intended to establish or settle the title to a particular property, especially where there is a cloud on the title.

QUITCLAIM DEED - A deed of conveyance which operates, in effect, as a release of whatever interest the grantor has in the property; sometimes called a release deed.

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