Escrow & Title
What is the significance of 'recording' a deed in Oregon?
ARecording makes a deed valid between buyer and seller
BRecording provides constructive notice to the world of the buyer's ownership interest✓ Correct
CRecording is required before any offer can be accepted
DRecording automatically eliminates all title defects
Explanation
Recording a deed with the county clerk's office in Oregon provides constructive notice — meaning all subsequent parties are legally deemed to have knowledge of the recorded instrument, even if they didn't personally examine it. Oregon follows a race-notice recording statute, protecting subsequent good-faith purchasers who record first without notice of prior unrecorded conveyances.
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