A Deed of Trust is a legal document similar to a home mortgage. It guarantees a real estate transaction between a lender and a borrower.(c) Deeds or trust documents that secure debt or other obligation. In real estate transactions, a trust deed transfers the legal title of a property to a third party until the borrower repays their debt to the lender. Mortgages of real property and deeds of trust in the nature of a mortgage shall be released of record only in the manner provided herein. The seller is not required to provide you with an account statement more than once every 12 months. No offset or claim which. If a document has been recorded that creates a new interest in the property since the seller took title, (e.g. In Illinois, quit claim deeds facilitate the transfer of property ownership from one spouse to another without the need for a title search.