Real Estate Law Fundamentals

by Hughes, Alice Hart; Goldman, Thomas F.; Nemeth, Charles P.

• ISBN13: 9780133362367
• ISBN10: 0133362361
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-03-23
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

A hands-on approach to real estate law. Real Estate Law Fundamentals, 1e, covers the processes, procedures, and legal concepts involved in real estate transactions using a practical, hands-on approach. Students are actively engaged in the material through video scenarios, sample forms, case studies, and practice exercises, and legal concepts are presented with practical examples to make them easier to grasp. Written as both a teaching text and as a professional reference manual, the text offers a well rounded approach that demystifies the often confusing world of real estate transactions. MyLegalStudiesLab Real Estate Law Fundamentalsis accompanied by MyLegalStudiesLab, which gives students the opportunity to test themselves on key concepts from their textbook, learn how to apply the concepts to real-life scenarios, and practice the skills they have learned through a Virtual Law Office Experience.

Table of Contents

UNIT ONE ESSENTIALS OF REAL ESTATE PRACTICE – OVERVIEW

Chapter 1 Overview of Real Estate

Chapter 2 Estates in Land

Chapter 3 Concurrent Ownership

Chapter 4 Rights and Obligations of Real Property Owners

Chapter 5 Restrictions on Real Property Use

 

UNIT TWO REAL ESTATE TRANSFER

Chapter 6 Transferring Real Estate

Chapter 7 Real Estate Sales

Chapter 8 Title Searching

Chapter 9 Real Estate Loan Process

 

UNIT THREE CLOSING

Chapter 10 Deeds, Promissory Notes and Mortgages

Chapter 11 Closing

 

UNIT FOUR SPECIAL REAL ESTATE

Chapter 12 Landlord-Tenant Law

Chapter 13 Common Interest Communities

Chapter 14 Real Estate Development and Investment

 

Appendix 1 Standard Real Estate Forms

Appendix 2 Case Study Fact Patterns

Glossary of Real Estate Terms Index