Purchasing a Home: What to Expect
Purchasing a home is a major event in one’s life with a great deal of both financial and emotional consequences. For most people...
Contingencies in Real Estate Transactions
In a Seller’s perfect real estate world, the signing of the purchase agreement would be the end of negotiation and the end of Seller’s...
Landlord Lease Provisions
Owners of residential and commercial property must be careful in preparing and signing leases with tenants...
An Ethically Challenged Media Claims Historic Drop in Real Estate Sales for July 2010
I teach Business Communication on a part-time basis at Anna Maria College. We discuss honesty, integrity and ethics in the way we frame research d...
When to Get a Lawyer to Fight Your HOA
If you have been cited, fined, want to sue your homeowners' association or your homeowners' association has filed a lawsuit against you, then you sh...
How to Write a Complaint Letter to a Homeowners Association
Living in area managed by a Homeowners Association ("HOA") may seem to impart a potential sense of community, but in any community, there is alw...
What Can Happen if I Don't Pay My HOA Dues?
Homeowner associations have been suffering the past few years as a result of a large number of homeowners not paying their homeowners association du...
Property Defects and Liability
Defects discovered on resale properties after the transaction closes are the responsibility of the new homeowner unless there has been fraud or mate...
Options for Taking Title of Real Estate
Common ways to take title to California residential property: Advantages and Limitations
How to Protect Your Homes Value
In the modern housing and real estate market, homeowners face an uphill battle in recovering the appraisal value of their home prior to the financial ...
Mistakes to Avoid When Buying a Foreclosure
The economy currently affords many opportunities for individuals to make money on foreclosed properties. As the housing crisis continues, thousands ...
10 Biggest Mistakes When Buying Foreclosed Property: Part 2
Since many foreclosed homes may decline further in value, it’s important that buyer’s approach the transaction from a long-term perspective. You...
Home Inspections for Home Buyers
Buying a home is both an exciting and exhausting process that millions of Americans aspire to on a daily basis. Although the process of purchasing ...
Real Estate Transaction Law Overview
Real estate transaction law overview helps the consumer fully understand federal and state statues enacted to protect the public from harmful business...
New Appraisal Law Hurting Real Estate Sales / Possible Federal Bill to Suspend New Appraisal Law
Housing prices are down, the economy is in recession, and according to a many in the real estate industry, home sales ran into another snag earlier ...
Top Ten Reasons To Have Your Property Inspected By a Surveyor
So, you think you know everything there is to know about the legal description of your property.
Property Surveys
Although not all lenders require that the purchaser obtain - and pay for - a property survey or real estate survey, it is definitely recommended tha...
Dual agency
Dual agency occurs when a real estate agent is representing both buyer and seller in the same transaction. Since the agent has promised a duty of co...
Real Estate Overview
Definition of real estate: land and anything growing on, attached to, or erected on it, excluding anything that may be severed without injury to the...
Frequently Asked Questions About Real Estate Law
The following are real estate legal questions and answers.
Homeowner Liability
Homeowner Liability and Invitees Homeowners do have a certain amount of liability for any injury that is suffered on their property, but this liabi...
Home Inspections
A professional home inspection can vary among localities, but, generally, the aim is to discover any problems with the home that might not be readil...
Fair Housing Act
The Fair Housing Act, as amended in 1988, prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, ...
Closing Cost
As you consider potential mortgage financing options, a comparison of average closing cost may influence your decision. Average closing cost rank se...
Home Buying Facts
Role of the Real Estate Broker Frequently, the first person you consult about buying a home is a real estate agent or broker. Althoug...
The Problem
Real Estate Lawyers.com provides a nationwide listing of real estate lawyers, mortgage brokers and real estate agents to represent you in your com...
Settlement Statement
After Congress enacted the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) several years ago, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) pr...
Homeowner's Insurance
Get the basics on Homeowners Insurance and the Importance of doing a home inventory. Before finalizing a mortgage loan, lenders require homebuyers t...
How Escrow Works
Escrow is one of those words that can intimidate some people. They think it sounds mysterious and complicated, so they don’t try to understand i...
Real Estate Broker/Agent
Are you involved in a real estate transaction and would like to fully understand the Real Estate Agent and Broker’s roles? Frequently, the first p...
