Real Property Transactions (The Rutter Group California Practice Guide)

Real Property Transactions offers thorough and practical guidance through each step of a real property purchase and sale transaction, from negotiations to closing.

This product covers drafting the purchase agreement, title and property interests, financing, appraisals, foreclosures and antideficiency laws, title insurance, brokers and broker liability, environmental liability, co-ownership agreements, and buyer/seller legal remedies.

It also includes practice-tested forms, detailed analysis of the income tax laws affecting acquisition, ownership and disposition of real estate, plus state property tax law.

Topics covered include:

• Commencing representation
• Real estate brokers and listing agreements
• Title insurance
• Purchase and sale agreement
• Escrows
• Environmental hazards liability
• Financing, appraisals, foreclosures and antideficiency laws
• Ground leaseholds
• Options to purchase and preemptive purchase rights
• Opinion letters
• Real property management
• Remedies in purchase and sale transactions
• Residential co-ownership agreements
• Tax concerns

This title also:

• Cites the latest cases available, plus statutes and rules of court
• Provides proven strategies, tactics, and time-saving tips from experienced practitioners
• Develops each topic and procedure step by step, showing you what, when, where and how to do it