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 anti-deficiency 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 the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of real estate, plus state property tax law.

Topics covered include:

• Commencing representation: Scope of attorney’s work and fee arrangements
• Real estate brokers and listing agreements
• Title insurance
• Purchase and sale agreement
• Environmental hazards liability
• Financing and appraisals
• Ground leaseholds
• Options to purchase and preemptive purchase rights
• Opinion letters
• Management of real property
• Remedies in purchase and sale transactions
• Residential co-ownership agreements
• Real property purchase and sale 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