Real Estate Transactions, Finance, And Development

Real Estate Transactions, Finance, and Development

Real Estate Transactions, Finance, and Development focuses on the purchase, sale, financing, and development of real estate and the significance of legal rules and institutions at various stages of these transactions. Arranged in clearly labeled, self-contained chapters, it allows maximum flexibility for professors to tailor assignments to the needs of various courses, and is suitable for: Introductory Transactions or Conveyancing courses covering the work of real estate brokers, purchase and sale contracts, deeds and closings, recording acts, titles insurance, and realty contract remedies. Mortgage Law courses with emphasis on loan fundamentals and practical aspects of dealing with defaults, foreclosures, bankruptcy, and workouts. Advanced courses in selected topics concerning realty development and finance, including financing development, construction contracts, mechanics' liens, development profitability, real estate offerings as securities, public / private partnerships, land use settlements, federal income taxation of real estate, commercial leasing, and leases as financing instruments.An updated Teacher's Manual is also available for professors.This book is also available in an three-hole-punched, loose-leaf edition printed on 8" x 11" paper with wider margins and the same pagination as the hardbound edition.About the AuthorGeorge Lefcoe is the Florine and Ervin Yoder Professor of Real Estate Law Emeritus at the University of Southern California Law School.