Ethics for the Real Estate Professional or American Law of Real Estate

Ethics for the Real Estate Professional

Author: Deborah H H Long

Designed to provide real estate licensees with a variety of strategies to use when they face complex ethical dilemmas, this text/workbook examines both psychological and business ethics models and gives students a chance to apply these models for five critical areas in the industry: agency, fair housing, property defects, relationships with competitors, and relationships with colleagues.

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American Law of Real Estate

Author: Michael J Garrison

American Law of Real Estate presents real estate law as a national body of law covering community property states as well as common law martial property rights. This book is ideal for those seeking a real estate license as well as for property managers, investors, developers, homeowners, and apartment dwellers-to anyone seeking to own or use land.

Table of Contents:

	Preface	xv
	About the Authors	xvii
Part I	Nature of Real Estate Law; Ownership of Real Estate
Chapter 1	Nature and Sources of American Land Law	3
Chapter 2	Ownership Rights and Liabilities; Role of Insurance	32
Chapter 3	Interests in Real Property--An Overview; Freehold Estates	67
Chapter 4	Nonownership Interests: Easements, Profits, and Licenses	91
Chapter 5	Co-ownership of Real Estate; Marital Interests	124
Chapter 6	Acquiring Ownership of Real Estate	158
Part II	The Real Estate Sales Transaction
Chapter 7	Locating a Ready, Able, and Willing Buyer: Role of Real Estate Brokers	193
Chapter 8	Reaching Agreement: Elements of the Real Estate Sales Contract	222
Chapter 9	Assuring the Purchaser of Marketable Title	253
Chapter 10	Financing the Purchase of Real Estate: Mortgages, Deeds of Trust, and Other Security Arrangements	288
Chapter 11	Closing the Real Estate Sales Transaction	325
Part III	Leasing and Improving Real Estate; Condominiums and Real Estate Investments
Chapter 12	Leasing Real Estate and the Landlord-Tenant Relationship	353
Chapter 13	Commercial Leasing: The Landlord-Tenant Relationship in a Business Context	380
Chapter 14	Improving Real Estate: Construction and Development; Mechanics' Liens	415
Chapter 15	Condominiums and Other Co-ownership Arrangements; Real Estate Investments	447
Part IV	Taxation and Regulation of Real Estate; Natural Resources and Agricultural Law
Chapter 16	Taxation, Regulation, and the Power of Eminent Domain: Government Revenue and Control Measures	477
Chapter 17	Zoning and Restrictive Covenants	516
Chapter 18	Environmental Law: Protecting the Land, Air, Water, and Ecosystem	544
Chapter 19	Water Rights, Natural Resources, and Agricultural Law	571
	Glossary	599
	Index	621