Real Estate Law covers a wide range of different subjects all revolving around the Real Estate world, including land along with improvements to the land, such as buildings, fences, wells and other site improvements that are fixed in location. Real estate law is the body of regulations and legal codes which cover such matters under a particular jurisdiction and include things such as commercial and residential real property transactions. Real Estate Law affects millions of people all over the world, and you will most likely encounter it if you're planning to build a house, or making substantial changes to your home. Before doing anything drastic, it's always a good idea to make sure you're on the right side of the law, and at Going Legal, our Real Estate Law section aims to ensure that you do everything correctly, every step of the way by referring to our vast range of Real Estate related articles.
Real Estate Law Articles
What happens if lessees can not find the freeholder?
03rd May 2011If one owns a leasehold residential apartment in England or Wales one may well want to contact your freeholder (referred to as a ‘landlord’ legally) for a whole variety of reasons. Possibly lessees would like to extend the period of your lease, maybe less...
Author: Leasehold Advice
How does lease duration have an effect on the worth of an apartment?
03rd May 2011Essentially the shorter the time left on a lease, the less a property is worth. An unexpired term of lease of 100 or more years has not much influence on the price. With leases above 100 years, the worth of the home is much the same, whatever the number o...
Author: Leasehold Advice
Mortgage Debt Foregiveness and the IRS
28th April 2011With the collapse of the economy and crash in the real estate market, more and more homeowners are finding that their home is “underwater” in the sense that the value of the their property is worth significantly less than the mortgage or mortgages that ar...
Author: Mitchell Sussman
Debut Program Rescues NJ First Time Homebuyers
28th April 2011FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Making its debut in time for New Jersey’s home buying season, the White Picket Fence™ Home Buying Institute (WPF™) is providing NJ homebuyers with the Home Customization Card, giving them a rare opportunity to customize rehabbed h...
Author: Ankit Duggal
Buying Denver REO Homes
21st April 2011The county and city of Denver, located in Colorado is the capital city of the state. Rated as the most populous city of Colorado, the county is located to the east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountain range. Nicknamed as the Mile-High City, it is sit...
Author: Edward Kellerman
INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE NOTES – PART 1
19th April 2011Finding a safe place to invest that also provides you with a good return on investment has been a challenge since the origin of markets. Today’s troubled times have only made that search exponentially more difficult. Much of the media tries to put a happy...
Author: John Hill
HOUSING DOUBLE DIP … OR JUST ONE LONG FALL?
19th April 2011Down, down, down! The latest housing data are downright lousy. New home sales hit a record low, housing prices in general have fallen to their lowest level since housing first hit bottom in April 2009, and the Case Schiller index dropped precipitously by ...
Author: John Hill
Foreclosure World Captured in a Crime Thriller!
19th April 2011Art reflects the time and the age. ‘The Fifth Witness’ authored by Michael Connelly is one such piece of crime fiction through which the current environment has filtered through. Connelly has depicted the foreclosure crisis in this superb novel – hi...
Author: karen
Things to Do Before Looking for an Apartment
15th April 2011Before search the web for great deals, calling around town to see what apartments have the best rates, or any of that fun stuff, you first have to decide that you are indeed ready to take that big step into renting your own place. Though there are many...
Author: Felix Richerd
Why You Should Go With a Property Management Group
14th April 2011When you're first looking for an apartment to rent, one of the first considerations you should make is whether or not you should be looking at properties owned and operated by individuals. Initially, it may seem that renting from a property management ...
Author: Felix Richerd
The Joint Tenancy Deed Avoids Probate and Saves Money
12th April 2011The joint tenancy deed is one of the best tools to transfer real estate between spouses, partners and heirs. Its principal characteristic and its advantage over holding title as a tenant in common, is that a joint tenancy deed transfers title immediately ...
Author: Mitchell Sussman
How To Get Your House Ready For Quick Sale
08th April 2011You must prepare your house for sale in order to sell it fast. This is especially important in a depressed real estate market where houses continue sitting on the market for months with no buyers. The following tips will help you when looking to sell ...
Author: Mercedes Quintanilla
Arizona Short Sale
08th April 2011New home buyers are coming to Phoenix, Arizona for a growing economy, but they were lured to stay because of the historical features that the city offers. If you move to Phoenix, you want Phoenix real estate agent who has a firm understanding of the local...
Author: roipropertiesaz
Finding the best Home that you Dream of
06th April 2011If you dream to have a house of your own dreams then you need specialists to help you. Custom Home Builders can help you in selecting the perfect design of house for you. If you think that o one else can imagine the kind of house you want, and then Custom...
Author: canberrabuilders
Can a flat be both leasehold and freehold tenure?
11th March 2011Common questions among those new to the concept of leasehold in relation to owning a flat are; How do I convert my flat to a freehold? / How do I buy a freehold instead of a leasehold flat?/ How do I make my flat freehold instead of leasehold?. The wordin...
Author: Leasehold Advice