Real Property, Legal Secretaries & Paralegals, Real Estate Law, Legal Profession - General & Miscellaneous, Real Estate & Housing Law, Legal Reference - General & Miscellaneous, Business Reference - General & Miscellaneous
Practical Real Estate Law is a book that readers will value greatly in the study of real estate law. It strikes the right mix of theory and practice with step-by-step descriptions of the real estate transactions in which an attorney would be involved. The book features such critical topics as closings, sales, loans, real estate finance as it relates to residential and commercial transactions, surveys, title insurance, commercial leasing and federal taxation and how it applies to the ownership of and investment in real estate. Checklists, tips and residential- and commercial-specific real estate forms are designed as study aids and as references for future use in a law practice.
About the Author, Daniel F. Hinkel
Vice president and legal counsel, ING Investment Management LLC; real estate instructor for more than 20 years with the National Center for Paralegal Training in Atlanta, GA; member of the Task Force for Paralegal Regulation for the State Bar of Georgia; former chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Assistants and the Approval Commission for Paralegal Legal Studies Programs.
This textbook for paralegal students proceeds step by step through all the areas of modern real estate practice. The third edition adds new material on federal laws concerning environmental issues and inspections, and on the new computerized record room. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)