Real Estate Law

Rising levels of transparency are associated with higher levels of foreign direct real estate investment, a powerful incentive for encouraging the free flow of information as well as the fair and consistent application of local property laws. The world’s …

Real estate council spokesman Tyler Davis said the regulatory … adding that he later consulted the B.C. Law Society about the transaction and is “not allowed to discuss it.” Law society communications officer Lesley Pritchard said she couldn …

“This is by far the most important term or phrase to understand,” says Zachary Schorr, the lead real estate attorney at Los Angeles-based Schorr Law. Disclosures: The seller is required to provide the buyer with certain information (disclosures).

Bill Emmerson, of Hemet, the bill now goes back to the Senate for concurrence in amendments. California law currently allows counties to impose a $3 real estate fraud-prevention and enforcement fee on deeds of trust, notices of default and various … Continue reading →

She recently obtained her broker license from the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation after successfully completing several educational modules, including Virginia Real Estate Law and Appraisal. In addition to obtaining her …

Ever since the once-mighty law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf sought bankruptcy protection last month, the big question among commercial real-estate brokers has been: What’s going to happen to the firm’s 470,000 square feet of space on Sixth Avenue?

According to the law, a property owner is entitled to a tax abatement in the amount of 25 percent of the real estate tax if the actual income generated by the property is more than 50 percent below the usual … Continue reading →

Traditionally, we think of eminent domain law as applying to land and buildings. For example, a government can use eminent domain to seize real estate along a proposed new highway route so the highway can be built in a nice … Continue reading →

That makes the law’s guidelines for the unit owner’s eligibility a farce because there are literally no means by which the HOA or the Nevada Real Estate Division can reject a candidate. The majority of the people who have been … Continue reading →

Real estate agents are opposing changes to consumer laws that would require them to tell the truth about properties. The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand is taking issue with changes that would make it illegal for agents to make … Continue reading →