Download or read book Real Estate Transactions, Finance, and Development written by George Lefcoe and published by LexisNexis. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 891 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This heavily discounted, three-hole punched, loose-leaf edition of the hardbound book is printed on 8 x 11 inch paper with wider margins and with the same pagination as the hardbound book. 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.