Residential Real Estate



Residential real estate requires the buyer and the seller to first sign a written land contract in order to buy or sell a home. Once the land contract has been signed, the buyer is given time to conduct a title search of the premises and to obtain the necessary financing to make the purchase. The transaction then proceeds to the closing. At the closing, a real estate deed passes ownership from the seller to the buyer. In exchange, the buyer pays the seller the balance of the purchase price. The real estate deed is then recorded.

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Residential Real Estate Articles
State Specific Resources
-  State Codes and Statutes Websites-  State Real Property Codes & Statutes Websites
-  Buying a House in Your State-  Selling a House in Your State
 
Articles
 
Buying and Selling a Home Overview
-  Making the Decision to Purchase a Home-  Making the Decision to Sell Your Home
-  Buying a Home-Overview-  Selling a House-Overview
-  Buying a Home Basics-  For Sale by Owners
-  Buying A House In A Short Sale-  Real Estate Short Sale
-  Buying a New Home While Selling Existing Home-  Selling Your Home For Less Than You Owe
-  Deciding Whether or Not to Use a Real Estate Broker-  Finding & Selecting a Real Estate Broker or Agent
-  Real Estate Investment Glossary-  Foreclosed Property
-  Real Estate Sales: Online Resources and E-commerce-  Responding to an Offer to Purchase Your Home
-  Discrimination in Real Estate Sales and Leasing-  Restrictive Covenants on Real Estate
-  Deducting Moving Expenses-  Housing Needs: Disaster Assistance
-  Like Kind Exchanges of Real Estate-  Meeting with a Real Estate Lawyer
-  Partition Action-  Real Estate: Preparing to Meet with a Lawyer
-  Real Estate: Selecting a Good Lawyer-  Who Does a Real Estate Agent or Broker Represent?
 
Timeshares, Condos, Coops, and Mobile Homes
-  The Basics of Condos and Co-ops-  Vacation Timeshares
-  Buying & Selling Timeshares-  Buying & Selling Mobile Homes (Manufactured Homes)
-  Buying & Selling Condos or Co-ops-  The 411 on Condominiums and Cooperatives
-  Real Estate Brokers & Condos, Coops and Timeshares-  Second Home Ownership
 
Appraisals and Other Considerations When Buying or Selling a Home
-  Searching for Real Estate Information on Your Own-  Disclosing Hidden House Defects
-  Environmental Considerations in Real Estate Sales-  Disclosure Requirements for Home Sellers
-  Green Homes-  House Inspections
-  Home and Real Estate Appraisals-  Ongoing Rights or Obligations in Real Estate Sales
-  Residential Insect and Pest Reports-  Megan's Law & Sex Offender Registry
-  Real Estate Sales Commissions-  Co-ownership Considerations
-  Handling Movers with Care-  Boundary Dispute Lawsuits
-  Boundary Disputes-  Housing Needs: Disaster Assistance
 
Real Estate Contracts and Agreements
-  Breaches of Real Estate Sales Contracts-  Remedies and Real Estate Brokerage Contracts
-  Types of Listing or Brokerage Agreements-  Buyer's Remedies and Real Estate Sales Contracts
-  Option Contracts for Buying & Selling Real Estate-  Partition Action
-  Enforcing Real Estate Sales Contracts-  Seller's Remedies and Real Estate Sales Contracts
-  Real Estate Brokers' Obligations in Leasing-  Performance of Your Real Estate Broker
-  Home Purchase Agreements-  Special Problems in New Home Construction
-  Quitclaim Deed Overview
 
Title, Deeds, Insurance, and Finance for Your Home
-  Title Insurance Reports and Commitments-  Title Restrictions on Your Home
-  Private Mortgage Insurance-  Real Estate Liens
-  Insuring Your Home or Rental-  Deeds
-  Predatory Lending-  Home Equity Loan Scams
-  Predatory Lending-  Reverse Mortgages
-  Comparing Home Equity Loans and Lines of Credit-  Homeowner's Insurance
 
The Escrow and Closing Process
-  Escrow and Closing in Buying or Selling a Home-  The Closing and Wrapping Up Your Real Estate Deal
-  Tips on Title Insurance-  Unanticipated Closing Costs
 
Taxes and Your Home
-  Buying a Home and Taxes-  Home Sales and Taxes
-  Home Transfer and Recording Taxes
 
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-  Disclosing Problems When Selling Your House-  Tips on Title Insurance
-  Baltimore Sides with Homeowners in Redlining Lawsuit-  Feds Consider Home Finance Reform
 
Residential Real Estate FAQs, Checklists and Quick Tips
-  Real Estate: Home Shopping & Offer to Purchase FAQ-  Selling a Home FAQ
-  Financing A House FAQ-  Homeowner's and Renter's Insurance FAQ
-  10 Things Your Real Estate Agent Won't Mention-  Tips on Title Insurance
 
Do-it-Yourself Legal Forms
-  Assignment of Commercial Lease-  Notice to Pay Rent or Quit
-  Assignment of Residential Lease-  Real Estate Deed Transfer
-  Commercial Rent Application-  Real Estate Lease
-  Landlord Consent to Sublease-  Residential Rent Application
-  Landlord's Letter Returning Security Deposit-  Sublease of Residential Lease (with Landlord Consent)
-  Move-In, Move-Out Checklist-  Termination of Lease
 
Hiring a Real Estate Lawyer
-  Meeting with a Real Estate Lawyer-  Preparing to Meet with a Real Estate Lawyer
-  Real Estate: Selecting a Good Lawyer
 
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Ask a Lawyer - Residential Real Estate Law questions answered by leading lawyers
Renting an Apartment: Question is in More Detail section.
In the case of a tenant moving out mid-billing period, is it legal for a university to force the remaining tenants to pay his or her part of the bill or should the roommate who moved out be responsible?
My girlfriend and I have joint ownership of a house. The mortgage is in my name. Upon break up what
The house we bought was my parents house. Being that her name is on the title I understand that she is part owner of the house. I have been paying the mortgage with no help financially from her. Which is fine since I make more money than her. We have both expressed that neither one of want move out. So I proposed that we sell the house. This was met with resistance. Can I make her sell her portion of the house? Can I make her remove her name on the title? What are our/my options? If we sell, Whatever the house sells at, is she entitled to half of the selling price? or what is left over, after the mortgage is paid off....How does this work? Thank you for time,
How do I get a roommate off the title to the house? She did not financially contribute to the purch
How do I remedy HOA Management company negligence?
I live in a townhouse in a HOA community. My concrete patio is cracked and sunk in one corner in a way that collects water when it rains. My shed is also on top of the patio and because it has sunk 2 inches, on one side has a large gap under the door. These are considered exterior improvements, which are the HOA''s responsibility. This was verified in writing by the HOA president, and the management company sent out someone to assess the situation. The first person came out in April and did not know how to fix it. The second person was supposed to come out a week later, but did not come until June, and they wanted too much to fix it. I am on the HOA board, and agreed that the estimate was too much, and requested more estimates. The management company has told me every few weeks they will send someone out, but has never done so. It is now 8 months later, and nothing has happened. The work should be $3000-4000 and I don''t want to pay for that when it is their responsibility.
I signed a quitclaim deed to my home in 1/2006. My spouse rushed my to sign this basically holding o
Now in 12/2011 they decide that they no longer wantes to be married and they are trying to enforce this quitclaim. I want to know if they have any right to my portion since it was not due to a divorce and I was forced to sign this under duress. My thought is that they had planned this all along and it just took 6 years to complete. Not to mention that I remodelled the home and added additional square footage in 2009 that added another $200,000 to the property value that I do not want to lose. They said that they did it to protect the family from creditors, which I do not believe. Also, if the property was deeded in both of our names, wouldn''t we both have to sign it as the "grantor" to them as the new "grantee". I was told that since that was how it was originally listed it would have to be filed that way and if not it would be invalid. Finally, I was also told that the quitclaim could be invalid if our mortgage at that time stated that there could be no transfer while open.
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Residential Real Estate Lawyer Web Sites
 
 -  Mississippi Law - Cumbest, Cumbest, Hunter & Mccormick, P.A.
 -  Riverside County Real Estate Law - Schlecht, Shevlin & Shoenberger A Law Corporation
 -  Bergen County Real Estate Attorney - Bruce L. Safro, Esq.
 -  Raleigh Real Estate Attorney - Howard, Stallings, From & Hutson, P.A.
 -  Myrtle Beach Attorney - Deschamps Law Firm