Burke, D. Barlow, 1941-

Real estate transactions / Barlow Burke, Professor of Law and John S. Myers and Alvina Reckman Myers Scholar, Washington College of Law, American University. - Sixth edition. - xx, 571 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. - Examples & explanations .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

American conveyancing and professional responsibility -- Real estate brokers -- Contract risk of loss and equitable conversion -- The statute of frauds in real property transactions -- Contract of sale conditions -- Remedies for breach of contract -- Closings : deeds and escrows -- Deed descriptions -- Recording acts -- Title searches, abstracts, title insurance, reforms, and Torrens laws -- Mortgage lenders and markets -- Junior liens and mezzanine finance -- Transfers of the mortgage -- Pre-foreclosure remedies -- Foreclosures -- Real estate in trouble -- Installment land sale contracts -- Real property owners and the Internal Revenue Code -- Real estate planning: investment strategy -- Partnership and limited liability companies -- Construction agreements and finance -- Environmental concerns in real estate transactions -- Commercial leases.

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Vendors and purchasers--United States.
Conveyancing--United States.
Mortgages--United States.

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