Law of Real Estate Transactions

2 Credits

Focuses on the major legal concepts, principles, statutes, and contracts that regulate and govern the negotiation, financing and closing of real estate transactions. Both residential and commercial transactions will be discussed; however, the focus will be on commercial real estate. Emphasis will be on the legal aspects of a transaction: ownership of real property, contract law, types of conveyances, legal descriptions, surveys and plats, ad valorem taxation and financing.