Real Estate Titles: The Practice of Real Estate Law in New York, Fourth Edition

Contents at a Glance

The Nature of Title and Estates in New York / Search and Examination of Title / Parties and Capacity to Buy and Sell / Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation / Devolution of Title by Death / Real Estate Descriptions, Plottings, Surveys and Maps / Deeds / Mortgages / Liens and Encumbrances / Proceedings to Sell, Mortgage or Lease / Contracts of Sale / Tax Titles / Mortgage Foreclosures and Other Actions Affecting Title / Civil and Criminal Forfeiture / Bankruptcy / Title by Eminent Domain / Adverse Possession / Title to Land Under Water / Title to Land in Beds of Streets and Highways / Mines and Minerals / Title to Railroad Properties / Airspace, Air Rights and Transferable Development Rights / Marketable Title / Condominiums, Cooperatives, and Homeowner’s Associations / Commercial Leasing / Title Insurance: What Every New York Lawyer Should Know / Mortgage Recording Tax / Transfer Taxes / Federal Reporting Requirements in Residential Real Estate Transactions / Building Loan Mortgages and the New York Lien Law / Easements / Title Insurance and Same-Sex Marriage / Real Estate Finance—The Last 50 Years / Main Street to Wall Street: The Journey to Securitization

Product Description

PC: 421020/421020E

Real Estate Titles: The Practice of Real Estate Law in New York (Real Estate Titles, 4th edition) is an invaluable resource for all real estate professionals. Written and edited by many of the leading real estate practitioners, this book updates and expands on the landmark publication Real Estate Titles, edited by Jim Pedowitz. Real Estate Titles is the most successful reference ever published by the New York State Bar Association, and the expanded coverage of this edition will make this book even more valuable.  

All aspects of real estate transactions are covered: from the nature of title and estates in New York to deeds, contracts of sale and real estate financing. The comprehensive coverage of this landmark book’s 34 chapters is without equal. See the table of contents for a complete list of topics. 

Every chapter in this edition has been reviewed and updated. Additional chapters have been included because of their importance to real property transactions. All practitioners will benefit from this publication, from the beginning real estate practitioner to those dealing with the most complex issues. Periodic updates will make this a great resource for many years to come.

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