The Red Book is the resource for information on Georgia real estate contracts. It explains how to use GAR contract forms including residential, commercial, new construction and other contracts and includes hundreds of sample stipulations.

Contracts greatly influence real estate purchasing, leasing, and selling in Texas. This text integrates the basics of both real estate law and contract law with practical instruction on Texas real estate employment, sales, and lease contracts. Additional information, such as financing, property ownership and conveyance, and the closing process, is provided to give the student a well-rounded understanding of standard real estate transactions.

For proven guidance and techniques for handling a commercial real estate deal, this practical guide will help you negotiate and close the deal. The authors cover each step of a real estate transaction in the order in which it generally arises, and offers pertinent advice, practice comments, and sample forms throughout. Because much of the real estate lawyer's practice revolves around transactional documents, the book's chapters emphasize the drafting, negotiation, and revision needed to get a deal closed. Written by a law professor and two real estate practitioners, this book offers a useful combination of text overview and practice pointers. It helps lawyers with less experience navigate through the maze of steps involved in a real estate transaction. At the same time, it serves as a valuable reference for more seasoned attorneys as well as those whose practice is concentrated in other areas of the law. Downloadable forms are available online.

CYBERMONTH SPECIAL. Normal price $15.95 This is the new Tenth Edition of The Real Estate Contracts Handbook, a popular guide to writing clear, concise and legally-correct real estate contracts. The 236-page Handbook contains over 100 useful contract clauses together with explanations, commentary, articles and sample forms. Since laws vary by state, there is no one-size-fits-all contract. Use the Handbook in conjunction with your own contract form. Most standard forms lack the language you need for anything other than the simplest situations. With the Handbook, you'll never be scrambling for the right contingencies and clauses. The Handbook also contains articles and insights to help you understand the special issues present in residential real estate contracts. Then, it offers practical insight and real-life solutions to contract drafting. The Table of Contents includes: 1. How to Write a Clear, Concise and Correct Contract; 2. Suggested Contract Clauses; 3. Articles on Agency, How to Hold Title, Equity Sharing and Joint Ownership; Financing, Contracts for Deed, RESPA, Title Insurance, Tax Deductions and 1031 Exchanges; 4. Forms for Contract for Deed, Deed of Trust, Note, Joint Ownership, Letter of Intent and Contract Assignment; 5. Ten Secrets Series - What your builder and lender don't want you to know; 6. Real Estate Dictionary; 7. Mortgage Payment Tables for 15 and 30-year loans. Don't be caught unprepared, embarrassed and at a loss for words. The Handbook will get you through. Previous editions have sold over 20,000 copies.

Texas Promulgated Contracts familiarizes students with the forms and addenda put forth by the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC), so they can knowledgably represent real estate buyers and sellers. Licensees will learn which forms are appropriate in various situations, how to accurately complete these forms, and how to explain to all parties their options under those contracts. This text is designed to meet TREC's standards for the 30-hour Promulgated Contract Forms course, and is based on the teaching, brokerage, and writing experiences of two qualified, successful real estate educators.

Written by a veteran real estate attorney who helped write New York's standard residential and commercial real estate contracts, Holtzschue on Real Estate Contracts and Closings shows you how to craft fair, dispute-free residential and commercial agreements more easily.