| Disclosure of Material Facts and Hidden Defects |
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| When a buyer is looking for a dream home, the last thing he or she expects to find is a material defect that will change the dream into a nightmare. To avoid that scenario, a real estate agent has an obligation to make a full and timely disclosure of all known facts that are relevant or material to the condition and characteristics of the property under consideration.More... |
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| Marketable Title and How It Is Affected by Liens |
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| A entered into an agreement of sale with B wherein A agreed to purchase certain real estate. Among other items in the agreement, B specifically agreed to convey "marketable title" to A. The title inspection ordered by A revealed numerous liens against the real estate, including tax liens and judgment liens.More... |
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| Deceit in Real Estate Transactions |
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| Real estate transactions present opportunities for deceit. Deceit, insofar as the area of tort law is concerned, is usually defined by state law.More... |
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| Options to Purchase Real Estate |
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| Briefly stated, an option refers to a party's right to purchase real estate within a specified period of time.
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| Sharecropping |
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| Generally speaking, the term "sharecropping" refers to an between a property owner and another person whereby the property owner hires the other person to farm the property owner's land. In exchange for the person's labors, the person is entitled to receive a share of the crop or harvest. Over the years, however, many different forms of sharecropping arrangements have been developed between parties.
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