Massachusetts Real Estate: Principles, Practices, and Law »

Robert M. Sawyer is a well known real estate professional and licensed instructor who maintains an active consulting practice advising buyers, sellers, licensees and investors on all facets of real estate and finance. Mr. Sawyer is an advisor to the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons. He has written many of the Massachusetts approved continuing education courses and is recognized as a National Subject Matter Expert for a major national real estate testing service. He is a longstanding member of the Massachusetts Item Writing Committee charged with reviewing and writing questions for the Massachusetts state-licensing exam. Robert Sawyer is a member of the Real Estate Educators Association (REEA), National Association of Realtors (NAR), Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) and Cape Cod and Islands Association of Realtors (CC&IAOR).

This state-specific pre-license book is both a comprehensive resource and a perfect supplement to a general real estate textbook by addressing the broad spectrum of Massachusetts real estate laws, principles and practices, many of which are neither recognized nor practiced in other states. Each chapter is organized by topic making it easy to correlate to a general real estate textbook. This topical format is enhanced by a mastery instructional approach combined with the author's keen insights to provide an unparalleled source for learning Massachusetts real estate. Each chapter ends with exam questions representing the types of questions found on the state-licensing exam for mastery reinforcement. The useful appendices also provide valuable information helping students prepare for the state-licensing exam.

Schedule of Exhibits. Chapter Conversion Table. Preface. 1. Brokerage Relationships. 2. Buyer and Seller Relationship Agreements. 3. Consumer Protection Act and Other Laws. 4. Rights and Interests in Real Estate. 5. Forms of Real Estate Ownership. 6. Legal Descriptions. 7. Contracts in Real Estate. 8. Taxes and other Real Estate Liens. 9. Transfer of Real Property Ownership. 10. Real Estate License Laws. 11. Title Records and Evidence of Title. 12. Finance, Foreclosure and Insurance. 13. Leasing Real Property. 14. Appraisal. 15. Civil Rights, Fair Housing and Disability Access. 16. Zoning, Planning and Land Use Control. 17. Environmental Laws, Regulations, Practices and Public Safety. Appendix A: Massachusetts Real Estate Laws & Regulations. Appendix B: Interchangeable Terms and Acronyms. Appendix C: Additional Resources and Websites. Appendix D: Preparing for the Massachusetts Licensing Exam. Appendix E: Glossary of Terms. Appendix F: Answer Key and Rationales. Index.