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Modern Real Estate Finance and Land Transfer: A Transactional Approach, Fourth Edition » (4th Edition)

Book cover image of Modern Real Estate Finance and Land Transfer: A Transactional Approach, Fourth Edition by Steven Bender

Authors: Steven Bender, Celeste M. Hammond, Michael T. Madison, Robert M. Zinman
ISBN-13: 9780735567955, ISBN-10: 0735567956
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Date Published: March 2008
Edition: 4th Edition

Author Biography: Steven Bender

Book Synopsis

This challenging yet accessible casebook examines the legal, business, and tax issues of real estate financing through a transactional and interdisciplinary approach. Written by scholar-practitioners, Modern Real Estate Finance and Land Transfer: A

Ch. 1	The nature of modern real estate transactions	1
Pt. I	Fundamentals of land transfer	15
Ch. 2	Overview of contracts for sale and the conveyancing process	17
Pt. II	Fundamentals of real estate finance	77
Ch. 3	The nature of a mortgage and mortgage substitutes	79
Ch. 4	Preclosing terms and conditions of the mortgage loan commitment	115
Ch. 5	Postclosing terms of the mortgage loan commitment	211
Ch. 6	Construction financing	271
Ch. 7	Refinancing, secondary financing, and high-ratio financing	321
Ch. 8	Defaults, workouts, and foreclosure	365
Ch. 9	Lender liability	453
Pt. III	Fundamentals of commercial real estate leasing	483
Ch. 10	Overview of commercial leasing transactions	485
Ch. 11	Commercial leases as security	531
Pt. IV	Fundamentals of real estate investment	607
Ch. 12	Economics of real estate investments	609
Ch. 13	Overview of taxation of real estate investments	635
Ch. 14	Selection of the ownership entity	697
Ch. 15	Securitization	715
Pt. V	Overview of important issues in modern real estate transactions	755
Ch. 16	Common interest communities : condominiums, cooperatives, and planned communities	757
Ch. 17	Negotiations, mediation, and arbitration	791
Ch. 18	The impact of bankruptcy on real estate transactions	809
Ch. 19	Environmental liabilities in real estate transactions	899