Add to ORKGNo amount of care can avoid certain of the title hazards which a real estate transaction may encounter. The most careful attorney can do little or nothing, in such situations, to sidestep the pitfalls. In at least some such cases the legislature could provide relief by reducing the risk to innocent parties. To do so requires perceptive review of some timehonored concepts. A number of types of other problems exist where a careful attorney may reduce the risk faced by his client. Even here perhaps the legislature could consider statutory improvements. It would be more fair and equitable if extraordinary care were not required to prevent an unjust result
However, in the recent Washington case of Krops v. Jacobson, a tax title, procured through a judgmen...
This comment explores possible non-statutory sources of a title insurer\u27s duty to search and disc...
There is little unanimity of viewpoint concerning the complex and controversial subject of real esta...
No amount of care can avoid certain of the title hazards which a real estate transaction may encount...
While the caveat emptor (buyer beware) theory has traditionally applied to real estate purchases, co...
This article addresses how to protect clients who are acquiring property from taking it subject to e...
By reason of the adequate damages recoverable in contract by the insured, and because of safeguards ...
Out of the many issues facing homebuyers, arguably, the most important is ensuring that title to the...
Hidden-But-Discoverable Defects: Resolving the Conflicts Between Real Estate Buyers and Broker
(Exceprt) This article addresses whether a transfer of real estate title may be avoided as a prefere...
This article discusses the importance of including former owners as parties in lawsuits for frau...
This article considers the California case Garcia v. Roberts, showing that a sale and leaseback can ...
The economic crisis gripping the United States began when large numbers of homeowners defaulted on p...
Adverse Possession - Marketable Title - Land had been in the possession of P and his predecessors fo...
This article examines the underlying fairness of applying equitable security presumptions to the dep...
However, in the recent Washington case of Krops v. Jacobson, a tax title, procured through a judgmen...
This comment explores possible non-statutory sources of a title insurer\u27s duty to search and disc...
There is little unanimity of viewpoint concerning the complex and controversial subject of real esta...
No amount of care can avoid certain of the title hazards which a real estate transaction may encount...
While the caveat emptor (buyer beware) theory has traditionally applied to real estate purchases, co...
This article addresses how to protect clients who are acquiring property from taking it subject to e...
By reason of the adequate damages recoverable in contract by the insured, and because of safeguards ...
Out of the many issues facing homebuyers, arguably, the most important is ensuring that title to the...
Hidden-But-Discoverable Defects: Resolving the Conflicts Between Real Estate Buyers and Broker
(Exceprt) This article addresses whether a transfer of real estate title may be avoided as a prefere...
This article discusses the importance of including former owners as parties in lawsuits for frau...
This article considers the California case Garcia v. Roberts, showing that a sale and leaseback can ...
The economic crisis gripping the United States began when large numbers of homeowners defaulted on p...
Adverse Possession - Marketable Title - Land had been in the possession of P and his predecessors fo...
This article examines the underlying fairness of applying equitable security presumptions to the dep...
However, in the recent Washington case of Krops v. Jacobson, a tax title, procured through a judgmen...
This comment explores possible non-statutory sources of a title insurer\u27s duty to search and disc...
There is little unanimity of viewpoint concerning the complex and controversial subject of real esta...