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Buying a home? These articles on real estate law are a great primer on home buying. We discuss using attorneys to buy a home, earnest money, quitclaim deeds, easements, seller misreprensation, new construction, buying real estate with partners, home inspections, seller problems, and common real estate agent issues.

Using Attorneys

• Builder Problems   (7/22/2005)
• New Home Problem   (7/15/2005)
• Loan Approval Letter   (7/15/2005)
• More Using Attorneys Articles ...

Earnest Money

• Buying Your First Home   (6/25/2004)
• Mortgage Denied Due to Low Appraisal   (5/7/2004)
• Late Mortgage Commitment Leads to Cancelled Deal   (4/9/2004)
• More Earnest Money Articles ...

Quitclaim Deeds

• Quitclaimed Property   (8/5/2005)
• Transfer Deed of Home To Avoid Student Loan Payments   (12/10/2004)
• Adding Life Partner to Home's Deed   (10/29/2004)
• More Quitclaim Deeds Articles ...

Easements

• Negotiating A Temporary Easement With A Developer   (11/26/2004)
• New Garage Needs Maintenance Easement   (9/17/2004)
• Trespassing and Property Rights   (8/6/2004)
• More Easements Articles ...

Seller Misreprensation

• Septic System Problems   (3/4/2005)
• Sellers Did Not Disclose Problem   (12/3/2004)
• Fixtures Break After Home Purchase - Who is Responsible?   (10/8/2004)
• More Seller Misreprensation Articles ...

New Construction

• Choose Auction, Not Lottery, When Selling Your Home   (3/7/2009)
• Refinance Mortgage Loan - When Is The Right Time?   (3/6/2009)
• Missing Will, Title Make Getting Loan Difficult   (3/5/2009)
• More New Construction Articles ...

Buying with Partners

• Using 1031 Exchange For Building Owned With Friends   (2/4/2005)
• Transfer Deed of Home To Avoid Student Loan Payments   (12/10/2004)
• Determining Home Ownership   (11/19/2004)
• More Buying with Partners Articles ...

Home Inspections

• Septic System Problems   (3/4/2005)
• Sellers Did Not Disclose Problem   (12/3/2004)
• Fixtures Break After Home Purchase - Who is Responsible?   (10/8/2004)
• More Home Inspections Articles ...

Seller Problems

• Sellers Did Not Disclose Problem   (12/3/2004)
• Buyer Unable To Get Down Payment Returned   (11/5/2004)
• Seller Refuses to Convey Title   (10/15/2004)
• More Seller Problems Articles ...

Agent Issues

• Condo Closing Questions   (8/27/2004)
• Determining The Selling Price Of A Home   (2/27/2004)