Real Estate Law

When contractors, subcontractors and other building professionals don’t get the payment they’re owed by property owners, they can place a lien on that property. Such a lien is often referred to as a construction, contractor’s or mechanic’s lien. When there’s a valid...

Many Florida residents who enter in to a contract to purchase a home would ideally like to close and move in fairly quickly. That's virtually impossible, though. How fast you can have a closing largely depends on the financing involved and any due diligence...

Imagine this: You're sitting in the kitchen of your new home when you see a stranger walk right through your backyard on their way somewhere else. You throw on your shoes and go out to confront them. To your surprise, they tell you they have always passed this way. In...

The term “eminent domain” may strike fear in to the hearts of homeowners and real estate investors alike. Eminent domain is the legal process that allows the government to take your property and use it for another purpose. If the state has a valid claim to initiate...

Mistakes on a deed, paperwork errors when a property was transferred, questions about the rights of past owners, issues with inheritance conflicts and other problems can all cause the true ownership of a piece of property to be unclear. In those situations, a quiet...

Mortgage lenders have tightened their purse strings ever since the big real estate bust back in 2008. They’re now inclined to be a lot pickier about who they will fund. Someone suggests that you might use a little “white lie” on your mortgage application to secure the...

Purchasing real estate is probably the biggest purchase you will ever make. Therefore, it is vital that you invest time into understanding the market, the nature of the property that you are purchasing and your legal rights. Doing so could help prevent you from making...

The vast majority of home sales involve bank financing -- but that's not how everyone does things. Sometimes homeowners decide to offer "owner financing" for their buyers. There are several reasons why a borrower may opt for seller-financing instead of involving a...

When many people shop for a new home, though they do have a list of must-haves and characteristics that they want, they’re really just looking to fall in love with the house. They want to walk through it and imagine their family living there. They want a house that...

If you’re selling your home, a good realtor will make it look its best, inside and out, when they show it. You may not even recognize it when you see it on the local real estate websites! However, you know that some of those additional pieces of art they hung are...