Massachusetts real estate : Practice & law Author Hill A. Date 2007 Source IUCN (ID: MON-080442) Publisher | Place of publication Dearborn Real Estate Education | Chicago, USA ISBN 9781419596834 Pages 96 p. Document type Monography/book Language English Country/Territory United States of America Subject Environment gen. Keyword Land-use planning Abstract CONTENTS Preface?xxx Acknowledgments xxx Preparing for the Real Estate Licensing Examination?xxx CHAPTER 1 Real Estate Brokerage?xx Nature of the Brokerage Business?x The Law of Agency xx Consumer Protection Law?xx Agency Termination?xx The Massachusetts Real Estate License Law?xx Questions CHAPTER 2 Seller and Buyer Representation Agreements?xx Listing Property xx Pricing the Property?xx Questions CHAPTER 3 Interests in Real Estate?xx Estates in Land xx Encumbrances?xx Riparian Rights?xx Questions CHAPTER 4 Forms of Real Estate Ownership?xx Forms of Ownership?xx Cooperatives, Condominiums, and Time-Shares?xx Questions CHAPTER 5 Legal Descriptions?xx Methods of Describing Real Estate xx Questions CHAPTER 6 Real Estate Taxes and Other Liens?xx Liens?xx Questions CHAPTER 7 Real Estate Contracts?xx Contract Law?xx Questions CHAPTER 8 Transfer of Title?xx Voluntary Alienation?xx Involuntary Alienation?xx Transfer of a Deceased Person¿s Property?xx Questions CHAPTER 9 Title Records?xx Public Records?xx Evidence of Title?xx Questions CHAPTER 10 Massachusetts Real Estate License Laws?xx Who Must Be Licensed?xx Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons?xx Licensing Procedure?xx Apartment Listing Services?xx Promotional Sales of Out-of-State Property?xx Questions CHAPTER 11 Real Estate Financing: Principles and Practice?xx Mortgage Law?xx Financing Techniques?xx Predatory Lending Amortized Loans?84 Default?84 Questions CHAPTER 12 Leases?xx Leasing Real Estate?xx Standard Lease Provisions?xx Questions CHAPTER 13 Real Estate Appraisal?xx Appraising?xx Questions CHAPTER 14 Land-Use Controls and Property Development?xx Public Land-Use Controls?xx Private Land-Use Control for Subdivisions?xx Questions CHAPTER 15 Fair Housing and Ethical Practices?xx Massachusetts Laws Against Discrimination?xx Questions CHAPTER 16 Environmental Issues and the Real Estate Transaction ?xx Environmental Issues ?xx Hazardous Substances ?xx Other Environmental Issues xx Questions APPENDIX Sources for Real Estate Information¿Massachusetts?xx Answer Key ?xx Index?xx