Practical Real Estate Law

Best-selling author Daniel F. Hinkel, J.D., is recognized for his legal treatises and textbooks in the area of real estate law. Mr. Hinkel is the retired legal counsel for VOYA Investment Management, LLC. At VOYA, he was the manager of a legal department that handled VOYA's real estate transactions in the United States, Canada and Chile. Mr. Hinkel served as a real estate instructor for more than twenty years with the National Center for Paralegal Training in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a former member of the Task Force for Paralegal Regulation for the State Bar of Georgia and former chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Assistants and the Approval Commission for Paralegal Legal Studies Programs. Mr. Hinkel received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the University of Illinois. In addition to this best-selling text for paralegals, Mr. Hinkel has written several other books covering real estate law and procedure as well as real estate sales contracts, title examinations and closings, eminent domain and construction mechanics for Georgia.

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Law of Real Property
Chapter 2: Concurrent Ownership
Chapter 3: Surveys and Land Descriptions
Chapter 4: Public Regulation and Encumbrances
Chapter 5: Easements and Licenses
Chapter 6: Contracts
Chapter 7: Preparation and Review of a Real Estate Contract
Chapter 8: Deeds
Chapter 9: Financing Sources in Real Estate Transactions
Chapter 10: Legal Aspects of Real Estate Finance
Chapter 11: Mortgage Forms and Provisions
Chapter 12: Title Examinations
Chapter 13: Title Insurance
Chapter 14: Real Estate Closings
Chapter 15: Government Regulation of Real Estate Closings
Chapter 16: Real Estate Closing Forms and Examples
Chapter 17: Condominiums and Cooperatives
Chapter 18: Leases
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