Real Property Ownership and Taxation

“...an excellent resource for real estate lawyers and general practitioners facing common ownership and transfer taxation issues. Its virtually bullet point format provides an excellent 'jumping off' point to collect a quick, easy to grasp summary of the law, succinctly stated. After 20 years in real estate practice and armed with a tax degree, this volume allows me a speedy common sense review of easily forgotten code sections and authorities for issues often encountered in the slippery real estate/taxation crossover areas, allowing one to delve deeper if necessary or to move on quickly if not. It's a terrific resource for the small legal library."
David Fu, Esq., David Fu & Associates, Arcadia

The ideal desktop reference for common questions and issues involving commercial and residential real property ownership.

• Forms of ownership: how to take title to property
• Property taxation and assessment
• Income taxation of property sales, transfers, and exchanges
• Estate planning considerations, including estate and gift taxation
• Highlights of escrow and recordation of property transfers
• Insuring title to property
• Insuring property interests against loss and damage
• Lis pendens
• Homesteads
• Bankruptcy impact on title and sales
• Impact of death on ownership and transfer of property