Real estate transfer taxes are a one-time fee imposed by state or local governments on the transfer of property ownership. The cost of transfer taxes varies by location and is based on the sale price ...

Whether you’re a savvy real estate investor or a homeowner selling the house you raised your children in, you’re likely counting on the impending sale to generate ample profits. However, although you ...

Explore the essentials of property titles, their types, and how they confirm legal ownership. Learn about title transfers and key considerations like liens and clear titles.

As a homeowner, you dutifully pay your property taxes every year, no matter how painful. Notwithstanding Proposition 13’s tax limitations, California is not a low property tax state. According to the ...

Buyers and sellers of real property anticipate some tax consequences from a real estate transaction, but typically these concerns are limited to federal income tax implications. The reality is that ...

John M. Zizzo, a partner at Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, Bonnie A. Neuman, an associate at the firm, and Michael J. Berey, general counsel and senior vice president at First American Title Insurance ...

The “right to alienate” (transfer) property is an important part of the legal “bundle of rights” regarding property ownership. But those rights, like most others, can be altered by court orders. In a ...