Holtzschue on Real Estate Contracts and Closings is an invaluable resource for attorneys and general practitioners who handle real estate deals as well as an important reference for brokers, title insurers, and inspectors.  It distills more than thirty years of transactional experience into one plain-English treatise that clearly explains governing law and customary industry practices.  The book provides useful legal, technical, and strategic guidance and checklists for sellers’ and purchasers’ attorneys preparing them to execute dispute-free residential deals quickly and easily.

This new release offers the latest information crucial to your practice.  Highlights include:

• Chapter 1, Preparing for the Sale or Purchase. The latest guidance about where New York City purchasers should search for filings (see section 1:2.2).
• Chapter 2, Drafting and Negotiating the Contract. New and updated cases and other authority throughout, including in the following areas: finding statute of frauds not satisfied (see section 2:1.1); easements and licenses to improve adjoining property (see section 2:2.7[D][7]); time of the essence (see section 2:2.9[A]); caveat emptor (see section 2:2.11[A]); and allowing seller to recover proceeds of purchaser’s dishonored down payment check (see section 2:2.17[B][1]).

In addition, the Table of Authorities and Index have been updated to reflect the latest revisions.

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