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Real Estate and Property Law for Paralegals, Seventh Edition

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Authors
  • Neal R. Bevans
Series / Aspen Paralegal Series
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Book length
528 pages
Publication Date
2025-09-15
Edition
Seventh Edition
Teaching Materials
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Description
Table of contents
Preface

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Real Estate and Property Law for Paralegals by Neal R. Bevans offers a dynamic approach that balances theory and practice. Designed with the paralegal student in mind, this accessible introduction to real estate and property law combines a thorough presentation of key topics with examples, forms, and exercises that mirror legal practice. This highly teachable approach gives students a firm grasp on real estate law and procedure—and a running start in their careers as paralegals.

New to the Seventh Edition:
  • Coverage of the landmark settlement affecting real estate agent commissions and buyer-agent representation agreements.
  • Changes in the law related to digital risk management and legal malpractice in title searches.
  • Added coverage of new technologies including GIS mapping, blockchain property records, digital surveys, and e-recording systems.
  • Updated content on electronic title searches, automated valuation models, and online MLS systems.
  • Expanded Tech Topic feature, now with two per chapter, and updated to highlight the many technological innovations in real estate legal practice.

Professors and students will benefit from:
  • Neal R. Bevans’ clear and engaging coverage of real estate and property law.
  • Lively discussion of ethics in each chapter.
  • Practice exercises that reflect the work of a paralegal.
  • Realistic example scenarios based on legal practice.
  • Figures, tables, sample forms, and annotated legal documents.
  • Case excerpts that expose students to the language of the law.
  • Boldfaced terms with definitions in the margins.
  • Timely references to online resources.
  • Chapter Objectives and Review Questions in every chapter.  
  • Text boxes that highlight various aspects of law and practice, including:
    • Real Estate Basics at a Glance
    • Skills You Need in the Real World
    • Tech Topics
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS 
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Chapter 1 An Introduction to Real Estate 
Chapter 2 Estates in Real Property 
Chapter 3 Property Descriptions and Boundaries 
Chapter 4 Transferring Title to Real Estate 
Chapter 5 Rights Associated with Real Estate 
Chapter 6 Real Estate Contracts 
Chapter 7 Landlord and Tenant Law 
Chapter 8 Real Estate Deeds 
Chapter 9 Mortgages and Financing the Purchase of Real Estate 
Chapter 10 Public and Private Restrictions on the Use of Land 
Chapter 11 Real Estate Professions 
Chapter 12 Title Insurance and Title Examinations 
Chapter 13 The Closing 
Chapter 14 Taxation Issues in Real Property 

APPENDIX A: ANNOTATED DOCUMENTS 
APPENDIX B: ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS
FOR TEST REVIEW 
GLOSSARY 
INDEX 
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About the authors
Neal R. Bevans

Mr. Bevans is a graduate of the University of Georgia (Order of Barristers, 1988) and a current member of the Georgia Bar. Mr. Bevans has had a varied background in law. While attending law school, Mr. Bevans worked year-round as a title examiner for a real estate firm.

Following his graduation, he became an Assistant Solicitor General in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Bevans specialized in Domestic Violence and DUI prosecutions for over two years before being recruited and hired by the prestigious firm of Chambers, Mabry, McClelland & Brooks, where he worked as a private attorney representing numerous insurance companies.

Mr. Bevans subsequently left private employment and returned to government service as an Assistant District Attorney in Atlanta. In his many years as a prosecutor, Mr. Bevans tried over 150 jury trials. He has prosecuted rapists, armed robbers, and murderers. One of his prosecutions, Georgia v. Mobley, was even featured on Court TV.

Mr. Bevans devoted a great deal of his time as a prosecutor to sexual assault and white-collar crime cases, even serving for a time on specialized teams devoted exclusively to those offenses. Mr. Bevans was also an adjunct instructor at the North Georgia Police Academy.

Mr. Bevans has been a full-time paralegal instructor at Western Piedmont Community College since 1996. He has been recognized as one of the state leaders in Online and Distance Education. He has appeared as a speaker and panelist at numerous state seminars and presentations on many aspects of Online Instruction.

Mr. Bevans has written numerous articles, was a regular columnist for Legal Assistant Today magazine, and has written 8 textbooks on various legal topics related to the law and the paralegal profession.
Product Information
Edition
Seventh Edition
Publication date
2025-09-15
Copyright Year
2025
Pages
528
Connected eBook with Study Center + Paperback
9798892079815
Connected eBook with Study Center (Digital Only)
9798892079822
Subject
Real Estate and Land Use , Property Law
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