Author: ft Editorial Staff

This article covers the use of depreciation allowances for tax reporting by owners of improved real estate, and the recapture profit tax on a sale for depreciation deductions taken during ownership. Cost recovery for improved...

This article examines the use of the agency confirmation provision. The mandated agency confirmation provision Confirmation of agency by brokers and their agents is required to be made to all parties involved in a real estate...

The following list of dos and don’ts for Halloween fun and safety was condensed from the information provided by the Los Angeles Fire Department (www.lafd.org/hween.htm) and www.halloween-safety.com.   For a more extensive...

This article discusses the use of the Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement. A unified disclosure for all sales In transactions involving the sale of any type of real estate, the seller’s listing broker owes a duty to a...

This article presents the adverse impacts created by agreeing to a binding arbitration clause in a real estate purchase agreement. Lost rights to a fair and final decision The trend since 1978, encouraged by trade unions, has...