Real Estate Directory

Real Estate Transaction Issues

• 1/4/2005:  New 2004 California Real Estate Cases
• Let's Help the Kids Buy a Home
  
• Should I put my kids on title to my house? NO!
• San Francisco Tax Assessor declares same-sex registered domestic partners are equivalent to spouses!
• Real Estate Purchase/Sale; Contracts
• Property Inspections
• Arbitration & Mediation
• Mediation
• Disclosure of Death on Property
• Probate Sales
  
• Borrower's Counsel
  
• FIRPTA, updated 10/2002

Real Estate Taxation

• Tax Law for Home Sellers updated 11/04: new tax laws for homeowners, capital gains, etc, and FAQ
  
• IRS Rejects "Deemed Sale" for Personal Residence
  
• Big Gifts to Buy a Home
  
• IRS Allows Depreciation Fix
• Prop 60 & 90 California Property Tax Relief for Seniors
  
• San Francisco Property Tax Relief for Gay / Lesbian registered Domestic Partners
• Mortgage Interest Rules Personal Residence
  
• Investment Property; 1031; Starker Exchange
  
• Passive Losses for Real Estate Professionals
  
• Installment Sales
  
• Vacation Home Tax Rules
  
• Capital Gains Avoidance Trust CRUT
  
• Foreclosure
  
• Questions/Answers
  
• Home Seller Tax Act Question and Answer Index.

OWNERSHIP ISSUES

• ASSet Protection
• Should I put my kids on title to my house? NO!
• Community Property with Right of Survivorship effective 7/1/01 [with forms]
  
• Joint Tenancy compared to Community Property
• Co-Ownership Agreements - Tenancy In Common
• Family Limited Partnerships
• Non-Resident Alien Ownership Methods
• Neighbor Problems
• California Homestead with form

• Realtor Survey
  

  IRS Declares Mortgage Brokers are NOT Independent Contractors!