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832 Can an Arizona Real Estate Listing Broker be Liable for Two Co-Broke Commissions?
Here is an interesting Arizona real estate law scenario: A seller signs a listing agreement with a list price of $200,000. The listing broker places this $200,000 listing in the Multiple Listing Service (“MLS”). The next morning the listing broker receives, at approximately the same time, cash offers for the $200,000.00 list price from two wealthy buyers.
Posted on Dec-16-2010

1086 In AZ Real Estate Law Should Married Own Home as Community Property With Right of Survivorship?
In 1995 the Arizona legislature authorized a husband and wife to hold title to their home (and other real property and even personal property such as stocks and bonds) as community property with right of survivorship (“CPWROS”).
Posted on Nov-23-2010

839 Property Transfer 101 The Common Means to Transfer Real Property Interests in Arizona
In Arizona, the most common types of deeds used to transfer an interest in real property are the general warranty deed, the special warranty deed, the quit claim deed and the beneficiary deed.
Posted on Oct-25-2010

481 Test Your Arizona Real Estate Law IQ
If you have ever wanted to test your knowledge of Arizona and real estate law, here is a chance with the following four (4) questions & answers.
Posted on Sep-24-2010

450 The Pending Real Estate Litigation Standard in Arizona
When filing a lawsuit for specific performance for the sale of a home or other real property contract, buyers often employ the standard legal tactic of contemporaneously recording a notice of lis pendens (lis pendens is Latin for “pending litigation”) with the County Recorder’s Office. This lis pendens places any other buyer on notice that the title to the property is involved in real estate litigation.
Posted on Jul-14-2010