In my last post, “Real Estate Alphabet Soup: D is for Deed” I continued my primer on the “alphabet soup” of real estate. This post continues to stir the “alphabet soup” with the letter “E.” E is for ...

An easement in gross is a legal right that allows an individual or entity to use another person's property for a specific purpose without owning it. Unlike easement appurtenant, which is tied to the ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a corporate IT executive and professor for 34 years. She is an adjunct ...

Why Didn’t Agent Tell Me About Easement on Title? Q. Hi Leonard – I’m buying a single family home and luckily my daughter-in-law, a real estate attorney, noticed an easement on title that gives my ...

Q. I own about 1 acre within the city limits on top of a hill. On my recorded deed is an easement within my property lines dedicated to an above-ground sewer line. The sewer is unique to my property.

What is an easement? Sure, it has the word "ease" in it, but most home buyers don't find it easy to understand. (See what we did there?) The term often crops up after buyers have made an offer on a ...

A recent case in the Idaho Supreme Court serves as a good reminder that Idaho takes a somewhat unique approach to allocating responsibility for easement maintenance. In Fletcher v. Lone Mountain Road ...

Q: My house was built 2 feet into the utility easements. There is a utility pole with electric transmission wires 3 feet from the back of my house. If the pole should need to be replaced, would the ...

Why Didn”t Agent Tell Me About Easement on Title? Q. Hi Leonard – I”m buying a single family home and luckily my daughter-in-law, a real estate attorney, noticed an easement on title that gives my ...

Why Didn’t Agent Tell Me About Easement on Title? Q. Hi Leonard – I’m buying a single family home and luckily my daughter-in-law, a real estate attorney, noticed an easement on title that gives my ...