Real Estate Law contends that real estate represents an important but frequently under managed asset, even though land and structures compose roughly two-thirds of the entire nation’s wealth.  Updated to include many new cases and concepts, this book approaches the study of real estate law using the past to explain the present and a thorough discussion of ethics.  It also ventures into the possibilities that the future may afford; in particular, the text provides innovative material on the legal aspects of e-commerce and the conceivable ways in which it may very well shape the real estate industry of tomorrow.