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Consulting Agreements - Key Provisions
Consulting agreements are commonly used by businesses today. Consulting agreements can range from one page to 20 or more pages depending on the subject matter of the agreement and whether other agreements between the parties are included or are incorporated by reference. This summary will discuss in more detail the terms of the Sample Consulting […]
What is a Real Estate License Agreement?
Keeping all of the different agreements and contracts present in the world of real estate straight can be tough, especially since so many of them seem to do similar things as other already existing contracts. A real estate license agreement is used by a land owner who is looking to license a piece of land […]
What is an Asset Purchase Agreement?
An asset purchase agreement is the written agreement by which one company buys another company. Asset purchase agreements define the assets and liabilities to be sold. The buyer is purchasing whatever the two parties define as “the Business,” including the rights to conduct this Business.
Because certain assets and liabilities can be excluded from […]
What is a Change of Control Agreement?
In the 1980s, corporate M&A activity intensified. Takeover targets seemed to be everywhere. Companies worried about protecting themselves and their best executives. Executives worried about keeping their jobs in the event of a takeover. Thus was born the change of control agreement, also known as a golden parachute agreement. A […]
What is a Real Estate Development Agreement?
Of all of the legal agreements that you will have to go over in your lifetime, a real estate development agreement is one of the longest and one of the most complicated. Many of the other forms we’ve looked at here are short; usually one or two pages and they can be filled out and […]
What Is a Real Estate Purchase And Sale Agreement?
A real estate purchase and sale agreement is a relatively short and straightforward contract that you can expect to sign if you are either buying or selling a piece of property. While corporate level versions of this contract can be quite laborious, ones designed for individual home sales from one private citizen to another are […]
How Much Do Lawyers Really Make?
We see it on television all the time; high priced lawyers presiding over important cases and raking in the money left and right. The reality, however, is often quite different.
Yes, there is quite a lot of earning potential being a lawyer, but it takes years of practice and seasoning before you can really cash […]
What Is a Real Estate Broker Agreement?
When it comes to buying and selling a home, the average person has many more options available to them today than they did just a few short decades ago. It wasn’t that long ago that the only option you had was to enlist the help of a certified broker who could help you buy or […]
What is a Real Estate Release Agreement?
You don’t have to be a real estate expert to have heard of release agreements. A release is one of the most common types of contracts in the world of law. They are used to allow a company to use someone’s image for commercial use. However, a real estate release agreement isn’t quite the same […]
What Is A Real Estate Indemnity Agreement And How Does It Work?
While a real estate indemnity agreement may have a scary or intimidating sounding name, it is a very common and very simple type of legal agreement. With a real estate indemnity agreement, one party is pledging to protect another from any kind of financial loss or from a lawsuit of some kind. We often hear […]
