The world of real estate law is vast, whether examining the realm of residential or commercial real estate. Real
estate law is typically determined state to state in America. While the basics of real estate law have
predominantly stayed commonplace, some have had more evolution and relevance in modern society.
Using the topic below
*Housing Discrimination in reference to race
You will then write a minimum 3-4 page paper summarizing the real estate issue you have selected, explaining
its importance, the issue’s law in your home state (statutes or case law) if applicable, how the issue is evolving
and what the future may hold. Your paper may exceed the minimum page requirement if needed. Please
remember that this is not an opinion paper. While you may have certain areas that include opinion, such as what the future may hold, the majority of your paper should be focused on research. You should have at least four (4)academic sources, but more is suggested.
Research: You should conduct research and use academic sources to support your statements. Research should come from academic sources such as case law, statutes and law review articles in Nexis Uni; articles in the APU Library (Summon); news paper articles; federal/state government websites; court websites; and academic studies containing statistics. You may also do research at your local library, local real estate commission or conduct
interviews of those in the field of real estate or law. Non-academic websites, such as Wikipedia or advertising
blogs, such as Find law, may not be used.
Formatting: Your paper is required to be double spaced in Times New Roman 12pt font, with 1″ margins on each side. No title page is needed. Please place your name, student ID and date at the top of the paper. Citations
should be in APA or Bluebook format. If you are a major in the Legal Studies Department, you are required to
utilize Bluebook footnotes using the ‘insert footnote’ feature in Word. However, no reference list is needed. If
you are a major that is not in the Legal Studies Department, you may use APA citations in parenthesis; however ,you must include a reference list at the end of your paper. Attach your paper in Word format below.
Please be sure to label your paper in Word using your last name first.
Ex) SmithMaryResearchPaper.doc
