Choose four terms or concepts that might be used during a Real Estate closing. These terms must be connected in some way to the closing. Write a four to six page academic, APA-formatted research paper
Explaining the meaning of each term,
Why it is important,
List any important issues and concerns or advantages and disadvantages that might occur.
Discuss who these terms affect and who is responsible; e.g., buyer, seller, agent, lender, closing agent, etc.
The Real Estate terms used should illustrate the current terminology used in closings.
Some examples of such terms include Closing Disclosure, escrow closing, deed, note, mortgage, marketable title, title search, binder, deed of trust, warranty and other types of deeds, closing costs and seller contributions, prorated/prepaid expenses, transfer tax, or any other terms directly related to a closing.
A minimum of three references are required. Two must be from the APUS Library.
Style Guidelines for the paper
Prepare a paper thoroughly discussing the topic. The paper must include your research, your thoughts and analysis, and a critical-thinking evaluation of the research. It must be in proper APA format.
Before submitting, use the following checklist to be sure you’ve included all parts of the paper.
Double-space everything in all assignments.
The paper must contain
A title page, using APA 7th Edition Student formatting as outlined at the APUS Library or Purdue OWL. (Note: Student papers use page numbers in the upper-right corner, NOT Running Headers)
An Executive Summary- (On a separate page, placed between the title page and the main paper). Businesses do not use Abstracts.
An Executive Summary is a summary of the most important content in your report. They are written for upper management, so the manager can review your ideas and plan.
The way I write an Executive Summary is to go to each paragraph, make a note of the most important point, and then take those notes and write my summary from them. You are summarizing your analysis for the manager. Do not just write a list of sentences that you have taken from your paper. For the papers in this class, an Executive Summary will be about one-half to a page and a half long.
The body of the paper must contain
The title of the paper, centered above the introductory paragraph and bolded.
An introductory paragraph (Do NOT label it Introduction. See the sample student APA paper at https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html).
The discussion and analysis of your research, using APA headings and citationswhere needed,
No more than 20% of your paper should be taken from other authors. Please check TurnItIn (TII) percentage after submission. If TII says you have more than 20%, look at your paper and see where you can add more of your ideas and analysis to bring the percentage down to less than 20%. Then resubmit.
A conclusion, labeled as such with an APA first-level heading.
A separate reference page formatted in APA style- (On a separate page). ***If you do not have citations for your references, you will not receive credit for the research.
Plagiarized material will not receive credit and will be forwarded to the APU/AMU Plagiarism Department. This report goes in your permanent file.
A minimum of three references are required. These will support or refute your ideas in the paper. Two must be from the APUS Library. You, also, may use your text. Extra valid references may earn extra points.
Wikipedia, Investopedia, Dictionaries, and other sites like this are not considered valid academic sources. You may use them, but they do not count as your three valid references.
Please note that mere copying and pasting from a website is not research, and I am aware of AI and essay purchase websites, how to access them, and how to detect papers obtained from them. All papers are electronically checked using specialized software to see if you wrote your work. You must demonstrate original thought in your paper – a book report consisting of several pages of quoted work with no original thought will not receive credit.
A Few More Tips
EVERYTHING in an APA paper is double-spaced, including references.
This is not an instructional document, so do not use “you” in any form. If you are telling a personal story, you may use “I” or “We.” Personal connections to your experiences made in papers are a good thing. Apply what you’re learning.
Numbers less than 10 are written in words.
Abstracts are not indented; Executive summaries are.
Do not use contractions in academic papers. Examples of contractions are don’t, didn’t, it’s, weren’t, aren’t, etc.
Books, journals, websites, etc. are italicized. Names of articles are not.
Please Note: All student papers are automatically submitted to Turnitin. TurnItIn now has an AI detector, as well as a plagiarism checker.
