In addition to a detailed introduction to property law that includes information about the makeup and regulatory instruments contained in Book 3 of the German Civil Code (BGB), this new edition provides commentary on specific areas of title law and the first standards group of general real estate law. The commentary on real estate law discusses a number of controversies that have recently become more intense, such as the proper treatment of a civil partnership (GbR) as a purchaser of real estate rights as well as the latest rulings by the German Federal Supreme Court regarding this question.