Services: Real Estate

Real Estate Financing

• negotiation of construction, interim and permanent mortgage loan commitments and documents
• loan participations
• mortgage insurance

Condominium and Cooperatives

• creation of new condominiums and cooperatives, including phased condominiums and planned interim developments
• condominium conversion
• representation of tenant groups and unit owner associations
• purchase and sale of existing condominium and cooperative units
• commercial and medical condominiums

Leasing

• negotiation and drafting of residential leases
• negotiation and drafting of commercial leases for shopping centers or office space
  

Mortgage Foreclosure Law and Loan Workouts

• foreclosures for lenders
• loan workouts for lenders
• loan workouts for borrowers
• purchasing of mortgages

Consumer Protection Laws

• federal and state truth-in-lending laws
• Interstate Land Sales Act
• Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act
• home warranties under the Magnuson-Moss Act
• historic preservation
• drafting legislation for historic districts
• drafting restrictive covenants for historic districts
• incentives for developing historic structures

Title Matters

• examination and certification of title
• Massachusetts Land Court proceedings, including title registration, etc.
• approved attorneys for major title insurance companies

Representation of seller, buyer and lender in purchase and sale of residential, commercial and industrial property

• broker's agreements
• purchase and sale agreements
• title insurance and title certification
• financing documents including promissory notes, mortgages and collateral documents
• oversight of closing process

Land Control Documents and Land Assembly

• homeowners associations
• options, right of first refusal
• easements and cross easements
• licenses
• property management agreements
• conservation restrictions and easements

• construction manager agreements
• bidding procedures
• design-build contracts