WHAT DOES REAL ESTATE LAW COVER?
There’s more to real estate law than buying and selling a home or commercial property. A valuable real estate lawyer understands the legislation that impacts these transactions; real estate transactions are governed by federal statutes, as well as state statutory and common law. Real estate law includes a variety of legal issues relating to acquiring, financing, developing, managing, constructing, leasing and selling commercial and residential property, which may include: • Real estate transactions relating to representation, litigation, consultation and negotiation of mortgages, mortgage re-financing, reverse mortgages, 1031 tax-deferred exchanges, residential purchase and sale agreements, commercial purchase and sale agreements, residential leases, and commercial leases (e.g., office, medical building, restaurant, industrial property, or shopping center). • Disputes about real estate, including disputes over adverse possession, prescriptive easements, eminent domain, condemnation, pr
