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Real Estate

New York Real Estate Transaction Documents A-Z

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 58 minutes
Andrew Crabtree
Christopher Bonner
Richard Bier
Paul Lanni
With Andrew L. Crabtree from Law Offices of Andrew L. Crabtree, P.C. + 3 others
Recorded June 17, 2024
Product ID 98414

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Overview

Purchase and Sale Agreements, Title Commitments, Loan Documentation, and More

Real estate transactions are document heavy. From the purchase and sale contract to closing documents, there's plenty to pore over - and plenty of things that can go wrong. Are you being thorough? This online seminar will teach you how to review, draft, and negotiate real estate transaction documentation so you can catch problems, keep transactions moving, and ensure clients get a solid deal. Protect your clients' interests - register today!

  • Learn how to effectively negotiate key sticking points of the purchase and sale agreement.
  • Discover how to spot issues in legal descriptions and surveys.
  • Take a close look at the title commitment and exception documents.
  • Prepare corrective documents to cure title defects and establish a proper chain of title.
  • Review key provisions (and pitfalls) of real estate loan documentation.
  • Avoid last-minute issues with a careful review of closing documentation.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Letters of Intent and Purchase and Sale Agreements
  2. Loan Documents: Sample Walkthroughs
  3. Legal Descriptions and Land Surveys: Reading and Issue Spotting
  4. Reviewing Title Commitments and Preparing Curative Documents
  5. Complete Closing Checklists and Documentation
  6. Legal Ethics of Real Estate Transactions
Product ID 98414

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Letters of Intent and Purchase and Sale Agreements

    1. Letters of Intent: Binding and Nonbinding
    2. Purchase Agreements vs. Land Contracts vs. Option Agreements
    3. Laying Out the Parties and Property Description
    4. Establishing Purchase Price, Payment, and Deposit
    5. Handling Contingency Clauses
    6. Negotiating Representations and Warranties
    7. Drafting Covenants and Conditions
    8. Indemnities for Buyers and Sellers
    9. Negotiating Default, Termination, and Remedies
    10. Sample PSA and Ancillary Documents
  2. Loan Documents: Sample Walkthroughs

    1. The Loan Application
    2. Reviewing Term Sheets and Commitment Letters
    3. Loan Documents: Reviewing & Negotiating Key Provisions
      1. Promissory Note
      2. The Loan Commitment
      3. Security Instrument
      4. Assignment of Leases and Rents
      5. UCC-1 Financing Statements
      6. Guaranty Agreement
      7. Environmental Indemnity Agreement and More
  3. Legal Descriptions and Land Surveys: Reading and Issue Spotting

    1. Dissecting Legal Descriptions
    2. Review of Sample Legal Descriptions
    3. How to Plot Legal Descriptions
    4. Applying State and ALTA/NSPS Standards
    5. Reading and Interpreting Surveys
    6. Sample Survey Review
    7. Reading Land Surveys and Legal Descriptions Together
  4. Reviewing Title Commitments and Preparing Curative Documents

    1. The Title Search and Examination
    2. Reviewing the Title Commitment
    3. Examining Exception Documents
    4. Title and Survey Objection Letters
    5. Negotiating Removal of Title Exceptions
    6. Using Corrective Deeds and Affidavits
    7. Drafting Easement and Boundary Line Agreements
    8. Preparing Releases of Liens
  5. Complete Closing Checklists and Documentation

  6. Legal Ethics of Real Estate Transactions

    1. Conflicts of Interest
    2. Client Confidentiality
    3. Disclosure of Defects
    4. Attorney Fees
    5. Trust Account Ethics
    6. Document Retention and Recordkeeping

Who Should Attend

This basic level online seminar is designed for attorneys. Real estate professionals, title insurance agents, lenders, and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Andrew L Crabtree
Andrew L.
Crabtree
Law Offices of Andrew L. Crabtree, P.C.
Christopher J Bonner
Christopher J.
Bonner
Barclay Damon, LLP
Richard Bier
Richard
Bier
The Law Offices of Richard Bier Esq.
Paul A Lanni
Paul A.
Lanni
Blodnick Fazio & Clark
Speaker bio
Andrew L Crabtree

Andrew L. Crabtree

Law Offices of Andrew L. Crabtree, P.C.
Andrew Crabtree

is the principal of the Law Offices of Andrew L. Crabtree, P.C., where his firm focuses on transactional and litigated real estate, landlord-tenant, construction and general commercial business matters. He has a broad background in residential condominium development and sales in commercial leasing; and represents commercial owners, developers, purchasers and tenants, including a national franchise chain, in commercial leasing and landlord and tenant matters. Mr. Crabtree represents businesses and individuals in federal and state trial courts, as well as in arbitrations and before administrative tribunals involving commercial disputes, constitutional claims, partnership and shareholder disputes, breach of contract claims, business torts, unfair competition, employment claims, trade secrets and intellectual property cases. He also represents contractors, owners, developers, design professionals, municipalities and state agencies relating to public and private construction and development projects, mechanics' liens, commercial lease disputes and landlord-tenant matters. Mr. Crabtree is a member of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association and Suffolk County Bar Association. He earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from the State University of New York at Albany and his J.D. degree from Fordham University Law School.

Speaker bio
Christopher J Bonner

Christopher J. Bonner

Barclay Damon, LLP
Christopher Bonner

is special counsel with Barclay Damon, LLP, where he practices in the areas of corporate law, corporate and municipal securities, and banking regulation. His clients include large and small businesses, banks, startup enterprises, buyers and sellers of businesses, and securities investors. Mr. Bonner organizes corporations, LLCs and other alternative entities, and represents them on a continuing basis with various kinds of business contracts. He represents buyers and sellers of businesses, from the initial planning stage through to the final closing. Mr. Bonner is a member of the New York State Bar Association (Business Law and Tax Law sections) and American Bar Association (Business Law and Taxation sections). He earned his B.A. degree from Williams College, his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School and his LL.M. degree in taxation from New York University.

Speaker bio
Richard Bier

Richard Bier

The Law Offices of Richard Bier Esq.
Richard Bier

is an attorney with The Law Offices of Richard Bier Esq. He concentrates his practice on corporate transactions, commercial and residential real estate, real estate acquisition and development, commercial leasing (office and industrial properties), real estate financing and tax, business, and estate planning. Mr. Bier handles commercial leasing for office and industrial properties. He is a specialist in the area of family business law and planning, and provides the family-held business with a full range of legal services and business, tax and planning services. Mr. Bier has represented sponsors and building owners in connection with all phases of the process of converting residential and commercial properties to condominium status, including property acquisition, tax, financing, and regulatory compliance. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association (member, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section) and the New Jersey State Bar Association. Mr. Bier earned his B.A. degree from Tufts University and his J.D. degree from St. John's University School of Law.

Speaker bio
Paul A Lanni

Paul A. Lanni

Blodnick Fazio & Clark
Paul Lanni

is a general practice attorney and senior associate with the law firm of Blodnick Fazio & Clark. His practice areas include commercial litigation, general litigation, real estate and complex real estate workouts, mortgage modifications, landlord/tenant law, foreclosures, estate planning and litigation, matrimonial and family law, corporate law and business planning, personal injury, bankruptcy, and vehicle and traffic law. Mr. Lanni has been a CLE lecturer for the National Business Institute for various programs concerning issues on landlord/tenant, foreclosure, real estate purchase agreements and title issues, and civil litigation. He was admitted to the bar of the State of New York in 1997. Mr. Lanni has also been admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Southern districts of New York, as well as before the U.S. Federal Court of Claims. He earned his B.A. degree from SUNY at Stony Brook, his paralegal certificate from Adelphi University and his J.D. degree from Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchberg Law Center.

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