Residential and Commercial Real Estate

Our real estate lawyers at Raipher, P.C. are problem solvers. We represent homebuyers, small businesses, developers, property management companies and corporations in the purchase, sale and development of all types of residential and commercial properties. Whether the matter is the purchase of a home or the implementation of a complex financing deal for a shopping center, we use our knowledge of real estate law to handle any issue that arises so that the project stays on track and on schedule.

We handle every part of a real estate transaction, including:

• Residential purchase and sale
• Structured financing
• Public permitting
• Land use and zoning
• Condominium conversions
• Residential subdivision development
• Secondary market financing
• Commercial leases
• Tax increment financing
• Tax credits
• Assemblage of land parcels for master planned developments
• Purchase and sale of real estate through auctions and other bidding techniques
• Historic development
• Drafting of purchase and sale agreements
• Drafting of and response to offers to purchase
• Development and construction loans
• Conventional mortgages
• Complex or hybrid debt devices — including participating and convertible mortgages and conduit loans
• Bulk acquisition and sale of real estate properties and mortgages

Bringing clients and resources together to accomplish the goal

We are able to bring parties together to accomplish their mutual real estate goals. Our lawyers are able to advise clients through every step of a real estate project, ranging from advising on the tax implications of a real estate purchase or sale to the structuring of a multiparty development deal. We use all the resources available to us, consulting with experts in real estate, banking, finance, business and law to get clients the outcome they seek.