Wimmer and Pitts Understands Real Estate.

Wimmer & Pitts services clients with diverse real estate needs.  We represent real estate professionals (brokers and agents), developers, contractors, and individuals.  We help our clients plan for the future and the unforeseen. Sometimes, however, things happen.  When you need a tough litigator, we have you covered.  Our diverse experience covers many areas of real estate law.  

Sales and Acquisitions

  • Negotiation, documentation and closing of sales, acquisitions and related financing of commercial, industrial, forestry and agricultural properties.
  • Other types of real estate transfers, including sale/leaseback transactions, tax free exchanges and donations.

 Secured Transactions

  • Representation of both lenders and borrowers in all types of secured transactions, including mortgage and deed of trust transactions, and construction and permanent financing.
  • Documentation of all types of secured transactions involving real property, including loan agreements, security agreements, and any and all other documentation related to such secured transactions, and the closing of such secured transactions.
  • Foreclosures and deeds in lieu of foreclosure.

Property Development and Construction

  • Zoning and land use issues.
  • Construction law and related lending and development issues.
  • Governmental approval for all types of real estate development.
  • Due diligence issues, including title, environmental, and survey issues.

 Commercial Leasing

  • Negotiation and documentation of lease transactions and related documentation from both the landlord and tenant's perspective.
  • Representation of lenders in leasehold-secured transactions and other lending transactions involving leased property.
  • Landlord/Tenant relationships, including lease default and eviction litigation.

Management and Operation of Commercial, Residential, and Investment Property

  • Management of leased commercial and multi-family properties.
  • Establishment and operation of homeowners associations, condominium owners associations, and related management and operation of common elements.

Real Estate Brokerage and Agency Law

  • Brokerage Business Planning see estate planning
  • Broker's right to compensation
  • Broker's duties and liabilities
  • Broker licensing requirements
  • Brokers and the unauthorized practice of law
  • Mortgage brokers
  • Brokerage listing agreements
  • State and federal laws barring discrimination
  • Broker's role in property management
  • Leases

Other Real Estate-Related Services and Practice Areas

  • Creation of all types of business entities in connection with real estate ownership and development, including corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, joint ventures and limited partnerships.
  • Condemnation, expropriation and eminent domain actions.
  • Federal and state regulation of real estate, including Americans With Disabilities Act, RESPA, and Truth in Lending Act issues.
  • Easements and servitudes.
  • Tax  assessments, tax disputes and tax sales
  • Litigation concerning title issues, including adverse possession, boundary disputes, tax sale disputes, eminent domain, title issues, and quieting and confirming title.