Residential Real Estate
Cummings & Lockwood’s Residential Real Estate practice provides creative and personalized service to meet the needs of the Firm’s private clients. Working seamlessly across traditional practice disciplines, our attorneys provide a full suite of services related to owner-occupied residences, vacation homes and family compounds, as well as representation in the areas of taxation, creditor protection, estate planning, litigation and commercial real estate holdings.
Our real estate attorneys represent purchasers, sellers, lenders, developers, investors, landlords and tenants in a wide range of matters on a local and regional basis, including the following:
- Acquisitions
- Dispositions (with a particular focus on sales/transfers involving trusts and estates)
- Leasing
- Financings
- Development
- Construction (contracts and project administration)
- Multifamily properties
- 1031 Exchanges
- Land use feasibility
- Landlord/tenant matters
Our knowledgeable attorneys keep abreast of all aspects of real estate financing and can advise clients on primary, secondary and construction loans, as well as portfolio, bond and bridge loans.
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Alerts & Updates
- Connecticut Real Estate Sales in Excess of $2.5 Million Will Face Additional “Mansion Tax” under New Law
- Increase in New York Real Property Transfer Taxes, Including “Progressive Mansion Tax”
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Revises Geographic Targeting Orders; Lowering Dollar Threshold and Including Additional Geographic Locations
- Investments in Opportunity Zones Allow Investors to Defer and Possibly Eliminate Capital Gains as Potential Alternative to 1031 Exchanges
Articles
- Which High-End Neighborhoods in the New York Tri-State Area Have the Lowest Property Taxes?
- How Much Will the Mansion Tax in Connecticut Increase Fees on Sales?
- Internal Revenue Manual Updates Provide Welcome Guidance for Federal Estate Tax Lien Release Process
News & Press Releases
Videos
- Connecticut Real Estate Sales in Excess of $2.5 Million Will Face Additional “Mansion Tax” under New Law
- Increase in New York Real Property Transfer Taxes, Including “Progressive Mansion Tax”
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Revises Geographic Targeting Orders; Lowering Dollar Threshold and Including Additional Geographic Locations
- Investments in Opportunity Zones Allow Investors to Defer and Possibly Eliminate Capital Gains as Potential Alternative to 1031 Exchanges