Real Estate Publications

As the nation slowly emerges from the COVID pandemic that shut down so many offices, a question that both commercial landlords and tenants must consider is “How important to my business is a physical office”? Our commercial real estate attorneys encourage clients to think creatively about running their business in a physical, online, or mixed office environment.

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If you are a small business owner, at one time or another you have probably considered buying an improved property to house your business. The idea of no longer having a landlord to deal with or imagining a grand investment may make it seem enticing, but there are important legal considerations a small business owner should evaluate before purchasing property.

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On October 5, Fred Press and Jamie Hamelburg appeared on Executive Leaders Radio, the #1 business weekly radio show in the Mid-Atlantic States. 

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Do you need a lawyer to draft a lease? My answer might surprise you. In Montgomery County, Maryland, you might be able to adopt a do-it-yourself approach - at least for drafting a residential lease.

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With the (hopefully) resurgent real estate market, many of us are asking whether now is the time to diversify our investment portfolios and invest in real estate. And if you conclude "Yes," then how should you do it?

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Last week, we introduced the difference between a listing agent (also known as the seller's agent) and a buyer's agent in a real estate transaction. This week, we review the role of the settlement attorney and the overall settlement process in the purchase and sale of real estate.

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In real estate transactions today it can be difficult to figure out who is really representing your interests and who is representing the other side.

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Let's say you've purchased a Maryland residential property (defined as having four or fewer dwelling units) at foreclosure, and you want to either move in or rent it as investment property. However, tenants living in it at the time of foreclosure still reside there, under a lease having an unexpired term at what you consider a below-market rent. What, if anything, can you do?

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The cover story in the current issue of Fortune is The Return of Real Estate. While the title is slightly misleading in that it focuses solely on residential real estate, it makes for interesting reading nonetheless (and to be fair, the subtitle of the article suggests the scope of its content).

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