While landlords prefer tenants with the strongest financial positions to sign leases, they may sometimes accept a “shell” entity — created solely to operate the business at the leased premises — provided that an upper-tier...more
1/28/2025
/ Breach of Contract ,
Commercial Leases ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Financial Guarantee Requirements ,
Guarantors ,
Landlords ,
Property Owners ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Rental Property ,
Risk Management ,
Shell Corporations ,
Tenants
While sellers typically initiate the first drafts of commercial real estate purchase and sale agreements, some larger buyers have the leverage to require use of their own form agreements. Sellers in these situations should be...more
12/16/2024
/ As-Is Clauses ,
Buy-Sell Agreements ,
Buyers ,
Commercial Real Estate Contracts ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Contract Terms ,
Due Diligence ,
Investigations ,
Liability ,
Limitation of Liability Clause ,
Post-Closing Rights ,
Pre-Closing Issues ,
Property Owners ,
Purchase and Sale Agreements ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Representations and Warranties ,
Sellers
For those of you who question whether an owner’s policy of title insurance is a waste of money, please remember that examining title is still an essential component of due diligence investigations. Real estate investments are...more
6/3/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Buyers ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investigations ,
Investment ,
Investor Protection ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Policy Terms ,
Property Owners ,
Real Estate Market ,
Scope of Coverage ,
Sellers ,
Title Insurance ,
Title Search