(Please pardon the literary license if this week – and next (spoiler alert!) – I lower the ‘fourth wall’ and refer to myself in the first person. Doing that is necessary here.)
This past week, I was interviewed by my friend and colleague John VanDuzer, CPA of the James Moore & Co. accounting firm. John hosts a highly regarded series of business interviews on his firm’s YouTube channel. I was delighted when he asked me to participate in a session entitled, “Real Estate Industry Update: Legal Considerations”. Watch our recorded conversation on YouTube
The following is a ‘heads up’ on the real estate industry topics we discussed. Giving credit where credit is due, here is John’s list:
- Commercial Real Estate Sales
o For transactions in the pipeline as of March, did a good percentage of those deals go through?
o For the ones that didn’t go through what were the general sticking points?
o Any changes to provisions in purchase agreements as a result of COVID?
o What areas should buyers pay special attention to during due diligence?
o Any issues with financing?
- Commercial Real Estate Leasing
o Any new trends in leasing?
o Can you explain in general what a force majeure clause is? (Note: We also talked about the related topic of business interruption insurance coverage.)
o In what ways have you seen landlords working with tenants?
o What steps can a landlord take if a tenant is unable or unwilling to pay rent?
- Residential Real Estate (single and multi family)
o Any general trends or changes in residential real estate sales?
o Any trends or changes to leasing?
o What can a landlord do to protect themselves given that there is a moratorium on evictions?
(A lot of ground covered in about 30 minutes.)
Now the spoiler alert: Next week the recording of our conversation regarding business matters will be released. ‘Til then…
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