Commercial Real Estate Transactions

1 credits · Owen Graduate School of Management

This course will provide a brief overview and introduction to selected topics in the law governing the purchase and financing of real estate, with a particular focus upon commercial transactions. Topics will likely include the following: negotiation and drafting of the purchase sale contract, the buyer's "due diligence" investigation (including coverage of title investigation and the role of title insurance), remedies for breach of contract, negotiation and drafting of the commercial lease, the mortgagedeed of trust, negotiation and drafting of mortgage documentation (e.g., mortgagee's rights to rents, prepayment rights), foreclosure, and the impact of bankruptcy upon the mortgagee's rights. [1]