The Impact of ESG on Commercial Real Estate

The allocation of operating expenses in a commercial real estate lease is based on the lease structure involved, whether a net lease, triple net lease, gross or modified gross lease. Operating costs broadly include utilities, taxes, insurance, lease premise maintenance, common area maintenance and management expenses.

Despite best intentions and practices, title claims are at times unavoidable. On other occasions, title claims are the result of negligence, unfamiliarity with a subject matter, or just plain fraud. This webinar will focus on the relationships between the closing agent, insured, underwriter and retained counsel, the most common types of claims and how they may be avoided, as well as an examination of the red flags of fraud most commonly seen by title insurance underwriters.

The importance of drafting CC&Rs in mixed-use projects cannot be overstated. CC&Rs create complex contractual rights and obligations and property rights and obligations that impact the owners' ability to use, sell, and finance the property. A significant component of CC&Rs is creating easements that impact daily business operations and other users of the property subject to the document. Properly drafted easements will address critical business issues such as access, construction, shared parking, signage, and maintenance. Counsel must avoid pitfalls and conflicts to minimize owner disputes and operational problems when drafting or amending CC&Rs. Using boilerplate language is ineffective at best and, at worst, is a risky means of dealing with the specific needs and demands of a developer or business owner. Listen as our authoritative panel provides practitioners with a clear understanding of how to draft effective CC&Rs for mixed-use projects, avoid common pitfalls, and amend existing documents.

It is easy to forget we must consider our safety as real estate agents, but the truth is, the world is not always a safe place. In this on-demand webinar Breakthrough Broker's President, and retired police offer, Eric Sachs shares unique safety perspectives law force officials consider that you may be overlooking as an RE agent.