Real Estate

VA Specific

Virginia Real Estate Law 2024

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 51 minutes
M. Clare Schuller
Hayden-Anne Breedlove
Richard Melnick
William Ashwell
Jeremiah Yourth
With M. Clare Schuller from Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC + 4 others
Recorded October 07, 2024
Product ID 99097

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Overview

Updates and Best Practices in Contract Drafting and Negotiations, Title, Financing, and More

Don't let outdated knowledge put your clients at a disadvantage! In this online seminar, seasoned faculty will provide you with the latest, state-specific insights on purchase and sale agreements, leases, financing, title, and more. Receive thoughtful strategies for tackling pressing issues in your practice, and get prepared to handle new ones as new technologies and financial pains bring fresh challenges. Represent today's and tomorrow's clients with confidence - register today!

  • Catch up with new legislation, cases, and market trends that impact your practice.
  • Take a deeper dive into the most heavily-negotiated purchase and sale contract provisions.
  • Review new drafting and negotiation considerations for leases.
  • Learn what's changed - and changing - in the world of real estate financing.
  • Dig into survey and title legal updates, standards, and forms.
  • Understand the pitfalls surrounding e-signatures and contracts, remote online notarization, and other tech.
  • Examine how foreclosure and bankruptcy impact real estate transactions.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Real Estate Law Updates
  2. Real Estate Contracts and Due Diligence: Current Best Practices
  3. Modern Real Estate Leases
  4. Handling Title Issues
  5. Financing and Loan Agreements
  6. New Tech, New Legal Issues: E-Signatures, RON, Wire Fraud, and More
  7. Legal Ethics for Real Estate Attorneys

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Product ID 99097

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Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
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  1. Real Estate Law Updates

    1. Legislative Updates
    2. Biggest Cases of the Past Year
    3. Residential and Commercial Real Estate Market Updates
    4. Hot-Button Issues and Trends

  2. Real Estate Contracts and Due Diligence: Current Best Practices

    1. Letters of Intent: Nonbinding and Binding
    2. Modern Purchase and Sale Agreements
    3. Negotiating Key Provisions: Due Diligence Period, Reps and Warranties, Covenants, and Closing Conditions
    4. Purchase Contract Dispute Trends and Developments
    5. Developments in Disclosure Lawsuits
    6. Current Due Diligence Standards
    7. Checklist Guide to Real Estate Due Diligence

  3. Modern Real Estate Leases

    1. Landlord-Tenant Law Updates
    2. New Negotiation and Drafting Considerations
    3. Top Lease Mistakes to Avoid Right Now
    4. Issues With Specialty Leases (Cannabis, Short-Term Rentals, etc.)

  4. Handling Title Issues

    1. Title Law Updates
    2. Updated Survey Standards and Title Policy Forms
    3. Title Search and Examination Best Practices
    4. Title Commitments and Exceptions
    5. Surveys and Legal Descriptions
    6. Resolving Title Defects

  5. Financing and Loan Agreements

    1. Changes and Hot Topics in Real Estate Finance
    2. Best Finance Options and Loans
    3. Underwriting and Due Diligence: What Lenders Are Currently Looking for
    4. Loan Document Provisions Buyers and Lenders Are Talking About Right Now
    5. Negotiation Tips
    6. Recourse vs. Non-Recourse; Guarantees

  6. New Tech, New Legal Issues: E-Signatures, RON, Wire Fraud, and More

    1. E-Signatures and Electronic Contracts
    2. Remote and Electronic Notarizations - What You Must Know
    3. Data Privacy Regulations and Real Estate Transactions
    4. Cybersecurity Protections
    5. Wire Fraud - Advising Clients
    6. Blockchain in Real Estate Transactions

  7. Legal Ethics for Real Estate Attorneys

    1. Conflicts of Interest in Real Estate Transactions
    2. Wearing Multiple Hats: Attorney, Real Estate Agent, Escrow Agent, Title Agent, Closing Agent
    3. Compensation
    4. Client Confidentiality
    5. Disclosure of Defects in Property
    6. Ethics Opinions on Transactional Matters

Who Should Attend

This intermediate level online seminar is designed for attorneys. Real estate professionals, title insurance professionals, lenders, and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

M. Clare Schuller
M. Clare
Schuller
Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC
Hayden-Anne Breedlove
Hayden-Anne
Breedlove
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company Northern Division-Manassas
Richard J Melnick
Richard J.
Melnick
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
William D Ashwell
William D.
Ashwell
Ashwell & Ashwell, PLLC
Jeremiah M Yourth
Jeremiah M.
Yourth
Sands Anderson PC
Speaker bio
M. Clare Schuller

M. Clare Schuller

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC
M. Clare Schuller

is a senior counsel at Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC. Her practice involves representing individuals and businesses in real estate transactions and litigation. Ms. Schuller advises banks on secured transactions and actively works in commercial and residential real estate purchase and lease transactions. She has overseen the closing of numerous large governmental projects, including the purchase of a historic beach project in Annapolis for conversion into a city park and the acquisition of land for a district court building in Harford County. Additionally, Ms. Schuller has extensive experience in the buying and selling of businesses. She earned her J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Maryland Carey School of Law in 2012. Ms. Schuller is admitted to practice in Maryland and the U.S. Tax Court. She is active in the community through her legislative advocacy on behalf of the Maryland Land Title Association, including successfully lobbying for the adoption of remote notarization laws in Maryland.

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Hayden-Anne Breedlove

Hayden-Anne Breedlove

Old Republic National Title Insurance Company Northern Division-Manassas
Hayden-Anne Breedlove

is an attorney with Old Republic National Title Insurance Company Northern Division-Manassas. Her practice centers around title law. Ms. Breedlove earned her B.S. degree from University of Virginia, her J.D. degree from University of Richmond School of Law, and a family law certificate from University of Richmond School of Law. She is a member of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners and the Virginia State Bar. Ms. Breedlove is licensed to practice in Virginia and Florida.

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Richard J Melnick

Richard J. Melnick

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Richard Melnick

is an attorney with Greenberg Traurig, LLP. He has developed a national practice emphasizing his talent for negotiation in such diverse areas as corporate mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and complex real estate transactions. Mr. Melnick represents public and private companies that purchase, sell, or finance business and real estate assets throughout the United States. He is admitted to practice in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Mr. Melnick earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Tufts University; his J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center; and his LL.M. degree in taxation from New York University School of Law.

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William D Ashwell

William D. Ashwell

Ashwell & Ashwell, PLLC
William Ashwell

is an attorney with Ashwell & Ashwell, PLLC. He practices in the areas of civil litigation, land use and zoning, appellate advocacy, business and commercial law, and trust and estate planning. Mr. Ashwell is admitted to practice in Virginia and before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western districts of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the the Virginia State Bar Association and Fauquier Bar Association, and serves on the Virginia State Bar's Seventh District Disciplinary Committee. Mr. Ashwell earned his B.A. degree from Hampden-Sydney College and his J.D. degree from the University of Dayton School of Law.

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Jeremiah M Yourth

Jeremiah M. Yourth

Sands Anderson PC
Jeremiah Yourth

is of counsel at Sands Anderson PC, where he practices business and corporate law, commerical real estate, real estate, and construction law. He is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the state of New York, and before the U.S. District Court and Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western districts of Virginia. Mr. Yourth is an active member of the Virginia State Bar, Chesterfield Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association, and Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. He earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from University at Buffalo, State University of New York; and his J.D. degree from Albany Law School.

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