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Commercial Real Estate Contracts: Choosing the Right Form

03.08.2021

Commercial real estate transactions come in many “flavors” – each with its own particular strategies and objectives. Prudent buyers and sellers need to decide early on, sometimes even before they have an attorney involved, on what form to use. If you are not going to have an attorney draft the […]

Areas of Focus: Real Estate

Pending Legislation Aims to Relieve Processing Headache During Natural Emergency

03.03.2021
Kathleen “Katie” O. Berkey, AICP

New bill would expand list of permits and authorizations qualifying for extension due to a Governor-declared natural emergency. Section 252.363(1)(a), Florida Statutes, provides that certain permits and authorizations are eligible for an extension once a natural emergency is declared by the Governor for the length of time the declaration is […]

Areas of Focus: Real Estate, Government Law & Lobbying, Construction Law & Litigation

Webinar: Master Class for Real Estate Agents

02.23.2021

The real estate industry has certainly shifted amidst new times, but the rules still apply. Watch the replay of the master class for real estate agents where session one explores FIRPTA and how it affects certain transactions. MODERATORS: Scott A. Marcus, ESQ. Shareholder Becker Elana Friedman Polashuk, ESQ., LL.M. RPD […]

Areas of Focus: Real Estate

“Cash Cows: Businesses Save Millions Through Tax Break Meant to Help Florida Farmers,” Orlando Sentinel

02.18.2021

Florida real estate developers, large corporations, and other non-farming entities have long used the state’s “greenbelt” law to take advantage of significant tax discounts. The law provides for lower tax assessments on property classified as agricultural, which Becker land use attorney Katie Edwards-Walpole says is a good thing because it […]

Areas of Focus: Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning, Government Law & Lobbying