Real Estate & Transactional Services
The Real Estate & Transactional Department at GSA represents homebuilders, master developers, other landowners, banks and other lenders, contractors, brokers, design-build companies and design consultants in many real estate transactional capacities as to residential, commercial, industrial, retail, and mixed-use developments. GSA’s clients include national, regional, public and private companies, as well as individuals and families who have real estate interests.
GSA’s real estate practice areas include:
purchases and sales of real estate for buyers and sellers
leases for retail stores, restaurants, offices, industrial and other properties for landlords and tenants
easements and other documents that are recorded against real estate
formation, operation and dissolution of real estate investment and development entities, including limited liability companies, partnerships and corporations
land use, zoning and entitlement matters
loans secured by real estate, including representation of borrowers, guarantors, banks and other lenders, and including loan modifications, workouts of loans in default, foreclosures and enforcement of loan guaranties and other security
construction, architect, design, engineering and consultant contracts
subdivision matters, including creating master-planned communities and homeowners associations, condominiums, and mixed use and other planned developments
CC&Rs and owners’ association documents for residential, commercial and mixed-use developments
title insurance policies and endorsements
representation of homebuilders before the California Bureau of Real Estate, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
appearances before City Councils and other government bodies for development matters
insurance review, planning and implementation for design and construction
due diligence reviews of real estate transactions
resolving real estate disputes