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Premier Real Esate Lawyers: your portal to the nation’s leading real estate attorneys and practice area news

Real estate law or Property law is the area of law that governs the various forms of ownership and tenancy in real property (land as distinct from personal or movable possessions) and in personal property, within the common law legal system. In the civil law system, there is a division between movable and immovable property. Immovable property corresponds to real estate or real property, and the associated rights, and obligations thereon.

Each year Premier Real Estate Lawyers (PREL) researches and recommends leading real estate lawyers across the United States.  PREL lists only one attorney and firm in each city and inclusion to the guide is by invitation only.

Featured Attorney

Cheryl A. Velasquez - Aspen - CO

Cheryl is a real estate, real estate finance and land use lawyer and is based in the firm’s Aspen office. Cheryl has extensive experience in a broad range of real estate transactions, including the acquisition, development and disposition of real estate assets, construction and financing matters and leasing transactions. She [...]

Latest News & Legal Insights

Massachusetts Enacts New Homestead Law, Expanding Protections

Recently, Massachusetts revised its homestead law to increase the amount of protection for homeowners. There is still an automatic protection of $125,000 in Massachusetts without the need for filing a declaration of homestead with the Registry of Deeds. However, under the revised law, homeowners in the Commonwealth who file a declaration of homestead qualify for protection of the value of [...]

Gearing Up For The NYC Fair Chance For Housing Act

Beginning on January 1, 2025, amendments to the New York City Human Rights Law (HRL) will go into effect, making it unlawful for all New York City housing owners, lessors, managing agents, and others who have the right to sell, rent, or lease housing accommodations to: Refuse to rent, lease, approve the sale, rental, or lease or otherwise deny or [...]

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Real estate lawyers are legal professionals who specialize in the legal aspects of buying and selling real estate properties. Lawyers can assist in many transactions associated with the transfer of property.