Real Estate Finance Attorneys

Overview

Bricker Graydon has one of Ohio's most well-respected teams of lenders' counsel. We maintain a sophisticated, high-volume commercial lending practice, representing numerous commercial mortgage lenders and borrowers throughout Ohio and the U.S. Our real estate attorneys and paralegals assist clients with navigating the intricate documentation and procedural requirements associated with a wide array of loan types and capital transactions. Taking a solution-based approach, we excel in guiding clients through the complexities of the loan documentation and closing process.

We handle all types and aspects of real estate finance transactions, such as:

Asset-based facilities
Bank-led PACE financing
Bond financing
Bridge loans
Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) or "conduit loans"
Commercial, multi-family, industrial, and retail asset classes
Construction and renovation financing
Development bonds
Economic Development Revenue Bonds
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) loan programs
Franchise financings
Joint ventures and partnerships
Homebuilder lines of credit
Intercreditor agreements and subordinated debt financings
Interim and other short-term loans
Large-scale utility financings
Leasehold mortgages
Leasing transactions
Loan assumptions, modifications, workouts, and restructuring
Loan syndication and participation
Loan workouts and restructuring
Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), Historic Tax Credits, New Market Tax Credits, Transformational Mixed-Use Development Tax Credits, and other types of tax credit transactions
Mezzanine financings
National, regional, and community banks
Opportunity zone structures
Port Authority sales tax exemption structures
Real estate fund financings
Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
Refinancings
Sale-leasebacks
Single-asset, portfolio, and line of credit real estate loans
Swaps and other derivatives
Title and survey, zoning, environmental, and other due diligence
Tax-exempt bonds
Tax increment financing
U.S. Counsel to international/cross-border transactions
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)