Experienced Guidance for Every Real Estate Decision
Real estate decisions are rarely just about the property itself. A home purchase can raise questions about title, financing, condominium restrictions, or future estate planning. A commercial acquisition can involve leases, development rights, financing, tax consequences, and the long-term use of the property. What looks straightforward at the outset can quickly become more complex.
At Ligris, we bring decades of real estate experience to help clients understand those issues, anticipate potential problems, and make informed decisions. We represent individuals and families, businesses, investors, developers, lenders, landlords, tenants, condominium stakeholders, and other real estate professionals across a broad range of transactions and property-related matters.
Our approach is practical and personal. We take the time to understand the property, the transaction, and what you are trying to accomplish. Because our attorneys work across residential and commercial real estate, title and settlement, condominium law, leasing, and creditors’ rights, we can see how the pieces fit together and provide coordinated guidance as your needs evolve.
Make Buying or Selling a Home Easier
Buying or selling a home is one of the most significant financial decisions many people make, and it is often a deeply personal one. Experienced legal counsel can make the process easier to understand, protect your interests, and help prevent unexpected issues from disrupting the transaction.
Our Residential Real Estate attorneys guide buyers and sellers from the initial offer through closing. We negotiate and explain purchase agreements, address title and condominium due diligence, coordinate with lenders, real estate professionals, and other transaction participants, and help you make informed decisions at every stage.
Put Commercial Real Estate to Work
Commercial real estate decisions are ultimately business and investment decisions. The structure of an acquisition, sale, financing, lease, or development can affect cash flow, property use, future flexibility, and the ability to refinance, reposition, or sell the asset later.
Our Commercial Real Estate attorneys represent buyers, sellers, investors, lenders, owners, and developers in Massachusetts acquisitions, sales, financing and refinancing, leasing, development, title matters, condominium projects, and other commercial transactions. When a deal also raises business or tax considerations, we can coordinate with our Business Law team and Ligris Tax Services, LLC, including on qualifying Section 1031 like-kind exchanges.
Protect Ownership and Keep Closings Moving
Clear title is fundamental to any real estate transaction. A lien, missing discharge, ownership question, recording issue, or other title defect can delay financing, prevent a closing, complicate development plans, or affect the ability to transfer or insure a property.
Our Title & Settlement Services team handles title examination and certification, title insurance, curative work, escrow and settlement, mortgage discharge issues, construction-disbursement rundowns, lender title programs, and sophisticated underwriting matters. Lenders, law firms, buyers, sellers, and developers rely on Ligris for both routine title work and matters requiring experienced legal analysis and practical problem-solving.
For residential mortgage closings, Ligris works with lenders in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Through our sister company, ACES Title Agency, LLC, title, settlement, and closing services are also available in New York and Florida.
Real estate transactions also involve sensitive personal, financial, and wire information. Ligris is SOC 2 Type II compliant, reinforcing the policies, procedures, and operational controls we maintain around information security, confidentiality, and the protection of client and transaction data.
Build the Right Foundation for Condominium Projects
The legal decisions made when a condominium is created can affect the property long after development is complete. The right structure and governing documents should support the developer’s immediate objectives while also providing a workable framework for ownership, governance, and unit sales over time.
Our Condominium Law attorneys represent Massachusetts developers in projects ranging from two- and three-family conversions to developments with more than 100 units. We advise on condominium creation and conversion, governing documents, unit configuration, regulatory requirements, zoning coordination, and the legal framework needed to bring units to market.
Because we also work extensively in residential and commercial real estate, title, and related matters, we understand how condominium documents fit into the larger development and sales process. We can remain involved from planning and creation through unit sales and closing, and assist associations and unit owners with appropriate post-development matters.
Create Leasing Relationships That Work
A lease establishes the legal and practical framework for the relationship between a landlord and tenant. A well-structured agreement should clearly allocate responsibilities and risk, anticipate changing circumstances, and provide a workable framework if disagreements arise.
Our Leasing attorneys represent both landlords and tenants in Massachusetts commercial and residential leasing matters. We negotiate and draft leases, amendments and renewals, advise on zoning and permitting considerations, address subordination and non-disturbance agreements, and help clients understand what lease provisions mean in practice.
When disputes arise, that same practical perspective helps us evaluate whether the best path forward is negotiation, enforcement, eviction proceedings, or other court action.
Protect Lender Interests When Loans Default
Real estate work does not always end at closing. When a residential or commercial loan becomes delinquent or default appears imminent, lenders and other secured creditors need to evaluate their options, protect their collateral, and move the asset toward the most practical resolution.
Our Creditors’ Rights & Default Servicing team represents creditors in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. We advise on loan modifications and restructurings, judicial and non-judicial foreclosure, bankruptcy matters, lien and title issues, possession and eviction, borrower claims, and REO disposition. Because default matters often overlap with title, real estate, bankruptcy, and litigation, clients benefit from a coordinated team rather than disconnected counsel.
Why Ligris for Real Estate?
Real estate matters rarely fit neatly within a single practice area. A commercial acquisition can raise title, financing, leasing, condominium, business, and tax questions. A residential purchase may involve title defects or condominium restrictions. A development can move from acquisition and financing through condominium creation, leasing, unit sales, and closing. A lender relationship can continue from origination through default servicing and REO disposition.
That breadth is one of the advantages of working with Ligris. We consider each decision in the context of the larger transaction and can bring in the appropriate attorneys when a matter crosses practice areas. When significant tax issues are involved, we can also coordinate with Ligris Tax Services, LLC.
Real estate transactions also depend on execution. We maintain clear communication and work closely with lenders, brokers, title professionals, Qualified Intermediaries, tax advisors, and other participants to identify issues early and keep matters moving. For institutional clients and transactions involving sensitive information, our SOC 2 Type II compliance reflects the importance we place on security, confidentiality, and operational controls.
Most importantly, we approach every matter with an understanding that the right legal strategy depends on the client. We want to know what you are trying to accomplish, what matters most to you, and how the property fits into the bigger picture. The goal is straightforward: sophisticated real estate counsel delivered with practical advice, responsive service, and personal attention.
FAQs
What real estate services does Ligris provide?
Ligris provides legal services across residential and commercial real estate, title and settlement, condominium law, commercial and residential leasing, lender representation, and creditors’ rights and default servicing. Our attorneys can also coordinate with colleagues in business law, trusts and estates, and Ligris Tax Services, LLC when a real estate matter overlaps with those areas.
When should I involve a real estate attorney?
Ideally, before signing an Offer to Purchase, Purchase and Sale Agreement, letter of intent, lease, development agreement, loan document, or other binding agreement. Early legal involvement can help identify issues, preserve options, and address potential problems before they become more difficult or expensive to resolve.
Who does Ligris represent in real estate matters?
Ligris represents individual buyers and sellers, businesses, investors, developers, lenders, landlords, tenants, condominium developers and associations, fiduciaries, and other participants in real estate transactions and property-related matters.
Does Ligris handle residential mortgage closings outside Massachusetts?
Yes. Ligris handles residential mortgage closings for lenders in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Through our sister company, ACES Title Agency, LLC, title, settlement, and closing services are also available in New York and Florida.
Can Ligris help with complex title or settlement issues?
Yes. Our Title & Settlement Services team handles title examination and certification, curative matters, mortgage discharge issues, title insurance, escrow and settlement, construction-disbursement rundowns, lender title programs, and sophisticated underwriting questions. We work with buyers, sellers, lenders, developers, and other law firms when a title matter requires more than routine processing.
Does Ligris represent lenders when a real estate loan goes into default?
Yes. Our Creditors’ Rights & Default Servicing team represents lenders and other creditors in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut on workouts, restructurings, foreclosure, bankruptcy, title and lien issues, possession, borrower claims, and REO disposition.
Can Ligris help when a real estate matter has tax implications?
Yes. When appropriate, Ligris attorneys can coordinate with Ligris Tax Services, LLC on real estate matters with significant tax considerations, including commercial transactions, ownership and entity questions, and qualifying Section 1031 like-kind exchanges.