U.S. Residential Real Estate Transactions Involving Foreign Buyers: Key Considerations for Structuring the Transaction
Federal and State Restrictions, Financial Issues, Key Contractual Provisions, and More
Recording of a 90-minute premium CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE webinar will discuss how to guide foreign buyers through the transaction process for purchasing U.S. residential real estate. The panel will examine key federal and state regulations governing these transactions, issues unique to foreign buyers of which counsel should be aware, and drafting considerations and key provisions for buyer's and seller's counsel when creating sales agreements.
Outline
- Introduction
- Key transaction issues when foreign buyers purchase U.S. residential real estate
- Federal and state restrictions on foreign ownership of U.S. real estate
- Financing challenges
- Tax considerations
- Entity options and structures
- Others
- Drafting considerations for buyers and sellers
- Practitioner takeaways
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The panel will review these and other important considerations:
- What federal and state regulations governing the purchase of U.S. real estate by foreign buyers should counsel be aware of?
- What transactional considerations are unique to foreign buyers when purchasing U.S. residential real estate?
- What are key contractual provisions required for these transactions?
Faculty
John Accursio
Attorney
Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson
Mr. Accursio has experience in tax planning, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity... | Read More
Mr. Accursio has experience in tax planning, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, income tax matters, and litigation. Prior to joining AGMB, he worked as a tax associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and a tax and corporate associate at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP.
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Michael C. Xylas
Partner
Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson
Mr. Xylas has extensive transactional real estate experience representing individuals and entities with residential and... | Read More
Mr. Xylas has extensive transactional real estate experience representing individuals and entities with residential and commercial acquisitions and sales and the related financing of real estate properties. His banking experience includes overseeing mortgage settlement representation for major retail lenders and wholesale mortgage bankers, and he has also represented a number of major lenders in New York involving mixed-use commercial properties and with construction loan settlements. Mr. Xylas has lectured extensively on panels for the New York City Bar Association, The Real Estate Board of New York, the American Australian Association, and at numerous real estate brokerage firms across New York City. He has also contributed content to and been quoted in numerous publications.
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