Overview

If you work in Real Estate or have significant real estate holdings, you already know the benefits of affiliated business arrangements (AfBA). However, for all their positives, an affiliate relationship can also cause compliance issues that require the help of a real estate lawyer with tangible experience in this area. With established regulatory, corporate, and nationwide real estate practices, Womble Bond Dickinson is ideal for representing your interests in an affiliated business arrangement.

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Our Affiliated Business Arrangements Services

As career real estate attorneys, we've represented countless clients in entity formations and legal structures for real estate holdings. Our firm represents all industry participants seeking to enter AfBAs, including real estate brokers, agents, builders, title companies, mortgage brokers, and lenders, so we're familiar with each group's challenges.  

Here are some of the services we provide to clients seeking to enter these affiliated business arrangements: 

  • Advising on the most beneficial legal structure for real estate holdings
    • Does the proposed arrangement constitute an AfBA, and what are the potential benefits and risks? 
  • Helping you understand AfBA regulatory requirements under state and federal law
  • Assisting with the financing of the proposed venture, including various corporate and tax-related matters
  • Negotiating and drafting AfBA-related legal documents
    • Joint ventures and other governance agreements
    • Ancillary agreements, such as employment agreements, services agreements, and leases
  • Providing ongoing compliance counsel
  • Complying with RESPA and HUD regulations for AfBAs
  • Drafting the appropriate AfBA disclosures required under RESPA
  • Advising on the safe harbors available under RESPA and HUD and analyzing compliance with those safe harbor provisions

Our lawyers have experience with AfBAs and can assist you in managing the associated regulatory, corporate, and business challenges. 

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