Real Estate Blog

Category: Commercial Finance

Getting Real about UCC Insurance for Real Estate Transactions

08/14/2024   |   BY Ian T. Lane and Gary M. Markoff

Imagine a world where real estate transactions are closed without title insurance. Title insurance has become such a common fixture... Read More »

Client Alert: Silicon Valley Bank Takeover: What You Need to Know

03/15/2023   |   BY Jack Anetakis, Carla M. Moynihan, and C. Forbes Sargent III

SVB Takeover Background On Friday, March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection... Read More »

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Sherin and Lodgen represents Manzo Freeman Development in purchase of Everett Mills in Lawrence, MA

06/04/2021   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Sherin and Lodgen represented real estate developer Manzo Freeman Development in the purchase of Everett Mills, a historic and landmark,... Read More »

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Sherin and Lodgen represents Needham Bank in Main Street Lending Loan

01/07/2021   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Sherin and Lodgen represented Needham Bank in a $20 million commercial loan to a national live entertainment company. The loan... Read More »

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Sherin and Lodgen represents Breed’s Hill Capital in equity financing for acquisition of Campus at Marlborough

06/24/2020   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Sherin and Lodgen’s Commercial Finance Group represented Breed’s Hill Capital, a Boston-based investment firm, in equity financing for the purchase... Read More »

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The Main Street Lending Program

05/21/2020   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Background Following the enactment of the CARES Act, the Federal Reserve announced the establishment of the Main Street Lending Program (the... Read More »

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Gary M. Markoff and Ian T. Lane published in Thomson Reuters Practical Law

02/07/2020   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Gary M. Markoff, partner in the firm's Real Estate and Corporate departments, and Ian T. Lane, partner in the firm's... Read More »

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Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreements in a Nutshell

02/17/2017   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Negotiation of a Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreement (commonly referred to as an “SNDA”) can pose challenges for property owners,... Read More »

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Why a Leasehold Mortgage?

10/25/2016   |   BY Gary M. Markoff

Developer wants to buy a prime parcel for shopping center construction. He approaches the landowner with a written offer to... Read More »

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A Major Danger To Commercial Property Owners (And Their Lenders) — The Protective Safeguard Endorsement To Property Insurance Policies

03/24/2016   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Almost all property owners’ insurance policies contain various endorsements covering such matters as rent insurance, business interruption, service interruption, liquor... Read More »