Real Estate

Gain practical insight into the evolving risks, delays, and uncertainties affecting tax buyers, municipalities, and property owners. This program examines the sweeping impact of Tyler v. Hennepin County on Illinois tax sale and tax deed practice, including how the Supreme Court’s takings analysis has disrupted long-standing enforcement procedures. It also analyzes the implementation failures of the Tyler Technologies tax system in Cook County and their consequences for tax collection, distribution, and real estate transactions.

This program provides an overview of the problems and difficulties that can arise in real estate transactions, along with potential solutions.

For new lawyers and lawyers new to real estate practice, the course provides a selection of tips and guidance on how to improve your workflow and your clients’ experience.

This program examines milestones in a residential real estate transaction. At each stage it presents best practices and key considerations for both buyer-side and seller-side real estate attorneys.

This program presents a set of financial analysis tools that attorneys can use to make fact-based business decisions and discusses how they can be applied in particular situations.

This handbook is an essential resource for attorneys defending homeowners against abusive lending practices.

This program provides a practical grounding in the do’s and don’ts of artificial intelligence (AI) in real estate practice, beginning with a clear reality check on what today’s AI tools can—and cannot—do. Examine guidance and expectations issued by the State of Illinois, highlighting ethical and professional responsibility considerations for real estate professionals. Identify where AI can fail in common real estate workflows and learn practical guardrails for using AI responsibly and effectively in a real estate business.

Moving beyond just social media, this program addresses other components of your online presence. Topics include becoming easier to find in searches, including strategies for showing up in SEO and AEO results. Also discussed is how to craft your differentiator; cadence, compliance, and metrics; and how the Rules of Professional Conduct impact your marketing work.

This program discusses the handling of real estate in a decedent’s estate. After introducing the unique issues real estate can introduce into estate settlement, the program goes on to address topics and best practices helpful in resolving situations that can arise in this area.

This program introduces the laws and practices around filing mechanics liens on a private property. Focus is on the strict time limits associated with liens, needed elements to perfect a lien, and notices and practical procedures. Common pitfalls are also discussed, as well as recent appellate decisions.

Programs on drawing legal descriptions usually involve the participants using protractors and triangular engineer's scales and spending long hours drawing out sample legal descriptions. But it doesn't have to be that way. Dick Bales has written a basic legal description class for attorneys.

This program provides an update on relevant caselaw in the Real Estate practice area.