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Real Estate Law

Our real estate attorneys have successfully planned and implemented some of Iowa’s most complex development projects and transactions.

Real Estate Law

The real estate attorneys at Simmons Perrine PLC have a reputation for successfully planning and implementing some of the state’s most sophisticated real estate development projects, transactions, and financing facilities.

Our Real Estate Law Services

  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating purchase agreements, including installment contracts and 1031 exchanges
  • Examining abstracts and preparing title opinions
  • Reviewing and negotiating title insurance policies
  • Assisting with financing
  • Preparing and reviewing mortgage loan documentation
  • Preparing and reviewing closing documents
  • Handling closings
  • Organizing real estate auction sales
  • Advising regarding zoning, platting and other land use regulations
  • Representing clients at hearings regarding zoning, platting and land use issues
  • Drafting and reviewing development agreements
  • Drafting and reviewing plat documents
  • Reviewing and advising regarding title defects
  • Resolving title defects by reforming mortgages, negotiating settlements and subordinations and performing other services
  • Advising regarding property tax assessments
  • Appealing property tax assessments

Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC has extensive experience in tax exempt financing. We have acted as bond counsel, borrower counsel, and bank counsel in connection with various types of government and qualified private activity bonds. Our attorneys have worked with national, regional and local qualified conduit borrowers and banks, finance companies and other institutional investors to help creatively structure bond financing to meet the needs of our clients.

Notable Transactions

  • $41 million underwritten offering of Health Facilities Revenue Bonds
  • $26 million Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue Bond for construction and leaseback of commercial office complex
  • $24.7 million letter of credit enhanced taxable variable rate demand bonds for multi-state truck stop
  • $38 million medical office complex financed through TIF funds, New Market Tax Credits and $21 million bonds issued through Iowa Finance Authority
  • $44.3 million of Private College Facility Revenue and Refunding Bonds issued by Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority
  • $22.5 million of Private College Facility Revenue Bonds issued by Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority
  • Refinanced $16 million in tax-exempt revenue bonds for Catholic high school
  • $10 million and $12 million in Variable Rate Demand Private College Facility Revenue Bonds issued by Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority for two separate private colleges
  • $7.5 million in Industrial Development Revenue Bonds for a manufacturing company
  • $5.9 million Qualified 501(c)(3) Private Activity Bond to construct a new medical facility
  • $1 million Qualified 501(c)(3) Private Activity Bond to construct a new children’s residential psychiatric treatment facility
  • Advising regarding wind easement agreements and other utility easements
  • Advising regarding land use issues applicable to energy facilities
  • Advising regarding security interests in ethanol manufacturing facilities
  • Drafting condominium declarations and condominium association articles and bylaws
  • Converting apartment buildings into condominiums
  • Subdividing condominium units
  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating purchase agreements for residential and commercial condominium units
  • Reviewing and counseling regarding condominium declarations and condominium association articles and bylaws
  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating mortgage and loan agreements
  • Counseling regarding the enforcement of mortgages and other security agreements
  • Litigating to enforce mortgages and other security agreements
  • Purchasing and negotiating title insurance policies
  • Foreclosing on mortgages
  • Litigating to enforce lease agreements
  • Appealing property tax assessments
  • Filing and foreclosing various types of liens
  • Forfeiting real estate installment contracts

We have represented clients in matters such as:

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Real Estate Law

Practicing Attorneys

Attorney

David L. Wenzel