New York Real Estate Lawyer

The Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein represents its clients in diverse real estate matters.   We take a personal approach to each of our client's real estate transactions, and work closely with each client from beginning to end, in order to insure that your financial and legal interests are properly protected.  For most people, the sale or purchase of a home, whether a house, condominium or cooperative apartment is the largest financial transaction of a lifetime.  Michael W. Goldstein is an experienced real estate attorney, handling the sale of condominiums, cooperative apartments and single and multi-family houses.  As a New York real estate lawyer, Michael W. Goldstein is  well versed in all aspects of real estate transactions, and is confident that you will appreciate his attention to detail and thoroughness, as well as his ability to assist you during all stages of this important transaction. 

• selecting among the various types of mortgage loans;
• interest rate lock in options;
• optional casualty insurance endorsements;
• optional title insurance endorsements.

Areas of Real Estate Practice

You can feel confident selecting the Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein as your New York real estate lawyer for any of the following real estate matters:

• Purchase and/or Sale of Residential Real Estate (Including Houses, Vacant Land, Condominiums and Co-ops)
• Purchase and/or Sale of Commercial Real Estate
• Leases and License Agreements for Residential and Commercial Real Estate
• Mortgage Loan and Co-op Loan Refinancing
• Real Estate Litigation
• Transactions involving single and multi-family houses, condominiums, and co-ops
• Sale of commercial real estate
• Store leases, offices leases, and sub-leases of commercial real estate

Click mortgage calculator to calculate the monthly principal and interest payments of your mortgage.

Click amortization calculator for an amortization schedule.  This calculates the amount of each loan payment that will be applied to interest, and the amount that will be applied to reduce the loan balance.  It also determines the remaining principal balance of your loan, after each payment.

Although our office is located in Manhattan, we represent clients in all counties of the City of New York, as well as Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester and Rockland. 

Real Estate Litigation

We have also represented clients in diverse New York real estate litigation including:

• Shareholders' derivative actions against co-op corporations
• Injunction stopping construction on a New York City commercial building which caused damage to a party wall, security breaches, and disruptions in diamond dealers' businesses
• Adverse possession action which resulted in the client obtaining title to real estate without the payment of any money

High Quality Legal Representation for Your Real Estate Transaction

Once you have retained the Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein, you can expect unbiased answers to your questions about the many types of mortgage or co-op loans offered by lenders.  It can be quite reassuring to know that you have retained an attorney who can give you valuable information which can help you to navigate through the maze of mortgage or co-op loans in order to assist you in determining which type best suits your needs.  Whether you are a first time home buyer, an experienced home buyer, or even a sophisticated real estate investor, you will appreciate the dedicated and professional approach that Michael W. Goldstein takes in each real estate transaction.

Legal Fees and Value to Our Clients

For most transactions, the client may choose either hourly fees or flat fees. 

We believe that we provide excellent value because our professionalism is among the highest, while our fees are "middle of the road."  We cater to those clients who appreciate this high level of legal representation, and  understand that all New York real estate lawyers are not the same.

We understand that many clients are stretching their financial resources when they purchase a home, and that they seek to obtain legal representation at the lowest possible cost.  Although we respect that concern, we are unable to match the legal fees charged by high volume real estate law firms who make extensive use of paralegals at all phases of the transaction.

In our experience, many real estate transactions proceed relatively smoothly without major complications.  However, since a significant portion of real estate transactions do encounter substantial legal, financial, or logistical problems, it is our philosophy to recognize that each transaction has the potential for developing problems that will require expert legal representation.  Of course we cannot eliminate all potential problems.   If your real estate purchase or sale does not proceed as smoothly as you would have hoped, we strongly believe that you will be glad that you selected our law firm.   

Flexible and Creative Approach

Flexibility and creativity are basic elements of the Firm's work ethic.  Ideas and suggestions which might assist in achieving the client's goals are freely offered.  We foster creative solutions to client problems.

Let us Review Your Real Estate Transaction or Litigation

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