Real Estate

We advise private clients and companies on real estate purchase and sale transactions, providing legal support throughout the various stages of the transaction, with particular attention to cases involving international elements.

Our services include managing preliminary negotiations, from the initial contact with the interested party to the sale or purchase transaction, including liaising with real estate agents. We also assist in the preparation and review of offers to potential buyers or sellers, letters of intent, and the drafting and review of preliminary and final contracts, in collaboration with the executing Notary. For transactions governed by U.S. law, we handle all aspects of the applicable legal framework, including warranty deeds, certificates of sale, and other documents related to the deed.

The Real Estate team of EXP Legal ensures constant and informed support to its clients, aiming to make every real estate transaction as clear, understandable, streamlined, and efficient as possible, from both legal and fiscal perspectives.

Furthermore, thanks to its partnership with Italian Property Auction, a company specialized in identifying properties subject to foreclosure proceedings and judicial auctions—often offered for sale at prices below those of the private market—EXP Legal can identify investment opportunities in residential, tourism, agritourism, and commercial properties subject to auction procedures and available at particularly favorable prices.

Drawing on its expertise in corporate law, EXP Legal assists real estate investors with the legal, commercial, and strategic needs arising after acquisition. In particular, the firm handles: (i) the incorporation of commercial companies necessary for the reactivation, development, or relaunch of commercial, hospitality, and agritourism businesses previously operated within the acquired properties; and (ii) procedures relating to residency and the acquisition of entry visas in Italy for foreign entrepreneurs, their employees, and purchasers of residential, industrial, or commercial properties wishing to establish themselves in Italy.

Over ten thousand properties are auctioned in Italy every month, often at prices well below market value. These auctions offer attractive investment opportunities and may place your dream home in the Italian countryside within reach. Thanks to its extensive experience with the real estate market across all regions of Italy, Italian Property Auction can provide excellent investment advice, track down the best deals, and analyze the locations in which such opportunities arise, including those relating to tourist accommodations, student housing in university towns, and the acquisition of properties intended for agritourism or hotel purposes.

Italian Property Auction guides and advises clients throughout the entire acquisition process, from the initial visit to the site through participation in the auction and compensation of the purchase.

Activities undertaken
  • Attorney representation of buyer or seller
  • Bank accounts opening
  • Communicate with lenders, if applicable to obtain financing and prepare for closing
  • Contract review and negotiation
  • Escrow agent services
  • Letters of intent review and negotiation
  • Lien searches
  • Order survey and review for any and all defects or matters affecting the property
  • Power of attorney to buy and/or sell
  • Preliminary sales contracts (in Italy)
  • Prepare the hud-1 settlement statement in preparation for closing
  • Review and preparation of conveyance documents – to make sure the warranty deed, bill of sale and all closing documents are accurate
  • Tax code request
  • Tax planning