Why Take This Course?

Join the attorneys from Norris McLaughlin for lunch each month for insight into common legal issues found in the practice of real estate. The eight session course will cover:

• Immigration and property purchases/ownership (including financing) -This program will discuss ownership and financing issues confronting non-residents and immigrants and real estate investment opportunities such as EB-5 programs.
• Fair housing – This module will fulfill the PA mandatory course requirement for fair housing for the 2024-2026 license renewal cycle as well as the 2025-2027 NAR fair housing training requirement.
• Working with LLCs and other business entities -This program will discuss real estate purchases by individuals, corporations, LLCs, partnerships, or joint ventures and will discuss tax implications, liability exposure and estate planning issues that may be affected by the structure of ownership. Also to be discussed will be how the intended use of a property may dictate the desired form of ownership, such as when used for sale of alcoholic beverages or cannabis.
• Municipal law topics such as zoning and short term rental ordinances – This program will discuss the impact of municipal law on the use of real property including zoning, land development, stormwater regulations and municipal approval processes.
• Mastering the Agreement of Sale and agency issues – This module will fulfill the PA mandatory course requirement for agency for the 2024-2026 license renewal cycle.
• Estate sales and elder law concerns -This program will discuss wills, trusts and estate planning tools where real estate is an asset. It will also include a discussion of ownership options and tax implications and the disposition of assets before death and upon death and details about the probate process.
• Tax & Sheriff sales -This program will discuss the distinctions and different effects on real estate ownership and real estate liens by sheriff sales, tax sales under RETSL (Real Estate Tax Sale Law of 1947) and tax foreclosures under MCTLA (Municipal Claims and Tax Lien Act of 1919) and the role of title insurance with real estate ownership.
• Solar panels/ring cameras/drones and other tech issues – This program will equip real estate professionals with the knowledge to identify and manage key legal and privacy issues when working with tech-enhanced properties. Also to be discussed will be how emerging technologies can impact contracts, disclosures, liability, and buyer expectations including real estate transactions involving solar farms, wind farms and other alternate energy sources.

Class dates are:

10/14/25, 11/11/25, 12/9/25, 1/13/26, 2/10/26, 3/10/26, 4/14/26, 5/12/26

All eight modules must be attended to receive credit and lunch will be served.