The Residential Real Estate Development & Finance Practice at Morris, Manning & Martin is one of the key original practices of the firm.  For over three decades, our lawyers have represented residential real estate lenders, sellers, buyers, developers, builders, investors, brokers and agents in every aspect of residential real estate, including acquisition, development, construction and consumer loan financing and the creation and documentation of development structures such as subdivisions, townhomes, condominiums and mixed-use and resort communities.

Key Services

• Community associations
• Condominiums (new & conversions)
• Construction loan closings
• Consumer loan closings
• Contract drafting & review
• Foreclosures
• Home sales
• Land acquisition & development
• Loan closings
• Refinancing
• Regulatory compliance
• Relocation services
• REO closings
• Residential development
• Resort development
• Subdivisions, townhomes & mixed-use developments
• Title examinations
• Title agency -- the issuance of title insurance

Our lawyers sustain one of the most significant residential real estate practices in the Southeast.  Our practice encompasses all areas and types of residential real estate transactions.  We represent many of the region’s largest lenders and developers (in the past several years closing development transactions valued in excess of $2 billion), handle the sale of hundreds of foreclosed and other residential REO properties owned by lenders and preside over thousands of residential loan closings.  Our attorneys and staff are familiar with the special needs of foreclosed properties and have streamlined procedures, technology and systems in place that facilitate regular client updates, prompt attention to and resolution of title issues and smooth, timely closings.  We also provide assistance with the creation of development documents for planned communities and the review and assessment of the development status of partially-developed communities for lenders and investors. 

Representative Clients and Transactions

• Representation of investor purchasing over $3 billion of loans on distressed residential properties in various phases of development throughout the Southeastern U.S.
• Representation of one of the Southeast’s largest lenders in the sale of their bank-owned residential properties
• Representation of many of the Southeast’s community banks and developers in loan workouts, debt resolution and dispositions
• Approved closing attorney for almost all banks and mortgage companies in the Southeastern U.S.

Solution-Oriented Team

We understand a client’s desire for high-quality legal services provided in a responsive, timely and efficient manner. Our lawyers are devoted to meeting these requirements while maintaining strong internal review and quality control, in a practice designed to meet a client’s need for seamless and attentive service.  Our lawyers sustain one of the most significant residential real estate practices in the Southeastern U.S. and maintain accessible offices located throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area, as well as Savannah, Raleigh-Durham (RTP), and Washington D.C.  Our knowledgeable lawyers deliver cost-effective legal services ranging from basic home closings to sophisticated, high-end negotiations and transactions.  We are active in the Georgia Real Estate Closing Lawyers Association, the Georgia Association of Mortgage Bankers, the Mortgage Brokers Association, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), the Atlanta Board of Realtors, and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).  MMM lawyers are also active members of their communities, leaders in national, state and local bar associations and serve on the boards of various businesses and organizations that operate across a variety of industry sectors.  However, despite the firm’s wide-reaching connections, knowledge and years of experience, at Morris, Manning & Martin we recognize that ultimately the only true measure of our success is your success.