NEW! CBA's Legal Pitfalls in Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Protect Your Clients and Your Practice – Know the Risks Before You Draft
Join Us Virtually
* Registration open until 10/16/25 at 9:30 AM (PDT)
Event Details
CBA Members | Included Member Benefit
Nonmembers | $80
3 CE Hours
This advanced-level course equips commercial real estate professionals with the critical legal knowledge needed to navigate complex transactions in Washington State. Participants will gain practical insights into key legal pitfalls, best practices for drafting agreements, and compliance requirements that can impact deals from start to finish.
What You’ll Learn:
- Seller Disclosures & Deeds:
Understand when disclosures are required, how to interpret “as-is” clauses, and how different deed types affect legal rights and risks. - Legal Doctrines & FIRPTA:
Learn about the Merger Doctrine, After Acquired Title, FIRPTA reporting obligations, and how these can impact buyers, sellers, and brokers. - Purchase & Sale Agreements (PSAs):
Master the essentials of PSA drafting, earnest money handling, and how to avoid the unauthorized practice of law. - Broker-Specific Compliance:
Stay compliant with Washington's licensing and disclosure requirements, including buyer brokerage agreements and compensation protections. - Seller Financing Fundamentals:
Explore seller financing structures, legal forms, personal guarantees, title insurance, due diligence, and federal tax considerations. - Title & Closing Considerations:
Understand legal description standards, title insurance coverage types, assignment of contract rights, escrow best practices, and buyer due diligence in Washington's “Buyer Beware” environment.
This course is designed for brokers, investors, and professionals involved in commercial real estate transactions who want to reduce liability, improve deal outcomes, and confidently navigate Washington’s legal landscape.
*Unlimited access to CBA's live webinars applies only to dues-paying members. Admins and other non-dues-paying members are not eligible.
For More Information:
20700 44th Ave. W., Suite 550Lynnwood, WA 98036
United States 425.820.3348
Instructor: Michael Spence | Partner | Helsell Fetterman
Mike’s practice emphasizes real estate transactions and brokerage matters, land use/zoning, alternative dispute resolution, and litigation. He is a certified mediator and arbitrator and has served as a court-appointed referee and expert witness on a wide array of real estate matters. Mike is passionate about real estate education and has been licensed as a real estate law instructor for 31 years. In that time, he taught hundreds of real estate law classes to thousands of residential and commercial real estate brokers throughout Washington.
Presenter: Paul Drayna | Of Counsel | Helsell Fetterman
Paul’s practice emphasizes real estate transactions and litigation, representing buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, property owners, real estate brokers and firms, lenders, and title companies. He drafts and reviews residential and commercial purchase and sale agreements, leases, easements, covenants, title insurance, and other transaction documents.
Contact CBA at 800.275.2522 or email register@commercialmls.com for assistance.
What you can expect after you register:
- When you register for a live webinar through the new Member Compass, you'll automatically receive a confirmation email. This email includes a calendar link to easily add the webinar to your schedule—and a direct link to join the webinar when it begins.
- Before the class, you will receive timely reminders and a “Handouts and Links for the Webinar” email with downloadable handouts and links to the class evaluation form and the affidavit.
- Attendance and participation throughout the class are required to receive a certificate. Please arrive on time.
To receive a certificate, you must:
- Be present for the entire class.
- Complete all the quizzes.
- Fill out the affidavit and the evaluation form.