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 7/14/26 at 9:15 AM (PDT)
Event Details
CBA Members | $5 plus tax | Non-members $80 plus tax*
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.
Instructor: 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.
For More Information:
20700 44th Ave. W., Suite 550Lynnwood, WA 98036
United States 425.820.3348
Email register@commercialmls.com for assistance.
What you can expect after you register:
- If you are a CBA Member, log into your Member Compass to register. You will receive a confirmation email with a link to the webinar and timely reminders before the class.
- Before the class, you will receive 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.
*As of Wednesday, October 1, 2025, a new Washington State law (ESSB 5814) requires us to start charging for and collecting sales tax on our live webinars and in-person classes. This is a statewide change. When you check out on our website, you’ll see sales tax automatically added to eligible purchases.