Real Estate Law

Residential and Commercial Real Estate

We are skilled and experienced real estate attorneys who help our clients with all of their residential and commercial real estate legal needs in Massachusetts.

We bring an expansive background in real estate law to every situation, with both practice leaders drawing on years of experience running their own successful real estate law firms.

Leveraging this experience, we develop strategic, yet pragmatic solutions across a full range of services, including purchases, sales, mortgage financing and refinancing, leasing, zoning and permitting, providing our clients with a single law firm to handle all legal needs including real estate matters.

Exceptional Service.
Exceptional Value.

We work with homeowners, builders, businesses and developers as well as bankers, mortgage lenders and real estate brokers with a commitment to providing high caliber legal services, exceptional client service and exceptional value.

We operate as a team, including two experienced paralegals and a practice lead fluent in Spanish.

Practice Areas

Residential Real Estate Law

As residential real estate lawyers, we help homeowners with all real estate legal matters related to buying, selling or owning a home or condominium, new construction, mortgage financing, refinancing, zoning and permitting.
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Commercial Real Estate Law

Our team of commercial real estate attorneys and paralegals help commercial developers, builders, lenders and property managers with all legal matters related to purchasing, leasing, mortgage financing and refinancing, zoning and permitting.
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Meet Our Attorneys Leading the Real Estate Law Practice at Wilchins Cosentino & Novins

Peter Covo

Partner

Eric B. Brenman

Of Counsel

Scott A. Joseph

Counsel

Robert W. Meshel

Of Counsel

Jonathan White

Of Counsel

Stephen N. Wilchins

Partner

Why WCN for Your Residential and Commercial Real Estate Law Needs

Right-sized. We are large enough to have the depth of expertise and knowledge, while small enough to be available, accessible and personal.

High Caliber Legal Services. Our real estate law attorneys are experienced, highly skilled, solutions oriented, and specialized in residential and commercial real estate laws in Massachusetts. We put our extensive knowledge and legal acumen to work for you, including collaborating with each other to develop a sound and pragmatic legal strategy.

Approved Real Estate Closing Agent. We are an approved closing agent for many national and local mortgage lenders in the country including, but not limited to, Bank of America, Boston Private Bank, Cambridge Savings Bank, Century Bank, Chase, Citibank, Citizens Bank, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, First Republic Bank, Mortgage Master, Mortgage Network, Needham Bank and Silicon Valley Bank.

Breadth of Practice Areas. We designed our law firm and our practice areas to offer a breadth of legal expertise to best serve our clients.

Concierge Approach. Our clients are assured of our accessibility, personal attention and skilled guidance as we seamlessly and adeptly address their legal needs.

Exceptional Value. We deliver exceptional value by being efficient; offering value that Boston-based firms cannot match.

Longevity. At WCN, our clients work with us throughout the many stages of their life. Many of our real estate clients start working with WCN when they buy their first home and then over the years, we work with them to sell and buy a new home, purchase a vacation home or investment property. Our emphasis on exceptional service results in client relationships measured in years.

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