SAGE TITLE & ESCROW SERVICES, Inc. - (SAGE) is owned and operated by Florida real estate attorneys, including a Florida Board Certified Real Estate Attorney, with more than 6 decades of combined experience in protecting clients engaged in buying, selling, and leasing real property.  Our certified title agent and reputable underwriters work together to ensure that lenders and owners are protected against compromised title which can affect the marketability and value of real property. 

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Our dedicated professionals offer their expertise to resolve legal issues related to real estate transactions, and offer support for financing transactions, environmental law, land use and title searches. Real estate brokers and agents rely on our team to navigate them and their clients through legal roadblocks, review complex contracts and provide comprehensive title searches. 

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As a full-service real estate law firm and title company we offer expertise in these areas:

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Acquisitions and conveyances:  Our team serves developers of residential and commercial properties, multi-family rental property conversions, management contracts and sales,  condominium terminations and sales, and office space sales and leasing.

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Land Use:  Resolving zoning,  density and environmental legal issues, and assisting in due diligence processes. 

Title: Our licensed and insured certified title company coordinates with national underwriters to produce comprehensive title commitments, which we use to identify and clear any title issues that may arise and affect the value and marketability of property. 

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Escrow services:  Our escrow services provide a safe and audited account for our clients to escrow funds for deposits on purchases and funds in dispute pending a satisfactory resolution.

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Development:  Our real estate attorneys negotiate land deals and prepare all necessary documentation for development and construction for residential and commercial developers.

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Partnerships, joint ventures:  structure and negotiate partnership agreements, limited liability company operating agreements, shareholder agreements and other forms of joint venture arrangements and advise on the tax aspects of the transactions.

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Commercial and residential leasing:  Sage shares office space with Barfield McCain Ayoub, PA, an AV rated law firm established in 1987 with a commitment to protecting private property rights.  As members of the National Apartment Association, and legal counsel to both the Florida Apartment Association and the Southeast Florida Apartment Association, the law firm behind Sage is widely recognized as a trailblazer and leading law firm for landlords throughout the State of Florida.

 

Sage’s legal department helped develop the NAA lease agreement and drafts leases customized to the specific needs and circumstances for landlords throughout Florida, Sage's landlord clients have access to proprietary software called “Law Partner”, through www.barfieldpa.com where owners and managers can access interactive forms to prepare statutory notices to enforce compliance with their leases and applicable law.  Sage’s legal team drafts leases non-renewal notices, lease termination notices, and files evictions for nonpayment, material lease violations, holdover tenancies, as well as ejectment, and unlawful detainer actions.

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Financing:  Representation of lenders and borrowers in real estate secured loan originations, loan sales and purchases and other collateralized arrangements.

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Loan restructuring involving modifications, deeds in lieu, short sales, and forbearances, bankruptcies, and lease modifications.