Real estate impacts almost every important business transaction. Not only that, real estate is often the most important asset a family (or business!) will ever buy. Ogden Glazer + Schaefer assists clients with real estate matters on a regular basis, and has the knowledge and expertise to help navigate complex transactions and manage your real estate business.
Commercial Real Estate
We help businesses buy, sell, lease, and finance property with clear steps and workable documents. Our team handles letters of intent, purchase agreements, lease negotiations, due diligence, and closing coordination. We spot issues early by reviewing title, surveys, zoning, and lender requirements, then focus on solutions that keep the deal moving. Whether it is a single site, a multi-tenant building, or a portfolio, we keep the work practical and the communications direct.
Easements and Conservation
We draft, review, and negotiate access, utility, and shared-use easements, and we resolve old easement problems that slow deals down. For conservation projects, we work with landowners and land trusts to craft easements that protect land while remaining workable for future use. We align legal descriptions, surveys, and stewardship terms so the documents reflect the land on the ground and the goals of the people who care for it.
Residential Real Estate
Buying or selling a home should be clear and calm. We review offers, contingencies, title commitments, and closing documents so you know what you are signing and why. We handle new construction, condos, lakefront property, and for-sale-by-owner deals with the same steady process. We coordinate with lenders, title companies, and agents, translate the legal terms into plain English, and keep your closing on schedule.
Recent Blog Posts About Real Estate
New FinCEN Reporting for Certain Residential Real Estate Transactions Begins March 1, 2026 - If your practice includes residential real estate transactions where the buyer is an entity or a trust and the deal is not financed through a traditional lender, an important new federal reporting requirement starts March 1, 2026. Read on for more information. What is changing, in plain English Beginning March 1, 2026, certain people (including ... Read more
Rent Never Abates to Zero and Other Tips for Tenants (again!) - I originally wrote this post in 2018. While I don’t love utilizing old blog posts, this is an important topic and the fact that more tenants don’t know their rights\get caught in these trap doors, is a personal pet peeve. With COVID dollars drying up and evictions back in person in Milwaukee County, I thought ... Read more
More Oversight is Coming! - About one year ago today, I wrote a post called “Changes are Coming – Be Prepared to Disclose Beneficial Ownership in 2021.” Although those changes (i.e. the requirement that all businesses disclose their beneficial owners in a federally run database) have not come to pass yet, they are still on the way – so keep ... Read more
CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium to June 30th - In welcome news for renters across the country, the Centers for Disease Control have extended the current Eviction Moratorium, which was set to expire on Wednesday, until June 30th. Under the extended order, residential tenants cannot be evicted from their homes solely for non-payment of rent, provided they give their Landlords (or Landlord’s agent) a ... Read more
CDC Eviction Moratorium: What it Means for Residential Landlords & Tenants - On September 1, 2020 the Centers for Disease Control implemented a nationwide moratorium on residential evictions until December 31, 2020 (“CDC Eviction Moratorium“). Under the Moratorium, Landlords are prohibited from taking any action to evict a residential tenant for non-payment of rent. While the order does not extinguish a tenant’s responsibility to pay rent, it ... Read more
Commercial Real Estate Purchases and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (aka Superfund) - When people say “Superfund,” I don’t think purchases of “run of the mill” commercial real estate come to mind (as often as they maybe should). Prior to becoming a lawyer, the word “Superfund” evoked images of Mad Max-esque chemical spill disasters, rampant white collar crime and greedy capitalism in my mind – the purchase of ... Read more