About Our Section

The purpose of the Real Property Section is to promote the educational and professional objectives of the Connecticut Bar Association within the field of real property law. The section provides a forum at executive committee and section meetings throughout the year for the exchange of information and ideas relative to real property issues, concerns, and transactions, both residential and commercial. The section also welcomes consideration and discussions of issues related to conveyancing, mortgages, land use, title insurance, and other matters of interest to the real estate bar.

Section Executive Committee

Chair
Jane E. Ballerini
Neubert Pepe & Monteith PC
195 Church Street, 13th Floor
New Haven, CT 06510
(203)821-2000
jballerini@npmlaw.com

Vice Chair
Valerie A. Votto
Valerie Ann Votto LLC
PO Box 762
Old Lyme, CT 06371
(860)434-7067
valerie@vottolaw.net

Secretary
Lawrence M. Garfinkel

Greene Law PC
11 Talcott Notch Rd
Farmington, CT 06032-1817
(860)676-1336 x218
lmg@greenelawpc.com

Treasurer
Gregory P. Muccilli
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
265 Church St, Ste 1207
New Haven, CT 06510
(203)836-2806
gmuccilli@goodwin.com

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Residential Real Estate Specialist Certification Program

The Real Property Section of the Connecticut Bar Association has created the Residential Real Estate Specialist Certification program to help the public identify attorneys who are competent, experienced, and skilled in the area of residential real estate law and to raise the level of practice in this area of law. View the Board Certified Residential Real Estate Specialists List.

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Proposed Model Contract - Connecticut Residential Purchase and Sale Agreement

Upcoming Events

  • Mar 26
    Real Property Section Meeting (SRP260326)
    Virtual via Zoom
    5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
  • Apr 08
    Advanced RRE: Title, Trends, and Issues- Part 2 ( ERP260408)
    CBA Law Center and Virtual
    538 Preston Ave., 3rd Fl.
    Meriden

    2:00 PM to 5:15 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

    In session two, we will delve into the new Connecticut and Federal Laws affecting the purchase, sale and financing of Connecticut real estate. Specifically, we will tackle the new FinCEN filing requirements, Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac multifamily disbursement issues, an expansion of redactions on the land records for privacy purposes, revisions to the Validating Act, and the illegality of NTraps. We will also explore Title Insurance issues including alternatives to Title Insurance, additional matters covered in expanded Owner’s Policies, updates to ALTA’s Best Practices and newly issued ALTA Endorsements.

  • Apr 23
    Real Property Section Meeting (SRP260423)
    TBD
    6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
  • May 28
    Real Property Section Meeting (SRP260528)
    TBD
    6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

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