Lucas Real Estate is a unique full-service residential real estate brokerage and residential real estate transactional law firm, based in Newport Beach, California, offering both real estate brokerage services and related real estate transactional legal services, including expert tax advice, under one roof. 100 percent of our business is California residential real estate. Devin R. Lucas (full bio) is a Real Estate Attorney, Real Estate Broker and REALTOR®; Courtney R. Lucas (full bio) is a REALTOR®, CPA and former Assurance Manager with Ernst & Young.
For real estate sales and purchases, we specialize in Newport Beach, Eastside Costa Mesa and surrounding Orange County communities. Specifically, areas such as Corona del Mar, Dover Shores, Eastside Costa Mesa, Newport Heights, Newport Coast, Newport Peninsula, Newport Peninsula Point, Mesa Del Mar, Westcliff, Bayshores and surrounding areas.
For related real estate transactional legal services, we work throughout the state of California – zoom, coupled with overnight mail, curriers, mobile notaries and electronic recording capabilities in most California counties, allow us to assist with your real estate matter throughout the state.
We assists individual sellers and buyers, trustees, families, investors, celebrities and high-profile figures utilizing our hands-on services, legal and accounting backgrounds. When it comes to traditional purchases and sales, our affiliation with the area’s leading luxury brokerage (Villa Real Estate) enables us to complete the perfect sale with the highest caliber of marking professionals at our service and an army of veteran real estate professionals to assist with collaboration.
We are experts in California Proposition 19, property tax and other tax implications, property management, investment and 1031 exchanges, LLCs, discrete and confidential transactions, for sale by owner, mediation services, and so much more.
For discrete and confidential transactions (including confidentiality agreements, LLCs and third-party LLC management to legally distance true ownership away from public records), Lucas Real Estate is second to none in assisting high profile clientele, celebrities and foreign investment with residential real estate.
Likewise, Lucas Real Estate is especially adept with trust and estate administration. Many of our clients are out of state Trustees seeking our expert and honest services.
Read on, and explore the rest of our website, including our blog, for expert articles on real estate and to learn more about our unique practice.
REAL ESTATE SERVICES
- Selling Real Estate (click here for additional information on selling your residential or investment real estate)
- Buying Real Estate (click here for additional information on buying residential or investment real estate)
- Family Real Estate Transactions, Family Real Estate Gifting, Family Real Estate Sales and Proposition 19 – selling or gifting real estate to children or grandchildren – impacts of Proposition 19, former Propositions 58 and 193 (click here for additional information on family transactions)
- Trust, Estate and Probate Sales / Trust Administration and Management as to Real Property (additional info on trust, estate and probate matters)
- For Sale By Owner Assistance and Private Party Transactions in Real Estate (additional info on for sale by owner and private transactions here)
- Buyout Agreements / Resolution of Ownership Disputes via Buyouts (additional info on Buyout Agreements / Resolution of Ownership Disputes via Buyouts)
- Deeds of Trust, Promissory Notes and Other Investor, Seller or Family Financing of Real Estate (additional info on deeds of trust and seller financing)
- Guidance, Coordination and Review During Your Real Estate Purchase (click here for additional info on legal review and guidance during your real estate purchase)
- Real Estate Document Review, Drafting and Revision (additional info on document review, drafting and revision)
- Property Tax Assessments and Reassessments, Capital Gains, Prop 19 and other Tax Considerations in Real Estate (additional info on review of your real estate tax situation)
- Formation of LLC(s) to Hold and Manage Real Estate (additional info on forming LLCs)
- Property Management and Leasing (additional info on property management)
- Landlord-Tenant (additional information on landlord-tenant services here)
- Advice, Guidance and Consultation Services (additional info on consultations)
- 1031 Exchanges of Investment Real Estate (additional info on 1031 exchanges)
- Mediation of Real Estate Disputes and the Pre-Litigation Mediation Requirement (additional info on mediation and dispute resolution)
- Real Estate Litigation Consultation and Expert Witness (additional info on litigation consultation)
Lucas Real Estate assists individuals and investors with a host of transactional and related legal issues including the above. To schedule a consultation, email (info@lucas-real-estate.com), call (949-478-1623) or click here to book a consultation.
