REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Buying a home is the most expensive purchase most families make. It is not uncommon during the seemingly long process between offer and closing, and even after the deal is done, some problem arises or someone gets snagged on one or more issue. Experienced brokers and real estate agents are resourceful, yet find even some problems too difficult to untangle. Time is usually of the essence. This causes emotions to be more potent. No one has time nor the money for litigation. Mediation is an excellent way to work through the conflict and move on to what the parties need.

Protecting your family’s interests is always important. Making the right choice when choosing how to resolve conflicts that inevitably arises is an important investment choice for now and the future. Mediation and collaborative methods are often your best choice to meet these needs.


NEIGHBOR CONFLICTS

“Good fences make good neighbors”, so the saying goes. As much as most of us want peace to prevail in our neighborhoods, problems surface, then build, until you can hardly look at each other. Divisions in the neighborhood happen. Mediation is an effective way to handle such problems. “Life’s too short” to live in a neighborhood with such continuing conflict. Besides, it’s far more private than litigating it in Court. There’s no reason to air your “dirty laundry for others to see. Mediation will help you mend the proverbial fence to return your neighborhood to the place you want to be.


WATER RIGHTS DISPUTES

We all know New Mexico has a very dry climate. Water is a valuable commodity, and even rare for some. Uses of land change. Ownership of properties change hands. Many water rights cases litigated in courts can last years, even decades. Most people want and need faster results than that. Besides, who wouldn’t want more control over the outcome than putting the matter in the hands of the Courts? Mediation presents a streamlined approach to addressing concerns and working out interests.


ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

Environmental regulation and supervision is grounded in both federal and state law. Yet, there are many issues that are not specifically handled by the regulatory process. Mediation is a method proven to be effective in meeting the concerns of the needs of the land and those of our population.


EXPERTS

Many Property matters can benefit from the advice and involvement of subject matter experts, such as brokers, mortgage loan officers, contractors, land and water engineers. On occasion, we have found that communication counselors can also be used for consultation purposes or to co-mediate the issues. Such experts often maximize financial and emotions benefits and reduce present and future costs. Accord mediation also welcomes the participation of lawyers who the disputants may have hired for consultation or representation.

One specific approach has emerged known as Collaborative Practice. For more information about this alternative, see IACP.