• Practice Areas. Mr. Goodman practices in the following areas: Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Association Law, Broker Representation, Business Law, and Litigation.
• Attorney. Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein, P.C., Boulder, Colorado, 1985 - present. Shareholder since 1994. Clients include first and second mortgage lenders (banks, savings and loans, mortgage companies), real estate brokers and salespersons, real estate companies, developers, property management companies, builders, subcontractors, suppliers, buyers and sellers.

• Instructor. Presents various programs, workshops and seminars for The Colorado Association of REALTORS® and numerous boards/associations of REALTORS® throughout Colorado.
• Instructor Certification Designations. Colorado Association of REALTORS® - GRI Certificate Program Certified Senior Instructor (Law)

• University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado, J.D., 1985
• Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado, B.A., 1982

• Colorado
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

• Co-Chair, Boulder Bar Association, Real Estate Section, 1994-1996
• Member, Colorado Bar Association, Real Estate Section
• Member, Boulder Bar Association, Real Estate Section
• Member, City of Boulder Board of Zoning Adjustment, 1988-1993
• Chairman, City of Boulder Board of Zoning Adjustment, 1992-1993

Mr. Goodman writes the regular monthly Legal Hotline Column for the Colorado REALTOR® News. Mr. Goodman has authored numerous articles, (versions of which have appeared in a variety of publications) including:

R E A L   E S T A T E
• Brokerage Law
  • Earn Commissions Helping Buyers Use Homestead Exemption
  • H.B. 08-1356 Landlord’s Statutory Warranty of Habitability
  • Property Management Agreement Addendum
  • How to Commit More Loan Fraud
  • Commission in Purchase Contract
  • Out of Contract
  • Disclosure Doesn't Force Relationship
  • Limited Services Listing Agreements
  • No Call List and Money Laudering
  • C.L.U.E  Reports
  • Transaction-Brokers and Commissions
  • Designated Broker Policies
  • LDP - Limited Denial of Participation
  • How to Commit Loan Fraud
  • Ruling on Transaction Brokerage
  • Papering Property Management Relationships Part II
  • Papering Property Management Relationships Part I
  • Auctions Part II
  • Auctions Part I
  • Pickle in the Middle or Gladiator on One Side?
  • Client, Customer or ???????
  • Drafting Better Contingencies
  • For the Broker's Protection: Present an FHA Inspection Disclosure to the Buyer
  • Brokerage Law
  • Agency Hotspots for Colorado REALTORS®
  • Procuring Cause and Leasing
  • Procuring Cause
  • New Forms and Rules Affect Commercial Real Estate
  • Agency Policies and Other Broker Documents
  • Broker Law FAQ
  • Broker's Issues
• Construction
• Collection Tools for Builders
• Who Can Lien On Whom?
• Commission's Contracts Don't Fit New Construction
• Typical Problems for Buyers with Volume Builder Contracts
• Someone We Can Lien On
• Contracts
• Senate Bill 71
• Senate Bill 100 - Part II
• Senate Bill 100 - Part I
• Mediation
• Commission in Purchase Contract
• Out of Contract
• Limited Services Listing Agreements
• No Call List and Money Laudering
• Pitfalls of Land Installment Contracts
• Legal Ramifications of a Letter of Intent
• Anonymous Purchase of Real Estate
• Contract Issues
• Backup Contracts
• C.L.U.E  Reports
• Auctions Part II
• Auctions Part I
• Property Specific Deed Exceptions
• Loan Commitment Contingencies
• Gambling on Loan Commitments
• Drafting Better Contingencies
• Must a seller honor a written offer he verbally accepted?
• If the earnest money bounces, can the seller terminate...
• Can a seller terminate a "liquidated damages contract"
• Property Inspection Rights
• Drafting Kickout Clauses to Accept a Better Offer
• Legal Ramifications of a Letter of Intent
• Typical Problems for Buyers with Volume Builder Contracts
• Pitfalls of Installment Land Contracts
• Liquor License Considerations in Real Estate Transactions
• Drafting the Loan Approval Clause to Minimize Uncertainty
• What Satisfies "Loan Approval" in a Contract?
• Broker's Issues
• Contract FAQ: Formation & Title
• Finance
• What Real Estate Brokers Need to Know About Bankruptcy
• Earn Commissions Helping Buyers Use Homestead Exemption
• Collection Tools for Builders
• Foreclosure Investors Not Exempted from FHA Seasoning
• The Buzz about Busby - Busby v. JRHBW Realty, Inc. d/b/a Realty South
• Good Faith in Commercial Debt Collection
• Tax Benefits of Seller-Carry Financing
• How to Commit More Loan Fraud
• HOA Super Liens
• No Call List and Money Laudering
• Limited Guarantees
• LDP - Limited Denial of Participation
• How to Commit Loan Fraud
• Loan Commitment Contingencies
• Who Can Lien On Whom?
• Occupancy Agreements and Seller Carry
• Gambling on Loan Commitments
• Tax Liens and Mortgage Lenders
• Benefits of Seller Carry Financing
• Pitfalls of Installment Land Contracts
• Clearing Erroneous Credit Entries
• Judgments Need Not Always Be Paid Through Closing
• Broker's Issues
• Foreclosure
• Good Faith in Commercial Debt Collection
• Foreclosure Investors Not Exempted from FHA Seasoning
• Foreclosure Evolution (Part II)
• Foreclosure Revolution (Part I)
• Short Pay-Offs and Redemptions
• Foreclosure FAQs
• Goldilocks & The Foreclosure Protection Act (Part II)
• Goldilocks & The Foreclosure Protection Act (Part I)
• Senate Bill 71
• HOA Super Liens
• Alternatives to Fire Sale
• Foreclosure Overview
• Redemption in Purgatory: Who Can Thwart Lienholder Redemption Rights?
• Leasing
• H.B. 08-1356 Landlord’s Statutory Warranty of Habitability
• Limited Guarantees
• Discriminatory Impact - Part II
• Discriminatory Impact - Part I
• Medical Office Leasing
• Occupancy Agreements and Seller Carry
• Procuring Cause and Leasing
• Liquidated Damages for Lease Breaches
• Landlord Tenant Security Deposit FAQ
• Someone We Can Lien On
• Real Estate Title
• C.L.U.E  Reports
• Survey II
• Survey I
• Property Specific Deed Exceptions
• Plain Language Title Insurance
• Contract FAQ: Formation & Title
• Real Estate General
• Commercial Architectural Plans and Copyright Law
• The Real Estate Business And Trademark Law - Part II
• The Real Estate Business And Trademark Law - Part I
• RESPA
• The Buzz about Busby - Busby v. JRHBW Realty, Inc. d/b/a Realty South
• More on Affiliated Business Arrangements
• Affiliated Business Arrangements & Outsourcing
• RESPA Exception: Payment for Services Actually Rendered
• RESPA Exception: Affiliated Business Arrangements (ABA's)
A S S O C I A T I O N   L A W
• Senate Bill 100 - Part II
• Senate Bill 100 - Part I
B U S I N E S S   L A W
• Commercial Architectural Plans and Copyright Law
• The Real Estate Business And Trademark Law - Part II
• The Real Estate Business And Trademark Law - Part I
T A X A T I O N
• Tax Benefits of Seller-Carry Financing
• Quit Claims & The $500K Exclusion Part II
• Quit Claims & The $500K Exclusion Part I
• Tax Liens and Mortgage Lenders
E S T A T E   P L A N N I N G
• Beneficiary Deeds
• Quit Claims & The $500K Exclusion Part II
• Quit Claims & The $500K Exclusion Part I

Jonathan A. Goodman is a shareholder in Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein, P.C., a Colorado law firm.   His practice areas include Real Estate, Brokerage Law, Contracts, Land Use, Leasing, Real Estate Title, Association Law, Business Law, and Finance.   He can be reached at contact Jonathan Goodman.

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