'A real estate attorney is an attorney who works on real estate matters. This type of attorney interprets and renders advice on laws and regulations that pertain to real property, including housing law, commercial and residential property development projects, real estate financing and leasing, Real Estate Investment Trusts, land sales, title issues and searches, escrow arrangements, property management, rights of way, and lease disputes. Real estate transactional attorneys negotiate and draft contracts regarding real estate transactions. Real estate litigation attorneys handle lawsuits, court cases and arbitrations regarding real estate disputes.