Woods Lonergan Quoted in New York Times

Woods Lonergan quoted in the new york times remote real estate closings

NEW YORK, N.Y. — September 24, 2025. The New York Times explored whether remote or hybrid real-estate closings are a smart choice for homebuyers in its feature, “Are Remote Closings a Bad Idea?” (Aug. 23, 2025). The article weighs convenience against potential tradeoffs for purchasers navigating the closing process.

In the piece, Andreas Christou, an Associate in Woods Lonergan’s Condo/Co-op Practice Group, offers practical context drawn from representing New York purchasers and sellers in residential transactions.

“Remote and hybrid closings can work well when expectations are set early and documentation is complete and accurate. For most buyers, the key is preparation—confirm fees, taxes, payoff numbers, and closing deliverables in advance—so the final session, whether virtual or in-person, is simply execution.”

The Times article outlines factors buyers should consider when deciding between in-person, remote, or hybrid approaches, noting that while virtual options rose in popularity during the pandemic, they’re best used with proper planning and professional guidance.

Read the article: The New York Times — “Are Remote Closings a Bad Idea?” (Aug. 23, 2025), (Subscription may be required.)

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For more than 30 years, Woods Lonergan PLLC has specialized in complex commercial litigation across a variety of industries and sectors, with a deep real estate bench and a robust co-op and condominium board governance practice throughout New York City’s five boroughs. We represent boards, sponsors, managing agents, buyers, and sellers in high-stakes disputes and related transactions, including construction and property-damage claims, contract and fiduciary-duty actions, building-operations issues, and appeals.

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About the Author

Andreas E. Christou is an Associate Attorney at Woods Lonergan, where he represents cooperative and condominium boards across the New York metro area. He counsels boards on day-to-day governance and litigates on their behalf in state and federal court, from arrears and lien foreclosures to the defense of board decisions on appeal. Before joining the firm in 2020, he litigated real estate and commercial matters in state and federal court.

His practice covers governance counsel, annual meetings, proxies, and voting procedure, proprietary leases, bylaws, and house rules, purchase applications and transfers, alteration agreements, refinancing and capital improvement financing, and sponsor and offering plan enforcement. He handles arrears, lien foreclosures, and lease terminations, election challenges, and disputes with unit owners, shareholders, contractors, and vendors. Andreas has been named to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list each year from 2022 through 2026, and his commentary on co-op and condo questions appears regularly in The New York Times “Ask Real Estate” column. Woods Lonergan is ranked by Chambers USA Spotlight New York 2026 for Real Estate and Litigation: General Commercial. He is admitted in New York and New Jersey and in the federal courts for the Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey. He is fluent in Greek and active in New York’s Greek-American community.