Administrative Law, Commercial Real Estate, Finance & Banking

Summary Of HUD’s New Draft LEAN Loan Documents, December 21, 2012

by Christine Waldmann Carmody, Blair L. Schiff | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 1/5/2013

On September 7, 2012, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) published new regulations for the Section 232 Healthcare Facility Insurance Program in the Federal Register. FHA had previously proposed new regulations and loan...more

Summary Of HUD’s LEAN 232 Program E-Mail Blast: Office Of Residential Care Facilities (ORCF), December 19, 2012

by Christine Waldmann Carmody, Blair L. Schiff | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 1/5/2013

In an effort to summarize the highlights of the LEAN E-mail Blasts that we receive, and rarely have time to review in a timely fashion, we at Pepper are providing this quick synopsis of the latest LEAN update. Our aim is to...more

Using Letters Of Credit For Tenant Credit Enhancement

by Michael Kuhn | Jackson Walker on 1/3/2013

I. Introduction. Cash security deposits (typically in the amount of one or two month’s rent) have been the traditional form of tenant credit enhancement required by commercial landlords. However, in instances where...more

Commercial Real Estate Lending: Lessons from 2012 and Predictions for 2013

by Keith Mullen | Winstead PC on 1/2/2013

The combination of 4 speaking engagements and working on 4 new (or revived) lending products buried me during the last several months. Fortunately, I’ve navigated the course, and it is a new year. It is time to take a look...more

Optimism Abounds at the CREFC After-Work Seminar: "Lender Perspective: Current State of the Debt Markets & Trends for 2013"

by Laurie Nelson | Dechert LLP on 12/12/2012

As Philadelphians, it’s easy to think that 2012 has been a disappointment. Our beloved Eagles are 4-9, the Phillies had the most disappointing season in recent history and the Sixers traded last year’s best player for someone...more

Rogers Towers: More Changes in Store for the Hud-1

by Douglas L. Waldorf, Jr. | Rogers Towers on 11/15/2012

Many of you will remember the sweeping revision of the venerable HUD-1 form which went into effect in 2010 as well as the hours of retraining that we all went through to understand it....more

Summary of HUD’s LEAN 232 Program E-mail Blast: Office of Residential Care Facilities (ORCF), October 31, 2012

by Christine Waldmann Carmody, Blair L. Schiff | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 11/13/2012

In an effort to summarize the highlights of the LEAN E-mail Blasts that we receive, and rarely have time to review in a timely fashion, we at Pepper Hamilton are providing this quick synopsis of the latest LEAN update. Our...more

Proposed Rules Could Change Penalty Box for Life Company Lenders

by Keith Mullen | Winstead PC on 11/1/2012

As commercial real estate lenders, life insurance companies have a unique approach on dealing with potential losses or loan loss reserves in their mortgage loans holdings. Unlike bank mortgage lenders, who apply their risk...more

California Sets Schedule for Non-Residential Building Energy Disclosures

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 10/23/2012

In furtherance of its ongoing efforts to promote energy efficiency, California has implemented a new requirement that owners or operators of non-residential buildings disclose a building’s past energy use data to prospective...more

Freddie Mac Market Survey Has Good News for Construction: News Release of the Week

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 10/23/2012

Florida's construction industry may find some good news in the latest survey results releaed by Freddie Mac this week, which appears today in our News Release of the Week (emphasis added)...more

Comment Period on the Integrated Mortgage Disclosure Rules Ends November 6, 2012 by Brian Gallogly, Esq.

by Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 10/19/2012

As a component of its “Know Before You Owe” project and pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) issued its proposed...more

Comment Period on the Integrated Mortgage Disclosure Rules Ends November 6, 2012 by Brian Gallogly, Esq.

by Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 10/19/2012

As a component of its “Know Before You Owe” project and pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) issued its proposed...more

A New Kind of PIN: Essential Requirements for Recording Deeds of Trusts in North Carolina

by Poyner Spruill LLP on 10/18/2012

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in the case of In Re: McCormick that a recorded North Carolina deed of trust indexed in a county’s grantor/grantee index may nevertheless be avoided by a trustee in...more

Case Study: City of Columbia and Mast General Store (Presentation)

by Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 10/15/2012

In This Presentation: Mast General Store, 1601 Main Street, Columbia ..Mast – catalyst project meant to jump start retail activity on Main Street ..City targeted Mast as a proven generator of spin-off retail...more

CFIUS Sued by Chinese Investors

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/28/2012

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has been sued. CFIUS is the U.S. government inter-agency committee that reviews foreign investment in the United States. ...more

A New LLC Act for New Miami (and the Rest of Florida)

by Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 9/14/2012

This is the first in a series of blog posts on the new Florida Limited Liability Company Act. Future posts will discuss issues relating to the Act and its ramifications on Miami (and Florida) businesses. The Need To...more

CFPB Proposes New Rules Governing Servicing of Consumer Mortgage Loans

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 8/31/2012

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed amendments to Regulation X (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act) and Regulation Z (Truth in Lending Act) that create new disclosure requirements and uniform...more

The Changing Nature of IDOT Recordation Tax Collection in Maryland

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 8/28/2012

The Indemnity Deed of Trust (IDOT) structure has long been used in Maryland to defer Maryland recordation taxes, which would otherwise be due had a Borrower entered into a financing arrangement secured by a conventional deed...more

Miami Housing Market Is In Economic Recovery Per HUD in Our News Release of the Week

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 8/7/2012

Here in Miami, real estate professionals involved in either residential or commercial interests are very well acquainted with exactly how difficult the past few years have been for the South Florida real estate market. So...more

Real World: An Update from Dechert's London Finance & Real Estate Group - July 2012

by Dechert LLP on 7/30/2012

Welcome to the Summer edition of Real World from Dechert’s London Finance and Real Estate Group, keeping you up to date with recent developments in real estate law and practice. This summer, although the economic gloom...more

Construction to Permanent Loan on the Return: Tips on Due Diligence and Loan Documents (part 1)

by Keith Mullen | Winstead PC on 7/25/2012

Credit seems to be more available for commercial real estate. For example, I know of one commercial real estate lender working on a construction to permanent loan program. This type of lending blends two types of loans: a...more

CLIENT ALERT: Mandatory Disclosure of Past Energy Use when Selling, Leasing or Financing Property in California

by Jeffrey Wutzke | Lewis and Roca LLP on 7/17/2012

California has instituted a new and unusual requirement that obligates virtually all commercial landowners to disclose a property’s past energy use to potential buyers, tenants and lenders. Any person or company owning...more

EL MITO DE LAS VALORACIONES DE SOLARES EN LA LEY DEL SUELO

by Francisco Bengoetxea on 6/30/2012

A medida que se acerca el 1 de julio de 2012, momento en el que expirará la tercera prórroga de la disposición transitoria tercera de la Ley del Suelo de 1998 que permite valorar el suelo urbanizable...more

Sale-Leaseback Transactions And The Finance Lenders Law

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 6/27/2012

The California Finance Lenders Law generally requires that persons ”engaged in the business of making consumer loans or making commercial loans” be licensed, unless exempt. Cal. Fin. Code §§ 22100(a) and 22009. The business...more

Distressed Properties and Environmental Liability: To Foreclose or Not to Foreclose, That is the Question

by Lane Powell PC - Finance Law on 6/12/2012

When the collateral has environmental contamination, the lender is faced with a take-it-or-leave-it dilemma, either of which poses significant financial risk. Taking a property in foreclosure may result in the lender bearing...more

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Summary Of HUD’s New Draft LEAN Loan Documents, December 21, 2012

Summary Of HUD’s LEAN 232 Program E-Mail Blast: Office Of Residential Care Facilities (ORCF), December 19, 2012

Using Letters Of Credit For Tenant Credit Enhancement

Commercial Real Estate Lending: Lessons from 2012 and Predictions for 2013

Optimism Abounds at the CREFC After-Work Seminar: "Lender Perspective: Current State of the Debt Markets & Trends for 2013"

Rogers Towers: More Changes in Store for the Hud-1

Summary of HUD’s LEAN 232 Program E-mail Blast: Office of Residential Care Facilities (ORCF), October 31, 2012

Proposed Rules Could Change Penalty Box for Life Company Lenders

California Sets Schedule for Non-Residential Building Energy Disclosures

Freddie Mac Market Survey Has Good News for Construction: News Release of the Week

Comment Period on the Integrated Mortgage Disclosure Rules Ends November 6, 2012 by Brian Gallogly, Esq.

Comment Period on the Integrated Mortgage Disclosure Rules Ends November 6, 2012 by Brian Gallogly, Esq.

A New Kind of PIN: Essential Requirements for Recording Deeds of Trusts in North Carolina

Case Study: City of Columbia and Mast General Store (Presentation)

CFIUS Sued by Chinese Investors

A New LLC Act for New Miami (and the Rest of Florida)

CFPB Proposes New Rules Governing Servicing of Consumer Mortgage Loans

The Changing Nature of IDOT Recordation Tax Collection in Maryland

Miami Housing Market Is In Economic Recovery Per HUD in Our News Release of the Week

Real World: An Update from Dechert's London Finance & Real Estate Group - July 2012

Construction to Permanent Loan on the Return: Tips on Due Diligence and Loan Documents (part 1)

CLIENT ALERT: Mandatory Disclosure of Past Energy Use when Selling, Leasing or Financing Property in California

EL MITO DE LAS VALORACIONES DE SOLARES EN LA LEY DEL SUELO

Sale-Leaseback Transactions And The Finance Lenders Law

Distressed Properties and Environmental Liability: To Foreclose or Not to Foreclose, That is the Question

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