Residential Real Estate, Finance & Banking, Energy & Utilities Law

Property Implications Fact Sheet: Autumn Statement

by Steven D. Cox, William R. Turner | K&L Gates LLP on 12/12/2012

On 5 December 2012, George Osborne, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered the Autumn Statement. The Statement contained several key implications for the property industry, examined below: TAX AND FUNDING...more

PA Tax Law News -- July 2012

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 7/3/2012

In This Issue: PA Adopts Business Friendly Budget & Tax Changes; Pennsylvania Changes Position on Taxation of "Cloud Computing"; Recent PA Sales Tax Guidance Concerning Natural Gas and Other Mining Activities;...more

FHFA Announces Multiple New Policy Initiatives

by BuckleySandler LLP on 6/26/2012

On June 15, the FHFA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding state and local Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs, as required by a preliminary injunction issued by the Northern District of California in...more

Securitization of Renewable Energy Loans

by Dechert LLP on 5/24/2012

Renewable energy sources have increasingly become a focal point of U.S. regulatory and financial institutions as well as trade associations and legislatures. One main source of interest in this regard is programs that have...more

Washington Insight - May 2012

by King & Spalding on 5/24/2012

In This Issue: - An Insider’s View - More on Campaign Subplots - The Congressional Calendar - So Much To Do, So Little Time – - Heading Towards a Debt Ceiling Standoff, Part II - Paul Volcker Testifies on His...more

Innovations and Opportunities in Energy Efficiency Finance

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 5/16/2012

The purpose of this white paper is to discuss key concepts in energy efficiency finance, with a focus on emerging solutions to long-standing barriers to financing projects in the United States, as well as the specific...more

Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing Update: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on...

by Mintz Levin - Real Estate on 2/10/2012

A federal housing regulator is seeking public comment as it initiates a rulemaking with regard to Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs. PACE programs permit municipalities to provide financing to property...more

Mortgage Lenders Are Becoming Increasingly Concerned With Gas and Oil Leases Associated With Hydraulic Fracturing

by Sedgwick LLP on 11/26/2011

Fee Simple ownership of land in the United States generally consists of both the "surface" rights and the "mineral" rights associated with the property. As hydraulic fracturing becomes more prevalent, landowners are often...more

Real World: Finance and Real Estate News: Summer 2011/Issue 23

by Dechert LLP on 8/16/2011

In This Issue: p1 HEADNOTE: Olympic Countdown p2 BRIBERY: The Bribery Act and the Real Estate Industry p5 SEWERS: Automatic Adoption of Private Sewers p6 LANDLORD AND TENANT: Vacant Possession and Break...more

Energy Efficiency Revolution in the Building Sector - Australia

by Dermot Duncan on 3/2/2011

Newsflash on recent Energy Efficiency drivers in Australia and NSW for Building Owners to upgrade their Commercial/Industrial Assets to increase their NABERS Rating and protect their portfolio valuations....more

King & Spalding: Measure - The Middle East Quarterly Bulletin - Autumn 2010

by King & Spalding on 12/28/2010

Forward Thank you for your continued interest in our Middle East newsletter, measure. As we near the end of another year, we look forward to continued improvement of economic conditions in the GCC region in the ensuing...more

Incentivizing Energy Efficiency across the American Economy

by Mintz Levin on 12/1/2010

Three major sectors of the American economy — industrial, residential, and commercial — are ripe for tremendous energy savings. McKinsey & Company estimates1 that by 2020, capturing the economy’s full efficiency potential...more

California Fighting Back to Save PACE Program

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/22/2010

On July 14, 2010, California Attorney General Jerry Brown filed a lawsuit against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (California v. Federal Housing Finance Agency, N.D. Cal., No. 10-3084), claiming that the government-sponsored...more

Lower Energy Consumption, Lower Taxes

by Darrin Mish, Tampa Tax Attorney on 3/22/2010

One of the benefits granted under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 (ARRA) is a tax deductible amount from costs incurred for energy efficient home improvements. In the past, the government did give a similar...more

Massachusetts May Pick Up the PACE

by Foley Hoag LLP on 3/1/2010

A financing concept for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects that seems to be sweeping the nation has made its way to Massachusetts. A provision of a major bill now pending in the House Ways and Means Committee...more

IRS Issues Guidance on Electing Investment Tax Credit in Lieu of Production Tax Credit for Specified Renewable Energy Property

by Duane Morris LLP on 6/15/2009

On June 5, 2009, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") issued Notice 2009-52 (the "Notice") providing guidance on the process for electing an investment tax credit ("ITC") rather than a production tax credit ("PTC") for...more

Green Building Update - July 9, 2008

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 7/9/2008

IN THIS ISSUE: *The American Council On Renewable Energy announces largest renewable energy conference in the US: February 25-27, 2009 *Green Building Focus ..Study shows that 14% of US cities require green building...more