In This Issue:

- Crowdfunding — What It Is, What to Watch

- Spotlight on Insurance: Know the Risks Involved with the Protective Safeguards Endorsement

- Reinvestment In Leased Retail Space — Top 10 Legal Considerations

- What to Know About Subleasing

- Recent Transactions

- Excerpt from Crowdfunding — What It Is, What to Watch:

Crowdfunding became one of the most talked about ways of raising capital for commercial real estate (CRE) transactions following its legalization by the JOBS Act in 2012. But what exactly is crowdfunding, and what do CRE developers, lenders and investors—as well as crowdfunding companies considering investment in CRE—need to know when evaluating crowdfunded CRE projects?