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The Rosseau Group Inc. (Rosseau) was a real estate developer. Rosseau entered into an agreement of purchase and sale with 2528061 Ontario Inc. to buy land for development purposes. Once the land had been rezoned and...more
Real Estate Law- 1.1 Please briefly describe the main laws that govern real estate in your jurisdiction. Laws relating to leases of business premises should be listed in response to question 10.1. Those relating to...more
As commercial real estate markets across the U.S. cope with rising costs and slowing demand, Florida has been a rare bright spot. The Sunshine State has welcomed a record number of people and businesses in recent years, and...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER BRAZILIAN LAW - 1. OVERVIEW OF BRAZILIAN HISTORY - Brazil is a federative republic and the largest country in both South and Latin America. It is also the world's...more
The letter of credit has evolved from being a tool to facilitate international commercial transactions involving the sale of goods to a preferred form of collateral in a range of commercial transactions. While historically a...more
The Sixth Circuit, on March 29, 2023, affirmed the dismissal of a real estate developer’s complaint against Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group LP, holding that Goldman Sachs’ refusal to consent to a property sale could not...more
FEATURED ARTICLE - Efforts clauses are common in commercial agreements, including those involving real estate. Where one or both parties cannot guarantee a particular outcome, efforts clauses attempt to qualify obligations....more
A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team: San Francisco - S.F. housing production slows to crawl as state goals loom (San Francisco Chronicle): The Planning Department’s annual housing...more
On March 27, 2023, the Federal Government of Canada announced Regulations Amending the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Regulations (together “the Amended Regulations”) which come into...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER INDIAN LAW - INVESTMENT AND CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE IN INDIA - 1. INTRODUCTION TO REAL ESTATE IN INDIA - Since the liberalization of Indian economy, the real estate...more
The future looks bright for the commercial real estate (CRE) market in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Sun Belt city, like all municipalities throughout the country, felt the early economic shock waves from the Covid-19...more
Judge Salinger dismissed a real estate developer’s counterclaims against a project manager, ruling that the counterclaim allegations did not “plausibly suggest that [project manager] [wa]s liable for the contractor’s...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER BRAZILIAN LAW - 1. OVERVIEW OF BRAZILIAN HISTORY - Brazil is a federative republic and the largest country in both South and Latin America. It is also the world's fifth-largest...more
Industrial markets over the past several years have seen consistently high occupancy rates and superior rental rate growth. While sentiment in the June 2020 Survey dropped precipitously, it immediately rebounded and has...more
On December 26, 2019, in Matter of Mackenzie Hughes LLP v. New York State Tax Appeals Tribunal, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, held that New York’s retroactive decertification of Qualified Empire Zone...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER BRAZILIAN LAW - 1. OVERVIEW OF BRAZILIAN HISTORY- Brazil is a federative republic and the largest country in both South and Latin America. It is also the world's fifth-largest...more
On November 19, 2019, the federal banking agencies issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) that incorporates a new definition of an “HVCRE exposure” into the U.S. regulatory capital rules. The new definition is substantially...more
In the wake of the 2007-2008 financial crisis there was a heightened focus on the risk management and capital adequacy requirements of financial institutions. As a result, the concept of High Volatility Commercial Real Estate...more
In case you’ve been too busy sifting through fake news to follow efforts to reform the High Volatility Commercial Real Estate (HVCRE) regulations that affect acquisition, development or construction (ADC) loans, here’s where...more
As we mentioned just a couple of weeks ago, the federal banking regulators have taken aim at the risk weighting rules for High Volatility Commercial Real Estate (“HVCRE”) loans that went into effect back in 2015. In a...more
In a follow up to our other posts regarding the White Flint Mall redevelopment, the jury has reached a verdict. Until recently, White Flint Mall in Bethesda, Maryland was a prime example of retail mall success. However, as...more
http://www.allenmatkins.com/ucla In comparison to the last survey, conducted in May 2014, Southern California developers now are more bullish on the office real estate market than in previous years. Forty-seven percent of...more