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Key Points in Commercial Real Estate Purchase and Sale Contracts: Negotiating Covenants Between Signing and Closing, and...

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In a multipart series, we're examining important points to consider when negotiating commercial real estate purchase and sale contracts from the perspectives of buyers and sellers. Our prior posts addressed negotiating...more

Adams & Reese

Key Changes to The Opportunity Zone Program in The One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 designates certain low-income community population census tracts as qualified opportunity zones and creates tax incentives for those with capital gains looking to roll over their investments...more

Stoel Rives LLP

FinCEN’s Residential Real Estate Rule: What Commercial Real Estate Developers Need to Know

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Professionals involved in residential real estate closings must now file a Real Estate Report with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) for certain non-financed transfers of...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Not-Quite-Absolute Obligations: Reasonable Limits on Lease Covenants to Repair & Restore

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Both commercial landlords and their tenants should take heed: under Canadian common law, even the most water-tight lease covenants to keep in repair and restore the premises upon the expiration or other termination of a lease...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Receivership Law May Streamline Real Estate Sales In Illinois

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On Aug. 1, Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law the Illinois Receivership Act, making Illinois the 16th state to adopt the Uniform Law Commission‘s Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act. Originally published in...more

White & Case LLP

Spanish Supreme Court Upholds Contractually Agreed Events Of Default In Financing Agreements

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Under Spanish law, the right to terminate a contract (including the possibility to early terminate a financing agreement) has traditionally been subject to a materiality threshold. Case law has cast significant doubt on...more

Holland & Knight LLP

GSA Announces Major Revisions to Its Standard Lease and Request for Lease Proposal

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The General Services Administration (GSA) in February published new versions of its standard lease template forms – the Global Lease (L100) and Request for Lease Proposal (RLP or R100) – along with updated versions of the...more

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Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (3/11/25) – An AI Inflection Point for Hotels, Investor Pivot in Build-to-Rent and Looming...

In our latest roundup, lodging demand for World Cup brings growth, commercial property management firms use of AI becomes firmer, construction industry shows slow start to the year, and more!...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Fresh Eyes: How the Increasing Role of Women in Construction and Development Can Unlock Hidden Value

Women in Construction Week, which just came to a close, offers an excellent opportunity to reflect on the growing representation of women in construction and development. Women are increasing their presence across roles in...more

Gray Reed

The Saga of the Double-Fraction Mineral Conveyance Continues

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Navigator Group, et al. v. Van Dyke, et al.* is the latest stopover in the journey of the double-fraction mineral conveyance through the Texas courts. The Eastland Court of Appeals rejected challenges to the Supreme Cout of...more

DLA Piper

Virginia General Assembly Proposes To Eliminate Sales And Use Tax Exemption For Data Centers

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The Virginia House of Delegates and Senate have released their respective budget proposals, with each containing provisions that would materially impair or effectively eliminate the sales and use tax exemption (Exemption) for...more

BCLP

Streamlining Building Control for Telecoms: Key Takeaways From the Government's Consultation

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At the end of January 2026, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) launched a consultation, "Improving proportionality and safety outcomes in building control: telecommunications work"...more

BCLP

Dispute Resolution in Data Centre Projects: Proactive Strategies for a High-stakes Environment

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The lifecycle of a data centre, from land acquisition to operation, brings together significant capital investment, complex technical systems and layered contractual relationships. While earlier articles in this Insight...more

Pullman & Comley - For What It May Be Worth

Key Takeaways for 12-65b Property Tax Agreements After Connecticut Appellate Court Decision

Connecticut General Statutes Sec. 12-65b allows a property owner and a municipality to enter into an agreement fixing the property tax assessment on real property (including improvements in existence or being constructed) for...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Big Win for Oregon Farmers - Oregon HB 4153: The New Farm Store Permit

The Oregon Legislature recently passed House Bill 4153, a legislative milestone that fundamentally updates how agricultural commerce operates within the state. For decades, Oregon’s land use laws have prioritized the...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

HUD-Insured Multifamily Loans: Key Considerations for Borrowers and Lenders

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HUD-insured multifamily loans remain one of the most stable sources of long-term financing for apartment, affordable housing, and healthcare projects, particularly during periods of market volatility and constrained...more

Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC

State Legislators Contemplate Policy Tools to Mitigate Wildfire Risk After a Warm, Dry Winter

For much of the American West, this winter has been historically warm and dry. Due to the resulting snow drought, many experts are predicting an intense wildfire season in Colorado and across the West more broadly. Colorado...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Who Pays for What? Understanding Key Differences in Triple Net, Gross and Modified Gross Commercial Leases

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Commercial lease agreements for office, retail and industrial tenants are commonly structured differently with respect to how expenses are handled and collected between the landlord and the tenant. The most typical of these...more

Allen Matkins

Water Supply Assessments Under CEQA: Vallejo v. American Canyon Clarifies What Must (and Need Not) be Included

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On January 14, 2026, a California Court of Appeal upheld the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) certified by the City of American Canyon (American Canyon) and the accompanying water supply assessment (WSA) in City of Vallejo...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

UK Real Estate Client Guide A Quick Guide To A Landlord's Remedies For Commercial Rent Arrears

Landlords of commercial premises generally have one key overriding concern: to maintain their income stream by ensuring that their tenants pay and continue to pay all rents due under their leases. Landlords should act quickly...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Electronic Signatures in Commercial Lending: Practical and Legal Considerations

Borrowers periodically ask whether commercial loan documents can be executed electronically. While electronic signatures are legally recognized, their use in commercial lending remains institution-specific. Many lenders...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

House Unanimously Passes Bill Allowing 99-Year Leases on Tribal Trust Land

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The U.S. House of Representatives recently unanimously passed H.R. 5910, legislation that would authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes. The bill, sponsored by Rep....more

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development and Land Use Update 3.6.26

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The U.S. Senate is advancing a sweeping housing package, which includes legislative efforts around affordability and housing production with a federal objective to ban institutional investment in single-family homes....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Rules don’t build culture: Why the office has to become a magnet again

In recent research into the office and retail sector, AEW estimated that investors could expect to meet or exceed their required returns between now and 2030 in nearly 80% of European markets, with the highest projected...more

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Proptech: Patents and Patent Litigation

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The rapid digitization of the built environment has transformed real estate from a traditionally asset-heavy industry into a veritable data-driven ecosystem. The technology driving this transformation is commonly referred to...more

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