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Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

The New Reality for Realtors: Navigating FinCEN’s Trust Reporting Requirements

Realtors are now on the front lines of enhanced anti-money laundering oversight in the residential real estate market. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has implemented new reporting requirements that expand...more

Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP

Ohio’s Local Tax Incentive Reporting Due March 31 - Compliance Basics for Communities

For villages, cities, counties, and townships with real property tax incentive programs there are both short-term and long-term reporting processes that must be followed to ensure compliance with state law. While reporting...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Ownership Without Partnership: A Lesson from the Second Department on the Plight of the Assignee

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Just a few weeks ago, Frank McRoberts authored a post titled, “The Pick-Your-Partner Principle.” It featured a more-than-decade old case about the dissolution of a real estate partnership and emphasized the fundamental...more

Perkins Coie

36TH Annual | 2026 Land Use & Development Law Briefing

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A catch-all provision in the County’s encroachment permit checklist requiring “[o]ther information as may be required” violated the Permit Streamlining Act because it failed to specify required information with sufficient...more

Houston Harbaugh, P.C.

Texas Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Argument on Whether ‘Free of Cost’ Clause in 1960 Deed Prohibits the Deduction of...

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The practice of deducting post-production costs from landowner royalties continues to be controversial and contentious issue here in Pennsylvania. Many landowners sought to insulate their royalties from such deductions by...more

Crunched Credit

Not Every Problem Deserves a Solution And Not Every Solution is a Solution: That’s a Problem

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It has worked its way into our cultural gestalt that every problem deserves a solution, created, crafted, implemented and enforced by our increasingly paternalistic government. Our government, for its part, endlessly tells...more

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Understanding Washington’s New Solicited Real Property Act

Effective January 1, 2026, Washington’s newly enacted RCW 61.40.010 (the “Solicited Real Property Act”) introduces a suite of statutory protections for property owners in transactions initiated through direct solicitation....more

Gray Reed

Lien and Bond Claims in March 2026: Dates to Remember

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Use this guide as a reference when filing lien and bond claim notices for the month of March....more

Goodwin

From Data Centers to Offices, Commercial Real Estate Momentum Picks Up

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Signs of strength emerge across commercial real estate asset classes prior to Goodwin’s annual 2026 RECM Conference....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Trial Court Delivers Post-Sheetz Wake-Up Call to Local Jurisdictions on Impact Fees

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California jurisdictions have historically relied on development impact fees adopted under the Mitigation Fee Act (MFA) or Quimby Act to fund new infrastructure, utilities and park facilities. Although it cannot be cited as...more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Managing Legal Risk when Implementing AI: Examining the Promise + Pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence in Real Estate +...

One can hardly turn on the television today without being inundated by artificial intelligence (AI), whether in the form of commercials during the big game, as the lead segment on the news, or through advertisements on your...more

Hanson Bridgett

The ULA Ordinance and Recent Updates

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During the November 2022 Los Angeles Midterm Elections, voters approved Measure ULA (United to House LA), formally referred to as the “Homelessness and Housing Solutions Tax” and informally referred to as the “mansion tax.”...more

Dickinson Wright

You Use It, You Pay for It: TRP Brands Reinforces Landlord Rights

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When tenant debtors continue to use leased space after filing for bankruptcy, they, by definition, benefit from such use. Landlords often hold off on pressing available remedies because of the debtor’s continued use and...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Drafting Preferred Return and Other Waterfall Provisions in Real Estate Operating Agreements: Best Practices for Lawyers and...

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Preferred return and waterfall provisions are the backbone of economic alignment in the operating agreements that govern real estate joint ventures. Whether structured around Internal Rate of Return (“IRR”) hurdles or equity...more

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Raising the Bar on Suitability: Massachusetts Proposes Regulations Affecting Skilled Nursing Facility Owners, Management...

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Massachusetts proposed amendments to the regulations that govern skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Here is what operators, real property owners, and investors need to know as they acquire facilities, change managers, and...more

Mayer Brown

Key Trends from ALIS

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At the recent Americas Lodging Institute Summit (ALIS) this past month, industry leaders gathered in Los Angeles to discuss the evolving landscape of hospitality, real estate and the political and economic trends impacting...more

J.S. Held

Mass Timber Fire Resistance: Sustainability, Code Compliance, and Fire Safety in Tall Buildings

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Mass timber is gaining popularity in multi-storey construction projects across both Canada and the United States. The benefits of mass timber in terms of efficient construction and reduced staffing requirements for...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Back-leverage in European CRE: Key Tax Considerations

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This fourth instalment of our five-part series examines some of the key tax considerations that arise in structuring and negotiating European back-leverage transactions....more

Hanson Bridgett

Unlock Capital Gains Tax Relief While Revitalizing Communities

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What if you could defer, or even exclude, your capital gains taxes just by helping struggling communities? That’s the promise of Qualified Opportunity Zones (“QOZs”), a federal program that rewards investors who support...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Distressed Commercial Real Estate Update — Courts Curtail Certain Landlord Rights

A pair of recent tenant-friendly bankruptcy court decisions have (1) limited the scope of landlord priority expense claims, and (2) made it easier for a tenant in bankruptcy to assume and assign a lease over its landlord’s...more

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Mortgage Companies subject to NY State CRA Rule Need to Understand Importance for Assessment Area Delineation

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Effective July 7, 2026, mortgage companies that extend at least 200 mortgage originations in NY state are subject to a new regulation that requires them to meet the credit needs of the communities they serve. One of the first...more

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Frequently Asked Questions About the Notice of Contract Mechanism for North Carolina Contractors and Subcontractors

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The Notice of Contract Mechanism is one of the most misunderstood mechanisms within lien law, and can have significant financial impacts on general contractors and subcontractors alike. As construction attorneys in North...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Key Takeaways From the 2026 ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards for Commercial Real Estate Transactions

The joint committee of the American Land Title Association and the National Society of Professional Surveyors released its regular five-year update of survey standards, effective as of February 23, 2026. ...more

Harris Beach Murtha

Connecticut Property Transfer Act Sunsets: Everything You Need to Know

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The Connecticut Property Transfer Act sunsets March 1 and will be replaced by new Release-Based Clean Up Regulations. This means cleanup of environmental sites will be triggered by the discovery of actual environmental...more

Winstead PC

A Proactive Approach to Infrastructure Modernization

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Nashville’s ice storm provides a stark illustration of why infrastructure resilience matters. When three-quarters of an inch of ice accumulated on power lines and trees, the overhead distribution system experienced...more

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