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Forget Condos - Build Communities of Passion: How Developers Can Tap Lifestyle-Driven Real Estate

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Psst... dreaming of a condo community built around your passion? Cars, art, food, gaming, something totally wild? We’re running a fun, unscientific survey to gather ideas and inspiration. Curious?...more

DLA Piper

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Top Points for Real Estate and REITs

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President Donald J. Trump signed the legislation commonly known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (Tax Act) into law on July 4, 2025. Below are five key takeaways for sponsors and investors in real estate and real estate...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Key Tax Impacts for Businesses

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On July 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”) into law. Congress passed the OBBBA through budget reconciliation, a special legislative process that allows Congress to advance...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Wisconsin Repeals Tax on Telecommunications Towers

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On July 3, 2025, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 into law, marking a significant milestone for the telecommunications industry in the state. This new legislation specifically exempts radio,...more

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7 Key Changes to the Qualified Opportunity Zone Incentive Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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On July 4, President Trump signed into law H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), a sweeping 870-page piece of legislation that introduces significant changes across various areas of federal policy. While full...more

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Update: OBBBA Tax Provisions Impacting REITs and Foreign Investors

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On July 1, 2025, a little over two weeks after the Senate Finance Committee released its draft tax title (the “Initial Senate Draft”), the U.S. Senate secured sufficient votes to advance its version of the “One Big Beautiful...more

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26-Step Mechanical Framework For Interpreting Deeds? Texas courts reject "mechanical" deed interpretation while creating a 28-step...

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The El Paso Court of Appeals recently published an opinion that provides what might be characterized as 26-step step system for analyzing a deed that (perhaps inadvertently) highlights a growing irony in Texas jurisprudence....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Joint Ventures: Financing Considerations and Potential Pitfalls

If you are an investor, developer or lender in a joint venture that is proposing to finance the property that is the subject of the joint venture, it is important to protect your interests by considering how to address a...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Final REIT-Related Provisions in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”

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With the tie-breaking vote cast by Vice President Vance on July 1, 2025, the Senate approved an amended version of H.R. 1, originally titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which was previously approved by the House of...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Deadline Approaching: Murphy Signs Into Law Amendments to New Jersey’s “Mansion Tax” and Controlling Interest Transfer Tax

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On June 30, 2025, Governor Murphy signed into law significant changes to the New Jersey Mansion Tax and CITT. These amendments include increases in the fees specific to high-value properties and a shift in which party is...more

Mayer Brown

Service Charge Obligations Do Not Include a Duty to Pay Inflated Insurance Commissions (Updated)

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This reverberations from London Trocadero (2015) LLP v Picturehouse Cinemas Limited  [2025] EWHC 1247 (Ch) will be felt throughout the commercial property industry, and we predict it will contribute to a much needed...more

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It’s Been Decided, In Texas the Mineral Lessee, Not the Surface Owner, Owns Produced Water

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In Cactus Water v. COG Operating, the Supreme Court affirmed that mineral lessee COG, not water rights owner Cactus (who derived it rights from the surface owner), has the right to possession, custody, control, and...more

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The Curious Case of the Disappearing Freehold: Lulham v Crown Estate Commissioners [2025]

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What happens when the freeholder not just disappears, but the very freehold itself ceases to exist? We know from case law that when a freehold escheats, the derivative interests such as mortgages and leases survive, however a...more

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New Jersey Increases Mansion Tax Rates and Shifts Payment Obligation to Sellers

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On June 30, Governor Phil Murphy signed Bill A5804 into law, amending N.J.S.A. § 46:15-7.2-7.4; N.J.S.A. § 54:15C-1, and introducing significant changes to New Jersey’s realty transfer tax structure. These changes — effective...more

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Governor Murphy’s Mansion Tax Modification

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New Jersey residents are familiar with the “Mansion Tax” and its companion, the “Controlling Interest Transfer Tax,” which were implemented in 2004 and 2006, respectively. The Mansion Tax requires purchasers of certain...more

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New Jersey’s Latest Budget Has Sweeping Changes to the Mansion Tax

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The latest budget passed by the New Jersey legislature and signed by term-limited Governor Phil Murphy quietly enacted changes to New Jersey’s Mansion Tax, which affects not only residential properties but commercial...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Ninth Circuit Warning: Silence in the Face of SEC Comment Letters May Bolster Section 12(a)(2) Claims

On June 10, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a securities class action after finding the plaintiff sufficiently alleged a real estate investment fund and its managing executive...more

White and Williams LLP

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Texas Court Finds Construction Defect Claims Were Inherently Undiscoverable, Tolls Statute of...

In Morningside Ministries v. Koontz McCombs Construction, Ltd., No. 08:23-00332-cv, 2025 Tex. App. Lexis 3584 (Morningside), the Court of Appeals of Texas (Court of Appeals) considered whether the plaintiff’s construction...more

King & Spalding

The Evolving Face of Finance: The Rise of Private Credit in Real Estate

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This is our third client briefing in our “Evolving Face of Finance” series which considers private credit’s emergence in the real estate sector in the Middle East and which follows on from our previous client briefing on...more

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Bennett Jones Acts for CPKC in Setting Aside "Extraordinary" C$228 Million Award on Commercial Land Deal

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On July 2, 2025, the Court of Appeal of Alberta set aside a C$228 million judgment against Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CPKC) and the Province of Alberta (the Province), arising from a failed real estate transaction....more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Staying Ahead of the Curve: Legislative Updates for Nevada CRE Clients

During the Nevada Legislature’s regular 2025 session, state lawmakers considered a total of 601 Assembly Bills (“AB”), 508 Senate Bills (“SB”), and 28 joint resolutions, with much of the action occurring during the last week...more

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HB 7031 – Florida Eliminates State Sales Tax on Commercial Rent

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HB 7031 was adopted by the Florida legislature and signed into law by Governor DeSantis on June 30, 2025. Among other modifications to Florida tax law, the Bill repeals Section 212.031, Florida Statutes, which provided for...more

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A Practical Guide to AI Adoption and Use in Commercial Real Estate

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Generative AI (genAI) is transforming the commercial real estate (CRE) industry. From accelerating due diligence to streamlining lease abstraction, genAI tools promise significant efficiency gains across the deal lifecycle....more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Economic Development Changes Abound in Ohio’s Operating Budget Bill

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For those considering state government jobs after college or graduate school, certain opportunities often come with the informal – but widely known – warning: this can be a hard job during the state’s biennial budget drafting...more

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Real Estate Sellers Face Increased Burden Under New Jersey’s Amended 'Mansion Tax'

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New Jersey has increased its so-called "mansion tax" and shifted the party who must pay the fee from the buyer to the seller. The tax has a substantial impact on owners of New Jersey real estate, but despite its expansive...more

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