Podcast - Soul of the City: How Ward 8 Built Washington, D.C.'s, Newest BID
Mitigation Fees: Where Are We?
2026 Digital Infrastructure Summit
Podcast - U.S. Real Estate Tax Planning for Global Families
Powering Progress | Ep. 5 – The Space Behind the Servers: Real Estate Structures for AI Infrastructure
5 Key Takeaways | Construction Contracts, Lease Agreements, and Other Real Estate Contracts
AGG Talks: Development | Episode 3: Navigating Tenant Bankruptcy: Key Strategies for Commercial Landlords in Retail Real Estate
Project Catalyst, An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 19: Driving Alabama’s Economic Strategy with Miller Girvin of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama
Podcast - What Florida Real Estate Developers Should Know About Emergency Permit Extensions
Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act
Understanding Pleading Technicalities Under the DC Rental Act
Navigating DC's Rental Act Changes in Eviction Procedures
Understanding DC Protective Orders Under the Rental Act
Podcast - Palm Beach County Real Estate and the Next Wave of Transformational Development
Podcast - Miami and Broward Real Estate: Growth, Land Scarcity and What’s Ahead
Why Reciprocal Easement Agreements Matter for Redevelopment
Data Center Insights — The Complex Landscape of Data Center Permits
Podcast — Spotlight on US State Healthcare Transaction Review Laws
Untangling the Web of Data Center Campuses
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The Public Access Counselor of the Illinois Attorney General’s Office (“PAC”) recently issued several binding opinions regarding the Illinois Open Meetings Act (“OMA”). While more in-depth summaries are included below,...more
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By judgment of June 4, 2026, in case C‑837/24 ‘Nova Iberomoldes’, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that the Portuguese real estate transfer tax on restructurings infringes the Capital Duty Directive...more
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The Opportunity Zone program is moving into its next phase, and communities should start preparing now. Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB3A), the program is now permanent and will operate on a rolling 10-year...more
Seyfarth’s real estate team provides a bird's-eye view of the current state of commercial real estate throughout the country—highlighting which markets and major asset types are active, slowing down, or experiencing shifts. ...more
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The Economic Simplification Act, enacted on 26 May 2026 (the Simplification Act) aims to ease certain administrative constraints and support companies’ cash flow. To this end, it introduces several measures amending the...more
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As part of Governor Josh Shapiro's efforts to position Pennsylvania as a destination for large-scale data center investment, the Commonwealth recently released the Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development ("GRID")...more
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Healthcare real estate has evolved dramatically over the past three decades. In the early 1990s, medical office buildings and surgery center assets were simply categorized as commercial office space. By the mid-1990s,...more
When Tennessee enacted the Real Estate Infrastructure Development Act of 2025 (codified at Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-84-801 et seq.), the legislation opened a powerful new door for developers and municipalities: the ability to...more
A successful business improvement district (BID) requires more than a strong vision; it needs the right mix of market conditions, political support and community trust. Land use attorney Kyrus Freeman and Soul of the City BID...more
It’s no accident this blog has featured dozens of posts involving disputed capital calls. It’s a common scenario in the world of closely held firms, not always but sometimes pitting the interests of the passive owners in...more
In WMH Farms v. Apache Corporation the Third Circuit Court of Appeal reversed summary judgment in favor of plaintiff/landowner WMH against lessee JP Oil and dismissed JP’s third-party demand against Walter Oil and Gas....more
The Provision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026 (the "Regulations"), laid before Parliament on 9 March 2026, will create a publicly accessible register of agreements that give parties...more
Capital is flowing back into the European hotel sector at pace. Across the UK and Europe, transaction volumes rose sharply in 2024 (as we await full 2025 data), reaching levels not seen since before the pandemic. Investor...more
Implied‑in‑fact contracts under New York law arise from conduct rather than explicit agreement, requiring objective evidence of mutual assent, definite terms, and an intent to be bound. They are fully enforceable but subject...more
Earlier this month, the Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance (CMHA) celebrated a major milestone in Worcester’s ongoing effort to address homelessness: the groundbreaking of a new Resource Center at the corner of Gold and...more
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