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JONES DAY TALKS®: Real Assets Roundup - Episode 6: Higher Education

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The funding and operational models attendant to college and university infrastructure and facilities have remained largely unaltered for nearly 100 years. But shifts in demographics, new economic and financial challenges, and...more

Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC

The Economic Loss Rule and the Shifting Landscape of Construction Defect Law in Colorado

On April 21, 2025, the Colorado Supreme Court handed down its decision in Mid-Century Ins. Co. v. HIVE Construction. This case provided a further articulation of the Court’s interpretation of the economic loss rule, a legal...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Update: Last Call for Rhode Island Adult-Use Retail License Applications!

In approximately three weeks’ time, the Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission’s adult-use retail license application window will close at 4:00 p.m. EST on December 29th, 2025. Interested parties that have not already filed...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Legal Update: New Laws to Promote Affordable Housing Development

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Connecticut’s passage of H.B. 8002, “An Act Concerning Housing Growth,” marks a pivotal response to the state’s deepening need for housing. The bill was crafted and enacted after months of negotiation, following the veto of a...more

Hogan Lovells

Germany – Real Estate Horizon Scanner Winter 2025/2026

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The real estate industry is facing an eventful winter: from planned reforms to tenancy law and new digital processes for purchasing property to accelerated construction procedures and stricter sustainability requirements –...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FHFA Sets 2026 Multifamily Loan Purchase Caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

On November 24, the FHFA announced that the multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) in 2026 will be $88 billion each, totaling $176 billion. The announcement stated that, in 2025, at...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District Court Enters Judgment in Fraud Case Involving Escrow Transfers

On November 26, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered judgment in favor of a real estate company plaintiff, concluding that the defendant, a title guaranty company, breached its duty of care...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Recent Israeli Supreme Court ruling reinforces the primacy of contractual wording of commercial contracts

A recent Israeli Supreme Court ruling mirrors the trend in Israeli contract law rulings of returning to the basic tenets of certainty, formalism and the autonomy of the contracting parties, particularly in commercial...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

California’s AB 1050: Removing Barriers to Housing Redevelopment on Commercial Properties

California’s housing crisis has been exacerbated by structural barriers beyond zoning laws, one of the most persistent being restrictive covenants in the chain of title on commercial properties. These covenants are legal...more

Hinckley Allen

Surveys: A Vital Part of Every Commercial Real Estate Transaction

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Investors on the precipice of acquiring commercial real estate tend to focus on the “big ticket” items — the purchase price, the underwriting assumptions, the rent roll, the zoning strategy, but ignore the importance of a...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

At Last, a Decision that Examines the Consequences of Holdover Rent and of a Tenant of Assuming a Landlord’s Repair Obligations

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At last, a decision that examines the consequences of a tenant of assuming a landlord’s obligations regarding repairs and maintenance, as well as the applicability of holdover rent....more

Pullman & Comley - For What It May Be Worth

Connecticut Notices of Assessment are Hitting Mailboxes: Five Steps Every Savvy Property Owner Should Take

As it is the season for Connecticut municipalities to send out Notices of Assessment to property owners, here are the five steps to take to understand your property assessment and your rights to challenge the municipality’s...more

Thompson Coburn LLP

Before You Sign: Four Lessons for Using Letters of Intent

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Whether you are negotiating a real estate deal, joint venture or acquisition, Letters of Intent (LOIs) are often used as a first step to ensure that the parties are sufficiently committed to negotiating a deal and aligned...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Reserve Reports Decline in Open Supervisory Findings Across All Bank Portfolios

On December 1, 2025, the Federal Reserve released its semiannual Supervision and Regulation Report describing a broad reduction in outstanding supervisory findings across institutions of all sizes. The report indicates...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Texas Business Court Signals Commercial Approach to Contract Doctrine in Early Decision - City Choice Group, LLC v. TMC Grand Blvd...

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In one of the first written opinions from the Texas Business Court interpreting Texas contract law, City Choice Group, LLC v. TMC Grand Blvd Land Company, LLC (“City Choice”), the Court’s analysis offers early insight into...more

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Legal Changes in 2025 Affecting Commercial Real Estate Operations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island

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Throughout the past year, state legislatures and regulatory agencies across New England have enacted new laws and regulations set to impact the future operations of commercial real estate located in the region. These new laws...more

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Real Estate Ownership and Digital Media Rights in the Age of Extended Reality Technology

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Extended reality is a broad term used to describe immersive technologies, which are software and applications that create immersive environments that merge computer-generated, digital content with the actual contours of our...more

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

Choosing the Right Entity for Your NYC Restaurant: LLC, Corporation, or Something Else?

For a New York City restaurant owner, the entity you choose isn’t just a formality — it affects your taxes, personal liability, fundraising options, and even how easily you can sell or expand later....more

Bracewell LLP

Managing Contractual Risk in Data Center Construction: 10 Key Questions Answered 

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Data center construction projects are among the most complex and high-stakes undertakings in the commercial real estate and technology sectors. ...more

Snell & Wilmer

Texas Emerges and Positions Itself as Key Player in Corporate Law Reform and Foreign Investment Restrictions

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Texas has taken another step in positioning itself as a premier destination for corporate legal headquarters, while creating additional hurdles for foreign investment. With the enactment of Senate Bills 29 and 1058, Texas has...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Appealing Property Taxes: ’Tis The Season

If you own real estate in Minnesota, you will soon receive (if you haven’t already) an estimate, known as the “Truth-in-Taxation” or “Proposed Property Tax” notice, of your real estate tax liability payable in 2026. Prior to...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

DISH Washing - Force Majeure Gambit and Implications for Public and Private Landlords

Major players in the wireless industry are disputing EchoStar/DISH’s attempt to claim force majeure to excuse them from lease obligations. Local governments, and traditional real estate owners, should be aware of the...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

A Primer on Construction-Related Insurance Products

With increasing frequency, at Tarter Krinsky & Drogin, we find our attorneys assisting owners and developers in connection with assessing and procuring the necessary policies of insurance associated with their construction...more

Morris James LLP

Chancery Dismisses Action Challenging Real Estate Investment Fund’s Capital Call

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Schulz Grp. GmbH v. Jamestown Premier Property Fund, L.P., C.A. No. 2024-0943-LWW (Del. Ch. June 17, 2025) - An investor committed $10 million to a commercial real estate development fund, acquiring partnership units in...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Ohio EPA Issues Draft General NPDES Permit for Data Centers

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Given the proliferation of data center activity in Ohio, the Ohio EPA has issued a draft general permit for discharges to waters of the state from data center facility operations. The Ohio EPA is holding a public hearing and...more

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