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
Australia’s new mandatory merger control regime commenced on January 1, 2026. Parties must notify the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) of acquisitions exceeding specified thresholds and must not complete...more
Signed into law by Governor DeSantis on May 6, 2026, HB 927—and now Ch. 2026-64, Laws of Fla.—makes changes to Florida's local land development and permitting framework....more
The Dallas Mavericks’ and Dallas Stars’ plans to leave the American Airlines Center around 2031 are more than venue relocations; they reflect a broader shift in how professional sports franchises create and capture long-term...more
Title III of the Helms-Burton Act empowers U.S. nationals who own claims to property confiscated by Cuba's Communist regime to sue anyone who "traffics in" such property for potentially enormous damages. Since Title III...more
We've just returned from Datacloud Global Congress 2026. And one thing is clear: Data centres are not just a real estate play anymore. They are the physical backbone of the next century. Every AI model, every cloud service,...more
Real estate investors rarely get a second chance to revisit a tax election once it has been made, especially one the Internal Revenue Code labels “irrevocable.” Revenue Procedure 2026‑17 changes that. In a significant...more
In March 2026, a Texas appeals court looked at a 1956 deed that said "3/32" three times — with the math shown — and held that the parties did not actually mean that number. The case, Hoffman v. Thomson, No. 04-19-00771-CV...more
What is coming down the track in terms of new legislation over the next few months? We pull it all together here so you know what's on the horizon. Check out our new Summer Horizon Scanner to see what's happening and...more
As $162 billion in apartment loans come due this year, the gap between market fundamentals and legacy capital structures is forcing difficult decisions — and creating significant opportunities....more
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
Most buyers expect environmental issues to be the real estate risk. In many deals, the larger risk is operational disruption. Real estate shows up in the vast majority of lower middle market transactions in some form....more
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
For most New York restaurants, the lease is the business. You can change the menu, rebrand, or swap out equipment—but if you lose the right space, at the wrong time, the restaurant may not survive....more
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
The FIFA World Cup is more than just a global sporting event – it has the potential to transform host nations and cities and act as a catalyst for investment, urban development, and economic transformation. With 48 teams, 16...more
Following the Treasury's public consultation on proposed reforms to the FIRB framework in October last year, the Government has now announced an overview of the package of legislative, policy and practice reforms (FIRB...more
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
Commercial real estate transactions often begin with a relatively straightforward question: what is the subject property worth? In today’s market, the answer is not always as clear as anticipated. These transactions are...more
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
When a tenant invests significant capital, time and resources in a leased location encumbered by a mortgage or other loan secured by the premises, a Subordination, Non-Disturbance, and Attornment Agreement (SNDA) is an...more
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