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Ward and Smith, P.A.

The Rules of 1031 "Like Kind" Exchanges

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It is worth noting that a 1031 exchange is a tax-deferral technique, not a tax-avoidance technique, because any gain in the sale of the relinquished properties are "locked in" at the time of the 1031 exchange and will carry...more

Winstead PC

No Bailout for Bureaucratic Inertia: NYDEC Ordered to Implement Albany’s Climate Commitments

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In a ruling with sweeping implications for New York’s climate policy, an Albany trial court ordered the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC or Department) to issue long-overdue regulations under the...more

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New York City Council Approves Long Island City Neighborhood Plan

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On November 12, 2025, the New York City Council approved the city-led OneLIC Neighborhood Plan (OneLIC), rezoning 54 full or partial blocks in Long Island City, Queens. The city projects that OneLIC will result in the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Data Centers, Local Zoning, and Land Development: How to Protect Your Project From Costly Delays

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Data center development continues to surge, yet local zoning and land development frameworks have not kept pace. Across the country, projects are encountering delays and added risk due to outdated ordinances, procedural gaps,...more

Phelps Dunbar

Forget Fifth Graders — Are You Smarter Than a CEO?

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The Supreme Court of South Dakota says that (in certain circumstances) you need to be. That court wrangled with the evidentiary requirements for professional negligence and breach of contract claims arising from the...more

Adaptive Reuse of Vacant Real Estate for Data Centers: Investor Takeaways from the Cboe Headquarters Flip

Professional investors eyeing data center opportunities may want to consider adaptive reuse of vacant real estate assets. A recent Chicago transaction demonstrates how power provisioning and strategic repositioning can unlock...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Florida Ruling Raises Bar for Condo Terminations and Buyouts

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On October 14, 2025, in a landmark decision with significant implications for the Florida real estate market, the Supreme Court of Florida formally denied Two Roads Development’s (TRD Biscayne LLC) petition for review in its...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Fannie Mae Updates Selling Guide, Removes Minimum Credit Score for Loans Using Desktop Underwriter

On November 5, Fannie Mae announced updates to its Selling Guide, including the removal of minimum credit score requirements for loans underwritten through its automated system —“Desktop Underwriter” (DU) — effective for loan...more

Hogan Lovells

UK ESG Real Estate Update - Winter 2025

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In our latest ESG update, Adam Balfour considers the ‘S' in ESG, Ben Willis considers the green terms in data centre leases, Rosie Shields updates us on The Planning and Infrastructure Bill and Paul Stones and Ingrid Stables...more

Mayer Brown

Legal Developments in Construction Law: November 2025

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1. ADJUDICATOR’S JURISDICTION TO ORDER PAYMENT OF AN INTERIM APPLICATION NOTIFIED SUM WITHIN A TRUE VALUE ADJUDICATION- The  recent case of VMA Services Limited v Project One London Limited [2025] EWHC 1815 (TCC)...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Forearmed - A Guide To Likely Trends In UK Real Estate Disputes In 2026 And Beyond

Our Real Estate Dispute Resolution team has experience spanning decades, guiding our clients through several cycles of the economy. This has equipped us with the ability to make accurate predictions of risks and potential...more

Lowndes

Vertical Real Estate for a Horizontal World: Hacking the Data Center Campus with the Florida Condominium Act

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The demand for data centers, fueled by AI and cloud computing, is insatiable. In Florida, this "digital gold rush" is colliding with a trifecta of physical and regulatory barriers: a strained power grid vulnerable to...more

Hanson Bridgett

California to Implement Retention Cap and Change-Order Dispute Requirements for Private Works in 2026

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California is implementing two new laws for contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2026 for commercial and large mixed-use projects. Residential and mixed-use projects four stories and under are exempt....more

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Texas Granted Primacy over Class VI Carbon Sequestration Wells

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On November 12, 2025, the Railroad Commission of Texas (“RRC”) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that EPA had granted Texas primary enforcement authority (“primacy”) under the Safe Drinking Water Act...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FinCEN’S New Real Estate Reporting Rule: Historical Context, Compliance Requirements, Legal Challenges and What ACMA Members Need...

In August 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a sweeping new rule aimed at increasing transparency in residential real estate transactions—marking a significant...more

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Estopped in Your Tracks: How a Simple Form Can Trap Tenants

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Most lawyers think very highly of themselves. Nothing delights a lawyer more than citing an obscure, usually non-English phrase and mansplaining in a patronizing fashion to anyone who isn’t familiar with the term. Using these...more

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PA State Budget Imposes New Permitting Review Deadlines on PADEP

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The 2025-26 state budget signed into law yesterday by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro contains a number of provisions that will require the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to complete its review of...more

King & Spalding

Southern District of New York Applies Colorado River Abstention to Dismiss Lender Liability Action Against Foreclosing Lender

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On September 29, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York applied the Colorado River abstention doctrine to dismiss a lender liability action against Computershare Trust Company, National...more

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Opportunity Zones and the Sports & Entertainment Industries: New Incentives Under the OBBBA

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The Opportunity Zone (OZ) program, originally enacted under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, was designed to stimulate private investment in low-income communities by offering significant tax benefits to investors who reinvest...more

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Coworking Spaces: How to Protect Workers From Third Party Harassment

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Coworking and the use of shared/serviced office spaces has surged post-pandemic, reducing employer control over the people with whom they share the physical work environment. With new duties to prevent sexual harassment of...more

Akerman LLP

New York City Council Approves the Long Island City Neighborhood Plan

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On November 12, 2025, the New York City Council approved the city-led Long Island City Neighborhood Plan known as OneLIC. OneLIC is designed to create significantly more housing, including the introduction of Mandatory...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update 11.12.25

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The San Diego Planning Commission unanimously approved a proposal last week to accelerate homebuilding in the city by softening historic preservation rules. Developers praised the new proposal as a sensible policy change that...more

Perkins Coie

Percolating Groundwater Is Appurtenant to Land and Is Transferred With It (UPDATED)

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The Court of Appeal again confirmed that the rights to floodwater captured and stored in an aquifer beneath property were not personal property but rather appurtenant to the land and were transferred with the property during...more

Goodwin

Derivatives for REITs: Managing Risks and Rewards

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In the modern age, public REITs use derivative instruments to manage risk, raise capital and manage their sources and uses of capital based on future commitments. ...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

People Over Parking: How Illinois’ Parking Reform Law Reshapes Opportunity for Developers and Property Owners

As part of a sweeping legislative package aimed at modernizing land use and supporting public transit, Illinois has enacted the People Over Parking Act (SB 2111)— a major policy shift for commercial real estate. Taking effect...more

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