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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Sports Law Trends and Developments (USA — Illinois)

The past year saw a transformative acceleration of the integration between the real estate and sports industries across the United States. Gone are the days when stadiums and arenas simply served as home venues for teams....more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Washington’s Solicited Real Property Act Introduces New Twists to Some Real Estate Transactions

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Washington’s new Solicited Real Property Act took effect on January 1, 2026. The purported goal of the Act is to apply existing consumer protection laws for the benefit of sellers who do not actively seek to sell their real...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Caveat Emptor and Commercial Real Estate Considerations

The principle of caveat emptor, meaning “let the buyer beware,” remains an important legal doctrine for real property transactions in Canada. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently considered this legal principle in...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Massachusetts Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE): A New Era on the Horizon?

Nearly a decade ago, Massachusetts joined many other states in authorizing a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE) program called PACE Massachusetts to support energy efficiency and renewable energy investments in...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

New IRS Guidance May Allow Real Estate Businesses to Reclaim Bonus Depreciation Lost to Section 163(j) Elections

Key Takeaways - IRS opens a limited window to reverse prior Section 163(j) elections. Revenue Procedure 2026-17 allows certain real estate businesses to withdraw an otherwise irrevocable election and potentially reclaim bonus...more

Stevens & Lee

Deferred Consideration in Physician Practice Sales

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Deferred consideration is frequently used in physician practice sales to bridge valuation gaps and allocate post-closing risk (and upside) between buyers and sellers. Commonly structured as earnouts, deferred consideration...more

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development and Land Use Update 4.8.26

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Half Moon Bay in San Mateo County was the only Bay Area jurisdiction on a list of 15 flagged by the state recently for failing to meet housing requirements, as California intensifies pressure on local governments to permit...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

OFAC Sanctions Cartel-Linked Timeshare Resort in Mexico: What Hospitality and Travel Companies Should Know

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On February 19, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned a luxury timeshare resort near Puerto Vallarta connected to Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion’s (CJNG). This...more

White & Case LLP

Debt markets evolve as data center boom builds

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New data centers are orders of magnitude larger than those built a decade ago and require vast sums of capital to construct. ...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

IRS Clarifies Opportunity Zone Program, Identifying More Than 25,000 Eligible Census Tracts for Investors

Guidance issued this week by the IRS provides much-needed clarity for real estate developers, investors, and community leaders on which census tracts will qualify for the federal Opportunity Zone program....more

Saiber LLC

Navigating New Jersey’s Enhanced Flood Disclosure Requirements

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Effective on March 20, 2024, a newly enacted New Jersey statute expanded the obligations of sellers and landlords regarding flood risk transparency. These requirements apply to both residential and commercial transactions and...more

Venable LLP

Prince William County Moves to Eliminate By-Right Data Center Development

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The Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District (DCOZOD) in Prince William County, Virginia is set to be eliminated. This will significantly impact how future data center developments are permitted to proceed across the...more

King & Spalding

Common Ground: Abu Dhabi’s Updated Jointly Owned Property Regime - Structuring Implications for Capital

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Recent measures in Abu Dhabi have materially developed the emirate’s legal framework for jointly owned property. The changes are intended to strengthen governance, improve transparency on service charges and support the...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Lit & Legit Business Briefs: Do Your Homework on Cannabis Properties

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Lit & Legit Business Briefs – Week 1 - In New Jersey, cannabis real estate requires more than just finding the right property. Operators must navigate both private property constraints and municipal approval....more

Franczek P.C.

New Reports Shine Light on Increased Use of TIF Districts

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Two reports issued in the past week illuminate the explosive growth in the use of tax increment financing (TIF) districts throughout Illinois and how those TIF districts are affecting the property tax burden for local...more

Gray Reed

Bare Bones Sheriff’s Deed Survives… For Now

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Moore et al v. 1789 Minerals Fund I, LP, et al is another Texas decision addressing the effect of a Sheriff’s Deed after a tax foreclosure. Was the deed void for want of a sufficient property description? No, but the trial...more

Thompson Coburn LLP

Due Diligence Checklist for Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions - UPDATED

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Due diligence is a comprehensive, complex, and critical stage in any commercial real estate acquisition. You don’t want to leave any stone uncovered, and you want the most time available to review all documents and look for...more

Woods Rogers

Which Legal Issues Should Commercial Real Estate Sponsors Prioritize in a High-Rate, Low-Volume Market?

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With interest rates elevated and transaction velocity significantly reduced, many commercial real estate (CRE) sponsors have shifted from acquisition-oriented strategies to asset management and capital preservation....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

IRS roundup: March 23 – March 31, 2026

A US Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) report found that the IRS’s approach to auditing large partnerships has been ineffective due to resource constraints and inefficient selection processes,...more

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The Essential Role of Notice Under Oregon’s Construction Lien Law

Because construction liens can affect other interests in real property, both public notice and actual notice to certain parties with recorded interests are essential to a fair lien system. In Oregon, timely recording a claim...more

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The Energy Nexus: Structuring Integrated Power and Data Centre Infrastructure

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The data centre industry faces a defining challenge: securing reliable, resilient and cost-effective power at unprecedented scale. As artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing drive demand into the hundreds...more

Perkins Coie

Data Centers and Adjacent Generation: What Clients Ask and What Actually Protects Uptime

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Data centers depend on clean, fast, and predictable power. When onsite or adjacent generation supports that load—whether natural gas, battery, solar plus storage, or hybrid plants—the engineering, procurement, and...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Development Incentives Quarterly: April 2026

In this edition of Development Incentives Quarterly, we welcome Nathan Ohle, president & CEO of International Economic Development Council (IEDC). In the Q&A, Nathan discusses the IEDC, its 100-year history and the value it...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Estate Planning Focus — Spring 2026

Recently, the Michigan Supreme Court, in Resort Properties Co-Operative v. Township of Waterloo, clarified when transfers of ownership of an entity results in an uncapping of the taxable value of real property owned by the...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Town Council Launches ‘Herndon 2050’ Comprehensive Plan: What Developers Need to Know

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The Town of Herndon, Virginia, initiated on March 24, 2026, the Herndon 2050 Comprehensive Plan, a long-range planning effort that will guide future land use, development policy and economic growth in the town. The Herndon...more

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