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Come & Take It: The Eminent Domain Podcast (Episode #13), Featuring Winstead Shareholder Tom Forestier
Vacation Rental Owners Face Stiff Headwinds Around Oregon
Dinsmore's Sam Hargitt on working with some of Indianapolis' top developers and investors
Family Owned Real Estate: Legal Challenges & Opportunities
Data Centers: Demand, Development, and Future Challenges With Ali Greenwood — TAG Infrastructure Talks Podcast
Navigating Facility Relocation: Legal and Practical Considerations — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Flexible Real Estate Financing Solutions for Storage Projects With Laura Pagliarulo, SolaREIT — Battery + Storage Podcast
Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Tenant Is Doing the Work
Navigating Facility Relocation: Legal and Practical Considerations — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Landlord Is Doing the Work
Healthcare Practice Lease Negotiations: Avoid Missing Out on Potential Opportunities
Business Better Podcast Episode: Distressed Office Buildings: A Look at Workout and Enforcement
Staying on Track and Giving Back with Bill Spruill
Nonprofit Tenants and Lease Agreements: Best Practices and Pitfalls to Avoid
Real Estate Leasing Tips for Nonprofits
Law Firm ILN-telligence Podcast | Episode 77: Tiago Dias José | Portugal
Uncorked With Farella: An Inspiring Multi-Generational Story With Olav Goelet
Uncorked With Farella: Art of the Real Estate Deal With Bart Araujo
Cornerstone Research Experts in Focus: Mark Garmaise
In private letter ruling (PLR) 202440007, the taxpayer (Taxpayer REIT) elected to be treated as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for its initial tax year. The Taxpayer REIT was formed as a vehicle to invest indirectly...more
As in previous years, California saw a significant volume of new housing legislation emerge from Sacramento in 2024. (See Holland & Knight's previous annual recaps of California Housing Laws in the final section below.) This...more
Having taken time to reflect on the mood and sentiment at Expo Real 2024 among clients, contacts, and European real estate partners at McDermott, the general outlook within the Messe could be best described as one of cautious...more
California legislators and regulators continue to create various challenges for warehouse owners and operators throughout the Golden State. Two recent developments in particular serve as stark reminders to owners and...more
Question: What is an Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchange? Answer: Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code allows a taxpayer who owns business or investment real estate to “exchange” the real estate the...more
With the amount of commercial real estate loans scheduled for maturity over the next several years expected to increase significantly, there is accompanying heightened risk that some borrowers may be unable to replace their...more
Ground leases are an important – if somewhat unusual – part of the real estate finance industry. Because they typically cover large expensive properties like Rockefeller Center and The Empire State Building, to name two, and...more
In 2019, the California State Legislature enacted the Tenant Protection Act, aimed at protecting long-term residential tenants by limiting rent increases and restricting evictions. To date, statewide tenant protections have...more
Dallas-based TGI Friday’s, which started in Manhattan in 1965 and was one of the first chains to capitalize on the “happy hour” concept, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Saturday in the Northern District...more
A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team: San Francisco - Can downtown be saved? Mayoral candidates’ big ideas to stop the bleeding (SF Standard): The candidates agree that something must be...more
It is no secret that many commercial real estate (CRE) properties are struggling. The dramatic increase in interest rates over the past few years and employers’ evolving mindsets regarding the use of office space are creating...more
In Maryland the use of Indemnity Deeds of Trust are a simple path to save your borrowers $5 to $7 per thousand on their closing costs for commercial loans, but proper structuring of the transaction is essential to meet the...more
Sands Anderson’s Brian Pitney recently interviewed Founding Parter and Chief Investment Officer Peter Walls of Kinloch Capital about private real estate syndications. They discussed how Kinloch Capital identifies commercial...more
We are seeing an increasing number of enquiries from lenders and their advisors in respect of the practicalities of enforcement by receivers of English security granted by overseas entities. Real estate property transactions...more
A bid to bolster eviction protections for San Francisco’s oldest neighborhood businesses won key approval last Tuesday as city leaders contemplate a sweeping rezoning plan that stands to boost building height limits along...more
In our ongoing series of blog posts, we have examined key negotiating points for tenants in triple net health care leases....more
In this one-hour session our panel of experts discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping the construction industry and explore the pros, cons, challenges, and benefits of AI in construction—including how it could...more
The real estate sector was not ignored by Budget announcements today. There were no seismic changes – the changes announced were less impactful than the speculation in the weeks preceding the Budget....more
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a paper last week analyzing the effects of “extend-and-pretend” mortgage modifications on the broader financial system. Since the first quarter of 2022, banks have extended the...more
Join Williams Mullen attorneys for our Fall Tax Forum on Wednesday, November 20th, where our speakers will present on certain federal income tax issues with respect to real property transactions including 1031 exchanges, drop...more
I recently had the opportunity to present during a Strafford CLE webinar on strategies for mitigating the risks of lender liability claims when reworking troubled commercial real estate loans. A central theme throughout the...more
On October 29, 2024, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners approved a new ordinance that will temporarily suspend all comprehensive plan text and map amendments, rezonings, and special exceptions, but provides a...more
On September 30, 2024, Governor Newsom approved California Senate Bill No. 1103, which extends certain rights previously reserved for residential tenants to “qualified commercial tenants,” which includes any tenant that is...more
The tightening in lending standards experienced over the last year is attributable to factors beyond credit quality of borrowers and lenders’ concentration in credit risk in CRE, namely: (1) lenders’ expectation...more
Halloween may be spooky time of year for some, but in Nassau County October marks the scariest time of year for all – the release of School District Tax Bills. Unlike a trick-or-treater, the Tax Receiver doesn’t stop by to...more