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TGI Friday’s Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

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​​​​​​​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

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

What We're Reading, Watching, and Listening To: October 2024

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

Poyner Spruill LLP

Preserving a Lender's Ability to Enforce Remedies Following a Default

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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

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

How A Commercial Loan Officer Can Save Their Borrowers Recordation Tax On Maryland Loans Under $12.5 Million.

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 PC

Private Real Estate Syndications: A Q&A with Kinloch Capital's Peter Walls

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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

Walkers

Appointment of receivers over English property held by Jersey, Guernsey and British Virgin Islands entities

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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

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development and Land Use Update October 2024 #3

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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

Epstein Becker & Green

Importance of Negotiating Exclusivity, Expansion and Relocation Provisions in Health Care Leases

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In our ongoing series of blog posts, we have examined key negotiating points for tenants in triple net health care leases....more

K2 Integrity

Webinar ¦ Benefits of Using AI in Construction

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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

BCLP

Autumn Budget 2024 - What’s the Tax Impact on the Real Estate Sector?

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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

Morgan Lewis

Federal Reserve Bank Publishes Paper on ‘Extend-and-Pretend’ Workouts

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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

Williams Mullen

[Event] 2024 Fall Tax Forum - November 20th, Richmond, VA

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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

Goulston & Storrs PC

Mitigate Risks of Lender Liability Claims When Reworking Troubled CRE Loans

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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

Lowndes

Update on Orange County’s Proposed Ordinance to Halt Certain Development Projects

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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

Stoel Rives LLP

California Expands Residential Tenant Protections to Certain Small Commercial Tenants

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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

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Using Private Capital for Commercial Real Estate Development

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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

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Property Tax Bills in Nassau County Spell Trouble for Commercial and Multifamily Properties

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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

Dechert LLP

2024 Election - Implications on Real Estate

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As the 2024 election cycle unfolds, the landscape of U.S. policy is poised for potential shifts that could significantly impact various sectors. With the possibility of a Harris or Trump administration, stakeholders in the...more

Meyers Nave

2024 California Developers’ Toolkit: Density Bonus Law, Housing Laws, & Strategies for Success

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The California Legislature has continued to refine the Density Bonus Law over the years, making important updates to housing laws that impact developers across the state. Recent legislative changes include key updates on...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Buyer Beware: The Importance of Conducting Environmental Due Diligence

In the context of commercial real estate transactions, due diligence is conducted to obtain and verify available information regarding a property’s attributes and characteristics, physical and environmental condition,...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

The Risks of Debt Purchase Transactions

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The commercial real estate (CRE) industry is facing a looming wall of $2 trillion in debt maturities, with an estimated $929 billion coming due this year. These staggering numbers are particularly troubling since refinancing...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Washington, D.C. Attorney General settles with a title insurance company

On October 24, the District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General (D.C. AG) announced a $500,000 settlement with a title insurance company accused of an illegal kickback scheme. The D.C. AG alleged the company offered...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Holds that State-Court Receivership Order Does Not Bar Managing Member from Seeking LLC Bankruptcy Relief

A typical receivership order does not limit the ability of a managing member to seek limited liability company bankruptcy relief for distressed real estate or other enterprises. An enterprise, even if in receivership,...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

How Overseas Investors Can Navigate Broad Reach of Federal Government's CFIUS Real Estate Reviews in the Carolinas

There are more than 500 miles that separate the western, more mountainous region of North Carolina from the U.S. state’s eastern shorelines. It’s an expansive area that, depending on traffic, can take close to 9 hours to...more

Jones Day

The UK Renters' Rights Bill 2024: What You Need to Know

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The Renters' Rights Bill 2024 proposes to introduce important changes to the UK rental market affecting both the build-to-rent and purpose-built student accommodation ("PBSA") sectors alike....more

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