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Tonkon Torp LLP

Legal Lessons from Portland’s Commercial Real Estate Uncertainty

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In today’s commercial real estate market, the only certainty is uncertainty. This is not a call for panic, but rather a call for balance. Now is not the time for bet-the-firm risks, nor is it a time for total retreat to the...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Canadian Competition Bureau’s Final Guidance Discourages Property Controls

The Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) raised concerns in its 2023 market study of the grocery sector about the use of competitor property controls (i.e., terms in commercial leases or covenants that run with the land) to...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Abuse of Contractual Right When Renegotiating a Commercial Lease: the Superior Court Rules on Unreasonable Offers by Landlord

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In Grains Boivins inc. v. Élevages St-Georges inc. (2025 QCCS 25), a decision dated January 10, 2025, the Superior Court handed down a decision reminding landlords that they must negotiate with tenants in good faith when...more

Hogan Lovells

UK Real Estate: An end to upwards-only rent reviews?

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On 10 July 2025, the UK Government published its “English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill”, saying it aimed to let local people “take the reins in driving growth”. But tucked away in a 338 page Bill dealing...more

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Briefcase 2025 Quarter 2: Key Real Estate Cases and Updates

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Case 1: Brown v Ridley and Another - The Supreme Court has clarified that a reasonable belief of ownership for any 10 year period is sufficient to claim adverse possession....more

Hinckley Allen

A New Era of Energy Efficiency: The Impacts of Boston’s BERDO and New York City’s Local Law 97 on Commercial Lease Transactions

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As the effects of climate change become more urgent, municipalities across the United States are enacting laws attempting to reduce carbon emissions and improve energy performance. These initiatives present both landlords and...more

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The Double Default Rule in Real Estate Transactions

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"We're ready, willing and able to close. Are you?" These are familiar words to those who buy and sell real estate. They embody the notion that, on the time appointed for the closing of the transaction, a party is ready to...more

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‘Office Is Not Dead’, and Other Takeaways on the Real Estate Outlook

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Developments in offices, AI, and operational real estate are driving expectations for a rebound in commercial real estate. A sense of optimism pervaded the air at Goodwin and Columbia University’s annual Real Estate...more

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Briefcase 2023 Quarter 4: Key Real Estate Cases and Updates

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High Court Weighs Up Landlord’s Redevelopment Plans With Tenant’s Security of Tenure in Business Lease Renewal - A landlord sought an immediately exercisable break in an unopposed business lease renewal to facilitate a...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Waiting Out the Market: How Real Estate Buyers, Sellers, and Investors Are Managing Current Conditions

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Hosts Stacey Tyler and Stephen Tanico welcome John Stolz, Chair of Lowenstein’s Real Estate practice, for a discussion about the post-COVID real estate market, including the current credit crunch, rising interest rates,...more

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Cornerstone Research Experts in Focus: Mark Garmaise

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Experts in Focus is the firm’s video and podcast series in which we interview academic experts about their research on a variety of economic and finance topics. Nick Yavorsky interviews Mark Garmaise, Professor of Finance at...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Portugal (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER PORTUGUESE LAW - I.INTRODUCTION - Portugal is an Iberian Peninsula country, bordered by the Atlantic to the west and south and Spain to the north and east. In addition to...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Portugal (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER PORTUGUESE LAW - I. INTRODUCTION - Portugal is an Iberian Peninsula country, bordered by the Atlantic to the west and south and Spain to the north and east. In addition to...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Webinar] Wednesday Webinar: Buy, Sell or Lease – Real Estate Primer for School Districts (Pre-K to 12) - March 10th, 12:00 pm -...

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Join Bricker attorneys Amy Bartemes and Shannon Martin for a discussion on the real estate issues facing school districts and the various tools available to address those issues....more

Miller Starr Regalia

No Limitations And No Escape: The Long Tail Of Real Property Tax Liability Resulting From Entity Interest Transfers In California

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The general limitations on reassessment of real property without a “change of ownership” under the 1978 voter initiative known as “Proposition 13” deserve renewed attention after the failed effort to enact Proposition 15 in...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Law of the Land - Real Estate Litigation Newsletter - July 2020, Volume I, Issue I

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Trends in Real Estate Litigation - Commercial Landlords and Tenants Take Their COVID-Related Lease Disputes to Court - The slow-burning standoffs between commercial landlords and tenants in the COVID-19 pandemic are...more

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Letters of Intent in Commercial Real Estate Leases

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Letters of intent (LOIs) are frequently used by parties to formalize terms for commercial real estate leases. LOIs are implemented in the beginning stages of a transaction to ensure there is a meeting of the minds on major...more

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