Family Owned Real Estate: Managing Lack of Planning in Family Business Transitions
Family Owned Real Estate: Impacts of the Current Real Estate Market on Transition Planning
Family Owned Real Estate: Avoiding Pitfalls When Transitioning Family Real Estate
Family Owned Real Estate: Common Real Estate & Asset Management Issues
Family Owned Real Estate: Legal Challenges & Opportunities
Commercial/Retail Therapy: Assessing the Pandemic’s Impact on Real Estate
What Does UCRERA Mean For Creditors? [More with McGlinchey Ep. 13]
Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast Winter/Spring 2015: No Signs of Slow Down in California's Office Real Estate Market
Loeb & Loeb partner Jeffrey Fried gives an insider perspective on the state of the commercial real estate finance space, what’s driving current trends and how we’re helping clients navigate a path forward. Whether you’re an...more
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
In negotiating leases, there are many potential pitfalls. Below, we highlight three common issues, as well as smart strategies that will lead to better outcomes at the negotiation table. A failure to distinguish important...more
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has ebbed from the daily lives of workers, its impact on hybrid work continues. While no consensus has emerged, the hybrid work model, which requires splitting the work week between going into...more
In the world of commercial leasing, the relationship between landlords and tenants and, by extension, subtenants, is at the heart of the leasing arrangement. But what happens when arrangements change and relationships shift?...more
CFPB Imposes $5 Cap on Overdraft Fees Charged by Large Banks - The CFPB has adopted a final rule capping overdraft fees at $5 for banks and other depository institutions with more than $10 billion in assets (covered...more
While sellers typically initiate the first drafts of commercial real estate purchase and sale agreements, some larger buyers have the leverage to require use of their own form agreements. Sellers in these situations should be...more
This episode of “Terra Firma: Conversations on Commercial Real Estate” features hosts Stacey C. Tyler and Stephen Tanico talking with Eric Chafetz, partner in Lowenstein’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group, about office...more
"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
Amidst concerns about Portland’s office market, Patricia Raicht, real estate analyst at Jones Lang LaSalle, offers a more hopeful outlook. Despite nearly 30% vacancy rates, she highlights a slowdown in the decline and notes...more
Today the hosts of “Terra Firma: Conversations on Commercial Real Estate,” discuss how the proposed reclassification (or “rescheduling”) of cannabis may impact cannabis businesses and their real estate holdings, especially...more
This article originally published in the November 2024 issue of ALI CLE’s The Practical Real Estate Lawyer. CRE Secured Debt Purchase Transactions present unique risks that should be understood and carefully managed. ...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER FLORIDIAN LAW - I. STANDARD FORMS OF AGREEMENTS - A. Purchase and Sale Agreement sets forth the complete terms of the purchase and sale including, among other things,...more
In the busy world of commercial real estate, buyers and sellers may be unable to complete all contractual obligations before closing. In those instances, parties often identify certain “post-closing” matters in the contract....more
The letter of credit has evolved from being a tool to facilitate international commercial transactions involving the sale of goods to a preferred form of collateral in a range of commercial transactions. While historically a...more
The commercial real estate market is in a period of transition. Previously, with historically low interest rates, buyers were eager to get into the “seller’s market” and would accept more seller-favorable terms to distinguish...more
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, National Credit Union Administration, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively, the “Agencies”) issued a joint...more
In addition to the mutual exchange of promises – the borrower’s promise to build in exchange for the lender’s promise to advance loan proceeds discussed in part 3 of this series – there’s another crucial aspect to a building...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER FLORIDIAN LAW - I. STANDARD FORMS OF AGREEMENTS - A. Purchase and Sale Agreement sets forth the complete terms of the purchase and sale including, among other things, price,...more
Ontario courts have long wrestled with whether requisitioning the closure of an open building permit is a valid buyer requisition when made pursuant to a standard Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) real estate form...more
Lenders and investors alike have become progressively concerned about climate change and the effect their lending and investment decisions may have on the environment. As such, they are seeking ways to reduce their carbon...more
The future looks bright for the commercial real estate (CRE) market in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Sun Belt city, like all municipalities throughout the country, felt the early economic shock waves from the Covid-19...more
Several commercial real estate firms have joined the growing list of companies temporarily suspending – or outright terminating – property and facility management operations in Russia amid economic sanctions and mounting...more
Over the last eighteen months, we have been forced to devote significant resources to interpreting how largely-forgotten legal doctrines apply to real estate contracts in a post-COVID world. These principles, including force...more