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
Understanding Franchise Riders: Purpose, Content, and Potential Conflicts - When a franchisee signs a retail commercial lease to operate a franchised business, the franchisor may require a Franchise Rider, a document that...more
In commercial real estate transactions, indemnity provisions are frequently negotiated. However, one critical component is often overlooked: the obligation to cover attorneys’ fees related to indemnity claims....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 commercial leases, "operating expenses" (often referred to as OPEX, CAM or Common Area Maintenance) generally cover the costs associated with the daily operation, maintenance, and repair of the property. In addition to...more
A Right of First Refusal (ROFR) Clause is an optional clause that may be included in certain commercial leases which grants a tenant the first right to buy the property should the owner decide to sell....more
Automotive real estate (such as automobile dealerships, agricultural equipment dealers and service centers) straddles retail and industrial uses. This unique characteristic means that buyers and sellers of automotive real...more
The California Supreme Court upheld a shopping center cotenancy provision, which allowed the tenant to pay reduced rent if the center’s occupancy fell below a certain threshold, finding the lease provision was an enforceable...more
A translation of this post will be available soon. Dans la décision Grains Boivins inc. c. Élevages St-Georges inc. (2025 QCCS 25), datée du 10 janvier 2025, la Cour supérieure a rendu une décision rappelant que le...more
The Texas Supreme Court has settled the issue of who owns the voids, known as salt caverns, created in subsurface salt formations (whether naturally occurring or caused as a result of salt mining operations). In...more
Dans l’affaire récente Epix Developments Ltd. v. Bonnis Development Union Street Limited Partnership (l’« affaire Epix ») (en anglais), un tribunal en Colombie-Britannique s’est penché sur l’interprétation d’une nouvelle...more
Corporate and property searches are an essential starting point for tenant due diligence when negotiating a commercial lease. Due diligence search results can provide tenants with a clearer picture of the property, the...more
In light of recent caselaw, and despite popular belief, it may be time to reframe specific performance as a perfectly ordinary remedy rather than an extraordinary one. The decision of Justice Rees in The Decorators Choice...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
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER BRITISH LAW - 1. Introduction - Historically, there has been significant investment by overseas individuals and corporations in real estate in England and Wales and in...more
Womble Bond Dickinson Partners Kristen Thall Peters, Tara Gorman, and Jeff Golimowski, members of the Womble Data Center Team provide guidance for data center developers acquiring real estate....more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER TURKISH LAW - 1. Agreement Types - Pursuant to Turkish laws, a real estate sale and purchase agreement shall be in an official form and the transfer of ownership of real...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SPANISH LAW - I. PROCEDURE OF A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION - 1. Brokers - A. In Spain, both parties are free to hire a Broker to conduct the conveyance process of real estate...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SLOVAKIAN LAW - I. Types of Real Property Conveyance Transactions - a) Purchase of an undeveloped plot of land b) Purchase of a developed plot of land c) Purchase...more
In our latest upcoming series of blog posts, we will look at several key points to consider when negotiating commercial real estate purchase and sale agreements from the perspectives of buyers and sellers....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
On December 19, 2024, the Supreme Court of California passed down a unanimous decision in a lawsuit closely watched by commercial real estate landlords and retail tenants that involved the validity of so-called cotenancy...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER MICHIGAN LAW - I. STANDARD FORMS OF AGREEMENTS - A. Offers to Purchase that are accepted by sellers are the typical form of purchase contract for residential properties. The...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER MEXICAN LAW - I. Real Estate General Overview - The real estate business in Mexico has been increasingly growing during the last decades to the point that now it is...more
In 2025, an estimated $600 billion in commercial real estate loans are scheduled to mature. While the interest rate environment has stabilized somewhat over the past year, rates have not fallen as far as borrowers had hoped,...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER MASSACHUSETTS LAW - I. STANDARD FORMS OF AGREEMENTS - A. Offer to Purchase sets forth buyer’s offer of price, date for closing, contingencies for inspections, financing etc....more