Adaptive Reuse: From Desks to Doorways
Eviction Essentials and Lease Management
Business Better Podcast Episode: Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation - Real Estate and Tax
The use of a commercial lease to rip off minority owners in a closely held business
Flexible Real Estate Financing Solutions for Storage Projects With Laura Pagliarulo, SolaREIT — Battery + Storage Podcast
Healthcare Practice Lease Negotiations: Avoid Missing Out on Potential Opportunities
Business Better Podcast Episode: Distressed Office Buildings: A Look at Workout and Enforcement
Cornerstone Research Experts in Focus: Mark Garmaise
Creative Reuse: The Opportunities and Challenges of Converting Office Space to Residential
Office-to-Apartment Conversions – A Good Idea, but Tricky to Pull Off (Audio)
NGE On Demand: 3 Trending Asset Classes: Life Sciences, Data Centers & Coworking with Beth Radichel
The Buzz, An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 51: David Lockwood, COO, Colliers International South Carolina
Law Brief®: David Pfeffer and Richard Schoenstein Discuss the Future of Offices
South Carolina Abandoned Building Incentives at Risk of Going Away
Seth Eaton Discusses Modifications and Workouts of Commercial Real Estate Loans during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Tips for Virginia Real Estate Assessment Appeals in a COVID-19 Environment
Updating Lenders' Form Loan Documents
California CRE to Expand in 2022
HVCRE: The Continuing Saga of Lenders
Post-Election Predictions: What the Hospitality Industry Can Expect in 2017
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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
In recent years, ground leases have gained popularity as an alternative for developers, offering more flexibility and leaner launch costs than traditional fee ownership of vacant land, pad sites, storefronts, or other...more
A reverse build-to-suit is a specialized real estate mechanism where the tenant develops and builds out the leased property to support the tenant’s use. This is a “reverse” of the common build-to-suit model, where a landlord...more
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As the Trump administration actively works to streamline federal operations, its ambitious efforts to divest surplus property holdings present new buying opportunities for commercial real estate investors and developers. This...more
The investment strategy historically adopted by investors in the US commercial real estate market has transformed notably in recent years, driven in part by evolving patterns in consumer demand and shifting economic...more
Buoyed by robust demand for large parcels of undeveloped land, the rise of artificial intelligence workloads, and the game-changing role that hyperscalers are playing, the real estate market for data centers is in a strong...more
A rapidly growing area in the real estate industry is the development and operation of data centers. This growth market comes with its challenges for real estate developers and investors, and of course, the attorneys...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
As the industry continues to recover, new development is low, further reflecting a slowdown driven by shifting workforce patterns, such as hybrid or fully remote models. Limited new development is likely to lead to a future...more
We are in the midst of a digital transformation of all aspects of the real estate industry, including development, marketing, transactions, financing and management. The convergence of property and technology, known as...more
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
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
In downtown San Francisco, office vacancy has skyrocketed as hybrid work has transformed the way in which employers and employees use office space. This, in turn, has decreased activity downtown, negatively impacting the...more
Construction defects emerge in pandemic-era buildings, investor confidence is improving in China’s real estate market, the proptech field continues to show significant signs of growth, and more....more
Allen Matkins recently held the 14th Annual View from the Top alongside several industry experts. One of the discussions, moderated by Allen Matkins partner Crystal Lofing, covered predictions and updates in the Western...more
Allen Matkins recently hosted its 2021 Real Estate Development Law Update program to provide insight into economic factors, cases, and regulations impacting the industry. The program opened with an analysis of the current...more
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
There continues to be very strong demand for high-quality commercial real estate. From 2011–2015, the volume of commercial real estate transactions nationally grew at an annualized rate well in excess of 10%, and projections...more
Dealmakers sometimes overlook environmental issues when negotiating transactions, leaving important business and legal issues unaddressed until they inevitably pop up shortly before closing and send everyone scrambling. This...more