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Texas Senate Bill 840: A Game-Changer for Housing Development

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On May 28, Senate Bill 840 arrived on Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s desk after passing the Texas House and Texas Senate with bipartisan support. Authored by State Senator Bryan Hughes, the bill aims to increase the state’s...more

Goodwin

Maximizing Value in Master-Planned Communities: How to Effectively Negotiate Builder Purchase and Sale Agreements

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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

Hogan Lovells

Spain: Transformation of the residential market in 2025

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The Spanish government has proposed the creation of a state-owned enterprise dedicated to the promotion, development, and management of housing. This entity will oversee the entire residential real estate cycle, including...more

Snell & Wilmer

Lawsuit Challenges Water Rules Amid Housing Crisis

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Arizona’s housing shortage is among the most severe in the nation, with demand far outstripping supply and home prices skyrocketing in recent years. According to a lawsuit filed last week by the Goldwater Institute on behalf...more

Cozen O'Connor

Midtown South Mixed-Use Rezoning Plan Enters Public Review

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On January 21, 2025, the New York City Planning Commission (CPC) certified the city-led Midtown South Mixed-Use (MSMX) Plan into public review. The MSMX Plan is the first piece of the Adams administration’s “Manhattan Plan,”...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

Perkins Coie

Bond Properly Required for Challenge to Affordable Housing

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A local organization appealed the denial of its challenge to the approval of an affordable housing project and disputed the trial court’s order requiring it to post a bond. The Court of Appeal rejected plaintiff’s contentions...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

California Governor Signs Into Law 31 New Housing Bills

California’s housing shortage is decades old and getting worse. Housing supply is limited and increasingly less affordable in the Golden State due to pressures such as population growth, high land costs, NIMBYism and...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Fourth Department Frenzy: Reversionary Zoning, Sewer Agreements, Site Plan Review, and Constitutional Rights

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In Riedman Acquisitions, LLC v Town Bd. of Town of Mendon, 194 AD3d 1444, 2021 NY Slip Op 02952 [4th Dept 2021], the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, addressed several significant issues concerning land development...more

Cozen O'Connor

Rent Control National Momentum

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In response to multiple news and industry reports that many urban areas in the United States are suffering a crisis in affordable housing, many states and cities are actively considering rent control as an ameliorative...more

Holland & Knight LLP

West Coast Real Estate Update - January 2018

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Apartment Owner Loses Court Battle with Airbnb - A federal judge in Los Angeles recently dismissed a lawsuit by the owner of the 4,255-unit Park La Brea apartment complex against Airbnb Inc. that sought to hold the online...more

Bilzin Sumberg

A Mixed Report For Spring Home Sales

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After a disappointing Winter for homebuilders, which many blamed on the frigid weather across much of the country, Spring 2014 brings mixed news for homebuilders and those selling existing homes in the new season. ...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

California Subdivision Map Extension Signed into Law - More Comprehensive than Prior Extensions; Sets Deadlines and Allows...

On July 11, 2013, Governor Brown signed into law AB 116, urgency legislation aimed at providing additional relief to California’s recovering housing and construction industries. AB 116, which became effective immediately,...more

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Spike In Real Estate Creates Tax Planning Opportunities For South Florida Property Owners

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Although it may come as a surprise to many, it is no secret that South Florida property values are on the rise. ...more

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