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Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

New Jersey Modifies Mansion Tax on Sales of Real Property

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The New Jersey state legislature has passed new legislation, as part of the State’s 2026 fiscal year budget, that directly and significantly impacts sellers and buyers of real property in New Jersey. Previously, a 1% fee...more

Sands Anderson PC

Virginia Real Estate Law Updates for 2025

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Effective July 1, 2025, Virginia is implementing several key changes affecting real estate transactions, land use approvals, local governance, and secured lending. Below is a comprehensive overview of what’s changing – and...more

McGinnis Lochridge

Who Owns the Empty Space? Texas Supreme Court Affirms Surface Ownership of Salt Caverns in Landmark Ruling

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In Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Underground Services Markham, LLC, No. 22-0878, 2025 WL 4356581 (Tex. May 16, 2025), the Texas Supreme Court resolved two significant issues affecting mineral owners and surface owners: (1) who owns...more

Oliva Gibbs

Reservation or Limitation on Warranty? Navigating the Fine Line — Lessons from Valence Operating Co. v. Davidson

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In Valence Operating Co. v. Davidson1, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana addressed whether the provision, “all Oil, Gas and other Minerals have been excepted and reserved by former...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

New Reporting Requirement for Certain Residential Real Estate Transfers

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Effective December 1, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will implement new rules for non-financed residential real estate transfers. The purpose of the rule is to increase...more

Houston Harbaugh, P.C.

Pennsylvania Superior Court Reaffirms the Dunham Rule

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Let’s assume you inherited a 150 acre farm in Lycoming County that has been owned by your family since 1909. In 2020, you are approached by ABC Drilling about a new oil and gas lease for the farm. You retain counsel and...more

Oliva Gibbs

Coverting a “Fixed” to a “Floating” NPRI: What (If Anything) Does ConocoPhillips v. Hahn Add to the Conversation?

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In ConocoPhillips Co. v. Hahn, the Supreme Court of Texas addressed whether a “fixed” nonparticipating royalty interest (“NPRI”) was later converted to a “floating” NPRI. The court weighed two possible means of this...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FinCEN requires title insurance companies to disclose individuals’ identities

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On October 15, FinCEN renewed its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) requiring U.S. title insurance companies to report the identities of individuals behind shell companies used in non-financed residential real estate...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Buyer Beware: The Importance of Conducting Environmental Due Diligence

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In the context of commercial real estate transactions, due diligence is conducted to obtain and verify available information regarding a property’s attributes and characteristics, physical and environmental condition,...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

FinCEN Final New Rules Close Loopholes in U.S. Financial System

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On August 28, 2024, FinCEN Final New Rules were published that address vulnerabilities in the U.S. financial system and are part of an on going effort to combat illicit finance and protect U.S. national security, as well as...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Your Next Real Estate Deal Could Require CFIUS Approval

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CFIUS Review Might Apply to Your Real Estate Deal - Most real estate professionals do not expect to seek approval from the president of the United States before closing a real estate deal. However, the U.S. Treasury...more

Bennett Jones LLP

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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[Webinar] Corporate Transparency Act's Impact on Real Estate: Reporting Companies; Exemptions; Beneficial Ownership Reporting -...

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This CLE webinar will examine the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), effective Jan. 1, 2024, and its impact on real estate entities and transactions, including who is considered a "reporting company" subject to new beneficial...more

Hogan Lovells

Cross-border Real Estate ESG: How will the EPBD affect EU member states… and what about the US and UK?

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What is the latest position on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)? How will different EU member states implement the new regime? How is the UK grappling with the need to improve energy performance across the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FinCEN renews real estate GTOs

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On April 17, FinCEN renewed its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) which require title insurance companies to identify the real owners of shell companies involved in cash real estate purchases. This renewal is effective from...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

FinCEN Proposes AML Compliance Obligations for Non-Financed Real Estate Transactions

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Following consideration of comments received from an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, on February 16, 2024, FinCEN issued a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that for the first time would require non-financed...more

HaystackID

The Critical Role of CFIUS in Safeguarding U.S. National Security: Insights and Implications for Technology and Legal...

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Editor’s Note: The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) plays a pivotal role in regulating foreign investments in American companies, particularly those that could impact national security. This...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

FinCEN’s Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers

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To crack down on money-laundering in the U.S. residential real estate market, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has proposed new reporting requirements for certain real estate transactions. Specifically, the...more

Mayer Brown

FinCEN Proposes New Residential Real Estate Reporting Requirements

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On February 7, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on certain US residential real estate transactions (“2024 NPRM”). The 2024 NPRM...more

Vondran Legal

California Financial Elder Abuse Law in the Real Estate Context

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...Financial Elder Abuse Cases in California in the Real Estate context - This blog provides general legal information regarding the topic of financial elder abuse in California, with a focus on cases involving real estate...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Streamlining the Development Process with Blockchain Technology (III of IV)

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Our prior two posts on blockchain technology and real estate looked at blockchain basics and how it can be used to make real estate transactions and the recording of documents more transparent, efficient, and secure. But I...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Enhancing Transparency in Real Estate: FinCEN's New Reporting Requirements for Non-Financed Transfers

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On February 7, 2024Real Estate Contract FinCEN issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would require certain professionals involved in real estate closings and settlements to report information to FinCEN about...more

DarrowEverett LLP

How Bonus Depreciation Can Be A Timely Tool in Real Estate Deals

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So, you’re a real estate investor accustomed to tax mitigation strategies and you are starting to think about your next big project. With that comes so many streams of thought — location, timing, interest rates, partnerships,...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Proposed Regulations Would Impose New Reporting Requirements on Transactions Involving Cryptocurrency and Other Digital Assets

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In response to a provision in the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued proposed regulations that would impose new tax reporting...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFIUS Expands Jurisdiction Over—and States Restrict Chinese Investment in—Real Estate

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On May 5, 2023, the Department of the Treasury issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to add eight military installations to the list of sites around which CFIUS has jurisdiction to review real estate transactions. This is...more

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