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What can borrowers navigating loan renewals do to reach favorable solutions with lenders in the face of high refinancing costs?

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“Be honest and forthcoming with your existing lender about your needs and your specific plan for the project. Offer cost-cutting measures and explain how you will reduce leverage over time. Be responsive to lender requests...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Canadian Competition Bureau’s Final Guidance Discourages Property Controls

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

Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC

Ground Leases: A Commercial Real Estate Financing Alternative

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

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Reverse Build-to-Suit: Sale Leaseback Transaction with a Twist

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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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What impacts are you seeing from California Assembly Bill 98 on the financing and development of industrial projects? How are...

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“We have represented several clients who are looking to acquire and reposition warehouse properties. Today, these properties are not being used for ‘logistics uses,’ the term used in AB 98. For example, one of our clients has...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Guide to Buying Buildings from the Federal Government: Where to Start and What to Know

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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

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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

Balancing Leasing Acquisition and Environmental Risk in Data Center Projects

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

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Clark Hill 2025 Commercial Real Estate Outlook: Key Real Estate Considerations for Data Center Development

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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

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Clark Hill 2025 Commercial Real Estate Outlook: Hybrid Work Models and Lease Restructuring

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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

Allen Matkins

Office is Not Dead. Office is Alive.

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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

Bennett Jones LLP

Top Five Things to Know About Proptech in Canada

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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

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‘Office Is Not Dead’, and Other Takeaways on the Real Estate Outlook

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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

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Cornerstone Research Experts in Focus: Mark Garmaise

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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

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San Francisco Adopts Ordinance To Facilitate the Conversion of Office Buildings to Housing

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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

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Real Estate & Construction News Round-Up 04/20/22

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

Q4 2021 Western Region Investment Sales Markets Predictions and Updates

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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

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Top 6 Takeaways from the Real Estate Development Law Update

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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

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No Limitations And No Escape: The Long Tail Of Real Property Tax Liability Resulting From Entity Interest Transfers In California

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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

Benesch

Landmarks - Spring 2017

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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

Smith Anderson

Addressing Environmental Issues in Real Estate Development

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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

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