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New York Legislation Impacts Investments in Single-Family Rental Properties

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What Happened? At both federal and state levels, there has been notable increased governmental scrutiny of institutional investment in the single-family rental market and concern about its impact on rising housing costs in...more

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Texas Restricts Foreign Ownership of Real Estate

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On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 17 (SB 17) into law, creating restrictions on foreign ownership of real estate in the state. The law takes effect September 1, 2025, and will have significant...more

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The One Big Beautiful Bill’s New Qualified Opportunity Zones

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Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”), the qualified opportunity zone (QOZ) program will no longer sunset on December 31, 2026, as was set to be the case prior to the act’s passage. Instead, the OBBBA makes this...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Case Study: Fulcrum Communities Pilot Project – Parker, Colorado

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As part of Colorado’s broader efforts to close the middle-income housing gap, Fulcrum Communities, a Colorado nonprofit, launched a pilot project using an innovative financing model to deliver workforce housing more quickly...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Rethinking real estate A US outlook - Our partners and key industry figures discuss what’s next for investment and development in...

Despite recent macroeconomic uncertainty, with regards to investment, development, and optimism for the future, New York City is in a stronger position than many seem to believe. This was the key takeaway from 'Rethinking...more

Offit Kurman

Will 2025 Bring Greater Equity Investment and Debt Financing in NJ? NJ Aspire 3.0 aspires to do just that.

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On January 23, 2025, Governor Phil Murphy enacted significant amendments to the New Jersey Aspire Program by signing Senate Bill 1323/Assembly Bill 2076 into law. The amendments, collectively referred to as “NJ Aspire 3.0”...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

New York City's FY26 Tentative Tax Roll: Insights, Trends, and What Property Owners Need to Know

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Every January, the City of New York releases its annual tentative tax roll based upon Department of Finance (“DOF”) valuations for each property in the five boroughs. Unless successfully challenged, these valuations are the...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Cities - June 5, 2024

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BALTIMORE — Visiting Tech Companies Want to Expand Baltimore Presence- The latest Techstars Equitech Accelerator brought several innovative companies to Baltimore, with founders expressing their commitment to expanding...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Minnesota HF 4206 Targets Healthcare Provider Transactions

On February 22, 2024, the Minnesota state legislature introduced House Bill (HF) 4206, aiming to curb the acquisition of and control over certain healthcare providers by private equity companies and real estate investment...more

DarrowEverett LLP

What Florida’s SB 264 Means for Foreign Ownership of Real Property

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This past July, Florida became the latest state to adopt legislation with the goal of restricting foreign governments and individuals from real property ownership. Florida’s controversial new bill, SB 264, Interests of...more

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2023 Massachusetts Tax Update

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Massachusetts Estate Tax: For decedents dying on or after January 1, 2023, there is no Massachusetts estate tax for an estate under $2,000,000. The law does not adjust the filing threshold so state tax returns may still be...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Emerging State Laws Restricting Foreign Ownership of Real Estate

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) is an arm of the U.S. Department of Treasury, tasked with administering and enforcing various economic and trade sanctions intended to further U.S. foreign policy and national...more

Woods Rogers

Real Estate Syndications: Legal Considerations for Syndicators (and Investors)

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Real estate syndication involves pooling funds from multiple investors to finance a real estate project. While syndication can be a profitable investment strategy, it also comes with various legal considerations and potential...more

Allen Matkins

Life Sciences Real Estate Update - 7.18.23

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California was, by January 1, 2023, home to nearly 470,000 jobs that generated $413.7 billion in total business output in 2022, according to Biocom California’s 2023 Economic Impact Report. This represents a nearly 8 percent...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Florida Passes Law Restricting Foreign Ownership of Real Estate

The Florida Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 264 (SB 264), which Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law on May 8, 2023. SB 264 notably presents several new restrictions on persons or entities from certain foreign...more

Frantz Ward LLP

Episode 17 | Public-Private Collaboration as a Means to Economic Development - A Blueprint from the Shaker Heights Development...

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Great things can happen when government and the private sector combine forces to address a problem that neither can effectively address on its own. Nick Fedor, Executive Director of the Shaker Heights Development Corporation,...more

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Property Buyer Beware: Avoid Costly Tax Liabilities with a Sales Tax Clearance Letter

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Florida imposes sales tax on rent payable under commercial leases. The rate imposed by the state is 5.5%, but local governments have the right to impose a surtax which varies based on the jurisdiction....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Changes Continue | February 2021 | Issue No. 21: New York Assembly-Sponsored Legislation Proposes New Tax on Mezzanine Debt...

Assembly Bill A3139 was introduced by Assembly Member Harvey Epstein on January 22, 2021. The bill is currently in committee but, if enacted, it will amend New York’s Real Property Law and Tax Law to require the recording of...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Ohio General Assembly considering significant CRA law change during lame duck session

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A new proposal in the Ohio legislature would render commercial and industrial Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) projects akin to “pre-1994” treatment. Ohio’s CRA program was initially created as a housing program in the late...more

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New York State is Considering a (New) Tax That Would Apply to Mezzanine Loans and Preferred Equity

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A New York State legislative proposal (currently in committee review) would impose mortgage recording tax on mezzanine debt and preferred equity investments related to real property upon which a senior loan is being...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Hardship on Both Sides: COVID-19 Impacts Multifamily Property Owners as Well as Their Tenants - Part 3: A New Regulatory Climate...

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There is an interplay between local efforts such as the new City of Los Angeles residential eviction moratorium ordinance (see Part 1 of this Breaking Ground Blog series, "City of L.A.'s New Ordinance Foretells More Trouble...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

DevelopOhio: Summary of 2019 PACE transactions in Ohio

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In an upward climb, Ohio’s investment in property assessed clean energy increased by over 42 percent from 2018 to 2019. Want to know the details? Check out Bricker’s interactive map of #PACE programs across the state. ...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Newsletter of the Real Property Section of the Mississippi Bar - Mississippi Bar Association

LEGISLATION - The following bills affecting real property are still alive in the Mississippi legislature following the March 5 deadline for committees to report general bills originating in the other house: HB...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Yes For Affordable Housing – The Impact of Oregon’s Measure 102

Oregonians approved statewide ballot Measure 102 on November 6 and, in doing so, have provided local governments in Oregon with a powerful new tool to help address Oregon’s affordable housing crisis. The passage of Measure...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Opportunity Zones: New Guidance Sheds Light on How Private Equity Industry Can Take Advantage

• Proposed regulations issued on October 19 provide welcome guidance to asset managers regarding the formation of qualified opportunity funds (QOFs) that may provide investors with the following three tax benefits: (1)...more

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