From Rent to Rights: Building a Solid Lease Abstract
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 512: Listen and Learn -- Landlord/Tenant Law (Part 2) - Assignments and Subletting
JONES DAY TALKS®: Real Assets Roundup: A New Look at Real Estate, Energy, and Infrastructure - Episode 1
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 503: Listen and Learn -- Present and Future Estates (Part 2)
Eviction Essentials and Lease Management
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 501: Listen and Learn -- Present and Future Estates (Part 1)
Business Better Podcast Episode: Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation - Real Estate and Tax
Family Owned Real Estate: Managing Lack of Planning in Family Business Transitions
Family Owned Real Estate: Impacts of the Current Real Estate Market on Transition Planning
Family Owned Real Estate: Avoiding Pitfalls When Transitioning Family Real Estate
Family Owned Real Estate: Common Real Estate & Asset Management Issues
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 289: Listen and Learn -- Landlord/Tenant Law (Part 1)
Family Owned Real Estate: Legal Challenges & Opportunities
Healthcare Practice Lease Negotiations: Avoid Missing Out on Potential Opportunities
Cornerstone Research Experts in Focus: Mark Garmaise
Private Equity VS Real Estate Transactions | #6 What’s the Best Order to Sell?
Private Equity VS Real Estate Transactions | #5 Setting Your Rent as Part of a PE Deal
Private Equity VS Real Estate Transactions | #4 Optimizing Total Asset Value
Private Equity VS Real Estate Transactions | #3 Real Estate Valuations Explained
Private Equity VS Real Estate Transactions | #2 EBITDA Valuations Explained
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The June 2025 Market Action Report for the Portland metropolitan area, published by RMLS, describes a residential real estate market that is steady, if subdued, with slight pricing increases and modest shifts in transactional...more
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Effective July 1, 2025, the realty transfer tax rate for properties or acquired real estate companies sold in the City and County of Philadelphia will increase to 3.578%, in addition to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania realty...more
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Filmore Parc Apartments II v. Norman White, et al., Case No. 2024-CA-0475 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2/14/2025). Last month, a Louisiana appellate court determined that an apartment complex’s affordable housing units were not eligible...more
Following the announcement of a loosening of the rules on developing in the Green Belt, the UK Government published on 27 February guidance on the meaning of "Grey Belt" land and how this should be applied in...more
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California’s Second District Court of Appeal recently affirmed that a shorter 90-day statute of limitations, and not a longer three- or four- year statute of limitations, applies to Political Reform Act (PRA) claims that...more