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Saudi Arabia Approves Landmark Real Estate Ownership Law for Non-Saudis

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Saudi Arabia has approved a landmark new law regulating real estate ownership by non-Saudis, published on July 25, 2025 in the official gazette. This Law of Real Estate Ownership by Non-Saudis will take effect 180 days after...more

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Saudi Arabia Introduces New Legal Framework for Foreign Ownership of Real Estate

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On 14 July 2025, the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issued Council of Ministers Resolution No. (M/14) approving the issuance of the Law on Real Estate Ownership by Non-Saudis (the “New Law”), which...more

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Saudi Cabinet Approves New Law Expanding Foreign Ownership Rights in Real Estate

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On 8 July 2025, the Saudi Cabinet approved a new real estate law (the “New Law”) that will significantly expand the ability of foreign individuals and entities to own property in the Kingdom....more

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Australian Treasury Reports Faster Foreign Investment Application Processing Amidst Increased Focus on Compliance and Enforcement

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The Australian Treasury, which administers Australia's foreign investment framework, has released its first quarterly report for the 2024-25 financial year. Here are some key statistics and trends from the report. Treasury...more

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Scrutinized Companies and Other Restrictions in Florida’s Public Procurement Space

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In a recent post, we examined the practical impact of SB 264 (Chapter No. 2023-33, Laws of Florida) on foreign investment in Florida. The new law, which took effect on July 1, 2023, among other things, restricts certain...more

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UK: The National Security and Investment Act receives royal assent

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Watch out for the National Security and Investment Act which has now received royal assent although it is still not expected to come fully into force until this Autumn due to the amount of secondary legislation that needs to...more

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Department of Treasury Releases Proposed Regulations Offering Pandemic Relief to Qualified Opportunity Zone Businesses

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On April 14, 2021, the Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) released proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) that, if adopted, would allow flexibility for qualified opportunity zone businesses (“QOZBs”) to revise or...more

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Election 2020 Snapshot: Helping our real estate clients make sense of the U.S. election results

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While there is an anticipation of greater predictability under a President Joe Biden, which is critically important to the commercial real estate industry, expected and potential changes in trade, taxation, housing and health...more

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Final CFIUS Regulations Became Effective in February 2020

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February 13, 2020 was the effective date (the “Effective Date”) for final regulations issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”)....more

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"Senate Finance Committee Takes Unanimous Step Toward FIRPTA Reform"

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On February 11, 2015, the Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved a significant reform to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA). The proposal demonstrates the continued bipartisan legislative...more

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