Real Estate Law and Construction Law

Monetary Relief for Homeowners, Foreclosure Prevention Programs and Servicing Reforms to be Implemented

According to the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, residential and commercial buildings will account for 73.2 percent of total electricity consumption and 40.1 percent of the nation’s total energy consumption in 2011, with approximately half of those totals attributable to commercial buildings alone.

Rising foreclosure rates in the residential real estate market have prompted underwater borrowers to ask about possible foreclosure strategies—most notably, how to avoid deficiency judgments.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed into law the Affordable Housing Retention Act (AHRA), which for the next four years enables condo conversions of specific buildings...

On March 27, 2025, Empire State Development, New York State's chief economic development agency, announced the launch of the Long Island Forward Housing Program (LIFHP), a $10 million initiative designed...

Effective January 1, 2025, Senate Bill ("SB") 1103 amended California's Civil Code to impose new obligations on landlords leasing to certain "qualified commercial tenants."...

The prospect for an extended period of high levels of home loan delinquencies, foreclosure proceedings and real estate owned (REO) is causing regulators, mortgage lenders and investors to reexamine traditional approaches to handling REO.

Like all good things, the era of redevelopment agencies has ended.

It appears that some last minute legislative fail-safe maneuvering has in fact averted the untimely demise of the Distressed Condominium Relief Act.

Steel tariffs are financial charges imposed by the United States government on steel products imported into the country, requiring foreign steel producers to pay...

On May 5, 2025, the California Department of Industrial Relations made an important announcement that affects employers in the construction industry.

P&A is a founding member of Leading Construction Lawyers International Alliance (LCL), which is pleased to announce the release of "Design-Build: An International Perspective on Best Practices for Sustained Design-Build Success."