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OZs And 2026 Planning – The Now And Future For OZs!

As I sit here at the cross roads of the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026, I am filled with renewed optimism in the Opportunity Zone program...

United States Real Estate

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Duane Morris LLP

BC's Long Awaited Prompt Payment Reforms Land Amid Industry Downturn

Construction contractors across Canada have perennially experienced payment delays on projects, unfairly impacting their cash flow. The reasons for the payment delays are many.

Canada Real Estate

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Sneaky Trusts: The Legal Plot Twist With Gratuitous Property Transfers

It is increasingly common for families to make financial decisions aimed at minimizing probate fees and income tax. However, these arrangements can have unexpected legal consequences.

Canada Real Estate

AH

Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Liquidated Damages: Protecting Contractors When Global Supply Chains Break

To ensure liquidated damages clauses are both enforceable and equitable, construction professionals should work closely with legal counsel to craft provisions that include clear, adequate checks...

United States Real Estate

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Bracewell

NYC Economic Development Outlook: CRE Investment Opportunities Changing The Market

United States Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

When A Notary Seal Creates More Questions Than Answers

United States Real Estate

MA

Minchella & Associates

New California Law Eliminates Pre-Trial Delays In Commercial Eviction Cases

United States Real Estate

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Ballard Spahr LLP

State AGs Continue Actions Against RealPage Landlords, Multistate Settles For $7 Million (Podcast)

United States Real Estate

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Contractors May Need To Formally "Invoice" All Costs To Protect Interest Rates

United States Real Estate

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Beresford Booth

Trust, But Verify: Addressing Risk Of Non-Payment By Owners

United States Real Estate

JW

Jones Walker

Fourth District Court Reinforces State Oversight Of Local Housing Plans In Landmark Decision

United States Real Estate

FL

Fennemore

Updates Required For Illinois Residential Lease Forms To Comply With The Safer Homes Act In 2026

United States Real Estate

CH

Clark Hill

Ontario's Amendments To The Construction Act Take Effect January 1, 2026

Canada Real Estate

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Fasken

2025 Local Updates On The Missing Middle Exemption Of The Florida Live Local Act

United States Real Estate

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

How The JAMS AI Rules Can Streamline Discovery For AI-Related Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Health Care Mediation Strategies: How To Resolve Complex Provider, Reimbursement, And Compliance Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Banking Industry Outlook: U.S. Banking M&A Surge Arrives In Q3

United States Compliance

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Countdown To Jan. 1, 2026: Preparing For California's New AI Training Data Transparency Obligations

United States Technology

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

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Landlord & Tenant - Leases

New California Law Eliminates Pre-Trial Delays In Commercial Eviction Cases

A new law that takes effect January 1, 2026, closes a procedural loophole long exploited by commercial tenants to delay trial dates in California unlawful detainer cases seeking eviction.

United States Real Estate

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Ballard Spahr LLP

State AGs Continue Actions Against RealPage Landlords, Multistate Settles For $7 Million (Podcast)

A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general recently secured a $7 million multistate settlement with Greystar — the nation's largest landlord — in ongoing antitrust actions...

United States Real Estate

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Updates Required For Illinois Residential Lease Forms To Comply With The Safer Homes Act In 2026

On Jan. 1st, the Illinois Safer Homes Act (765 ILCS 752) goes into effect. The act requires that a summary of the Illinois Safe Homes Act be attached as the first four pages of a residential lease in Illinois...

United States Real Estate

CH

Clark Hill

FTC Issues Warning Letters To Property Management Software Providers On Price Transparency

United States Real Estate

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

What Is A Feasibility Contingency?

United States Real Estate

BB

Beresford Booth

When Knowing The Judge Raises Questions About Judicial Fairness

United States Real Estate

MA

Minchella & Associates

Colorado Landlord-Tenant Law Webinar (Video)

United States Real Estate

DW

Dufford Waldeck

How Companies Can Roll With NY's New Algorithmic Pricing Rules

United States Technology

FL

Foley & Lardner

Unwrapping 2026: A Sleigh Full Of Opportunities?

United States Real Estate

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Estate Management

Sneaky Trusts: The Legal Plot Twist With Gratuitous Property Transfers

It is increasingly common for families to make financial decisions aimed at minimizing probate fees and income tax. However, these arrangements can have unexpected legal consequences.

Canada Real Estate

AH

Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Tacking – Adverse Possession Through Successive Occupants

Under the doctrine of adverse possession, a person may acquire legal title to another's land if they use another's land for at least ten years in a manner...

United States Real Estate

BB

Beresford Booth

Finality Over Fairness: Tessaro v. Gora, 2025 ONSC 198, A Cautionary Tale In Will Drafting And Limitation Periods

The Ontario Superior Court's decision in Tessaro v. Gora, 2025 ONSC 198, quietly answered a long-standing question among estate planners: what happens when a decades-old drafting error is unexpectedly discovered?

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Lerners LLP

Is Massachusetts Real Estate Subject To Massachusetts Estate Tax For Non-Residents

United States Real Estate

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McLane Middleton, Professional Association

California Estate Planning Case Study: 21 Real Challenges Solved With Trusts

United States Family

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Opelon

California's Independent Administration Of Estates Act (IAEA): A Clear Path Through Probate In 2026

United States Real Estate

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Opelon

Selling A House In San Diego Probate: Step-by-Step California Guide (2025)

United States Real Estate

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Opelon

A Canadian Tax Lawyer's Updated Guide On Non-Resident Trusts In Canada

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Finality Over Fairness: A Cautionary Tale In Will Drafting, Limitation Periods

Canada Real Estate

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Lerners LLP

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Conveyancing

Start The Clock: How Long Do Estate Trustees Have To Administer Real Property?

In today's world of high real estate prices, the property held by an estate is often its most valuable asset.

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Pre-1972 Conveyance Of Multiple Lots Did Not Create Separate Legal Parcels Under Map Act

A landowner sought a Certificate of Compliance from the City of Oakland, asserting that a pre-1972 deed referencing three lots (Lot 18, Lot 17, and a portion of Lot 16) created three separate legal parcels.

United States Real Estate

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Perkins Coie LLP

Homeowner Staves Off Enforcement Of Judgment Against Co-owner's Registered Interest (Brunton V. Lanzarotta)

Ontario's Land Titles Act is intended to be a true and accurate reflection of the state of title to a property.

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

If They Repudiate, You Can Remediate: Remedies For Alberta Landlords In Commercial Lease Abandonment

Canada Real Estate

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Miller Thomson LLP

The Fight Of Survivorship

Canada Real Estate

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Casey & Moss LLP

Do I Need A Real Estate Lawyer For Buying Property In The Cayman Islands?

Cayman Islands Real Estate

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Stuarts Law

The Nuts And Bolts Of Easements

United States Real Estate

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Barrett McNagny

Can Your Neighbour Expropriate Your Land? (A Consideration Of Remedies For Trespass)

Canada Real Estate

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Bennett Jones LLP

Purchasing Real Property In Alberta – The Lawyer's Role

Canada Real Estate

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Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer

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Construction & Planning

BC's Long Awaited Prompt Payment Reforms Land Amid Industry Downturn

Construction contractors across Canada have perennially experienced payment delays on projects, unfairly impacting their cash flow. The reasons for the payment delays are many.

Canada Real Estate

AH

Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Liquidated Damages: Protecting Contractors When Global Supply Chains Break

To ensure liquidated damages clauses are both enforceable and equitable, construction professionals should work closely with legal counsel to craft provisions that include clear, adequate checks...

United States Real Estate

B

Bracewell

Contractors May Need To Formally "Invoice" All Costs To Protect Interest Rates

In any construction project, when changes, modifications, alterations, or deviations are ordered, the risk for delays and extra costs is high. Contractors obligated to implement...

United States Real Estate

BB

Beresford Booth

Trust, But Verify: Addressing Risk Of Non-Payment By Owners

United States Real Estate

JW

Jones Walker

From No-Shows To Notices: A Guide To Navigating Labor Disruptions

United States Immigration

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Impact Of DOT's IFR On DBEs And Ongoing Mega Projects

United States Transport

AC

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Fourth District Court Reinforces State Oversight Of Local Housing Plans In Landmark Decision

United States Real Estate

FL

Fennemore

Ontario's Amendments To The Construction Act Take Effect January 1, 2026

Canada Real Estate

F

Fasken

《联合早报》说法识法：冒险雇"幽灵员工" 小心捷径变死路

United States Commercial

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Duane Morris LLP

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Latest Videos

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Reimagining Cities: Adaptive Reuse, Creativity, And Community With Shawn Gehle (Pocast)

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

From Bids To Bricks Part 3 (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Going For Green In Real Estate Sectors – Episode 3 - Data Centres In The AI Era (Podcast)

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Webinar – Understanding Preferential Purchase Rights, E.g. Rights Of First Refusal/Offer (Video)

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Beresford Booth

Reinvention And Resilience In Real Estate Development With Diego Hodara (Podcast)

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A.Y. Strauss

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