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FinCEN's Anti-Money Laundering Regulations For Residential Real Estate Transfers Rule: What Estate Planners Need To Know

Just when you thought you survived the Corporate Transparency Act and last year's constant state of flux as to whether the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)...

United States Real Estate

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Ballard Spahr LLP

The Compass/Zillow Fight Heats Up

I have previously published several blog posts regarding the push from Compass Real Estate to allow private real estate listings.

United States Real Estate

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Beresford Booth

Introducing Coffee With Cox Castle! Episode 1 With Ken Rosen (Podcast)

Welcome to Coffee With Cox Castle, a podcast focused on the real estate industry. Host and Cox Castle partner, Morgan Gallagher invites industry leaders to sit down...

United States Real Estate

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Cox, Castle & Nicholson

Change In Retention Cap For Private Projects In California

Starting on January 1, 2026, California will enforce a new law that limits retention in private construction contracts to 5%, aligning private projects (where retention is typically 10%) with public works...

United States Real Estate

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Institutional Housing Investors And The Great Recession

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NERA

HUD Continuum Of Care Funding Gap: Risks And Recommendations

United States Real Estate

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

You Can't Always Get What You Want – The UPHA's Lesson On Good Faith

United States Real Estate

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Nonconforming Use Or Nonconforming Structure: That Is The Question

United States Real Estate

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

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

United States Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Key Takeaways - 2025 Cadwalader Finance Forum

United States Real Estate

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Colorado Court Of Appeals Confirms: Prevailing Parties Can Recover "Fees On Fees" — Reinforcing Why Builders Should Strike Attorneys' Fee Clauses From Their Contracts

United States Real Estate

Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell, LLC

Cities Relying On Housing Overlays May Face "Builder's Remedy" Under New Court Decision

United States Real Estate

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Holland & Knight

Spread (Is) The Word…Secondary Theories Of Recovery

United States Real Estate

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Cozen O'Connor

PMP @ Austin Tech Week 2025 (Podcast)

United States Real Estate

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Perkins Coie LLP

District Court Invalidates Patents For Bridge Cheating Detection Software Under § 101

United States IP

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

What Honeybees Have Taught Me About Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

FBI's Most Recent Gambling Arrests Suggest Sports-Betting Regulations Are Effective

United States Media & IT

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Duane Morris LLP

AI Innovation Is Accelerating, But Oversight Is Fragmented: Why ADR Must Fill The Governance Gap

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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Construction & Planning

FinCEN's Anti-Money Laundering Regulations For Residential Real Estate Transfers Rule: What Estate Planners Need To Know

Just when you thought you survived the Corporate Transparency Act and last year's constant state of flux as to whether the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)...

United States Real Estate

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

Change In Retention Cap For Private Projects In California

Starting on January 1, 2026, California will enforce a new law that limits retention in private construction contracts to 5%, aligning private projects (where retention is typically 10%) with public works...

United States Real Estate

MP

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Nonconforming Use Or Nonconforming Structure: That Is The Question

Uses and structures that do not conform to a zoning ordinance are deemed "nonconforming uses" and "nonconforming structures," respectively.

United States Real Estate

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Colorado Court Of Appeals Confirms: Prevailing Parties Can Recover "Fees On Fees" — Reinforcing Why Builders Should Strike Attorneys' Fee Clauses From Their Contracts

United States Real Estate

Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell, LLC

Streamlining Middle Housing: The Latest In Small-Site Development Reforms

United States Real Estate

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

Design-Build – An International Perspective On Best Practices For Sustained Design-Build Success

United States Real Estate

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Peckar & Abramson PC

North Carolina Licensing Board For General Contractors' Recent Enforcement Priorities: Unlicensed Contracting

United States Real Estate

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Key Construction Contract Provisions To Avoid Disputes And Manage Tariffs

United States Real Estate

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Clark Hill

If We Want Affordable Housing, Local Governments Must Look In The Mirror

United States Real Estate

Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell, LLC

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Conveyancing

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

The Nuts And Bolts Of Easements

An easement is the right to use the land owned by another for some designated purpose. Such uses typically include ingress/egress, rights-of-way, utility, or water access.

United States Real Estate

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Barrett McNagny

California Allows Employees in the Construction Industry to Waive PAGA Remedies Pursuant to Qualifying CBAs

Among the approximately 1,000 bills signed by California Governor Brown last month was Assembly Bill 1654 ("AB 1654"), which allows a class of employees to waive the remedies created by the PAGA of 2004.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Do Due Diligence, Or Risk Demolition

United States Real Estate

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Berman Fink Van Horn P.C.

How To Effectively Manage Vapor Intrusion Risks When Acquiring And Developing Property

United States Real Estate

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Farella Braun & Martel

Texas Supreme Court Approves Top Lease Of Reversionary Interest; Orders New Trial On Production In Paying Quantities

United States Real Estate

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BakerHostetler

Does It Matter If A Deed Correction Is Material?

United States Real Estate

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Gray Reed & McGraw LLP

Distinction Regarding Acquired Real Estate Companies Under Pennsylvania's Realty Transfer Tax Act And Philadelphia's Realty Transfer Tax Act

United States Real Estate

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Fox Rothschild LLP

Ownership Of And Access To Land Records: Private Records Intended For Public Inspection

United States Real Estate

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

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Estate Management

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

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Beresford Booth

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

Q: Is my Massachusetts real estate subject to Massachusetts estate tax even if I am not a Massachusetts resident?

United States Real Estate

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McLane Middleton, Professional Association

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

California Estate Planning Case Study: Discover how real families in California overcame complex legal and financial challenges through smart trust-based strategies.

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

March 31, 2025: Last Chance To Challenge Real Property Tax Valuations

United States Real Estate

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

U.S. Tax Planning For Israeli Investment In U.S. Real Estate: A Tale Of Scylla And Charybdis

United States Real Estate

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Ruchelman PLLC

Year End Estate Planning Tips For A Secure Future (2025 Ultimate Guide)

United States Family

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Opelon

3 Tips For Every New Homeowner

United States Real Estate

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Barrett McNagny

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Real Estate

FinCEN's Anti-Money Laundering Regulations For Residential Real Estate Transfers Rule: What Estate Planners Need To Know

Just when you thought you survived the Corporate Transparency Act and last year's constant state of flux as to whether the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)...

United States Real Estate

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

The Compass/Zillow Fight Heats Up

I have previously published several blog posts regarding the push from Compass Real Estate to allow private real estate listings.

United States Real Estate

BB

Beresford Booth

Introducing Coffee With Cox Castle! Episode 1 With Ken Rosen (Podcast)

Welcome to Coffee With Cox Castle, a podcast focused on the real estate industry. Host and Cox Castle partner, Morgan Gallagher invites industry leaders to sit down...

United States Real Estate

CC

Cox, Castle & Nicholson

Change In Retention Cap For Private Projects In California

United States Real Estate

MP

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Institutional Housing Investors And The Great Recession

United States Real Estate

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NERA

Federal Agencies Propose Sweeping Revisions To Endangered Species Act Regulations, Largely Reinstating 2019–2020 Framework

United States Environment

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

HUD Continuum Of Care Funding Gap: Risks And Recommendations

United States Real Estate

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

You Can't Always Get What You Want – The UPHA's Lesson On Good Faith

United States Real Estate

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Nonconforming Use Or Nonconforming Structure: That Is The Question

United States Real Estate

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

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Latest Videos

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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

The Smart Approach To Environmental, Health, And Sustainability In Real Estate (Podcast)

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

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

Local Housing Development Incentives: What's Working? A Bi-Coastal Perspective (Video)

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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