Real Estate Law News and Insights

COVID-19 has created challenges for the commercial real estate market in the U.S. that have not been seen since the 2008 global financial crisis. While the 2008 crisis was the direct result of credit and liquidity fiascos, the pandemic has had a direct, powerful impact on the demand for space,...

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In Short The Situation: Reforming the U.S. housing finance system has been a frequent discussion topic in the years since the 2008 financial crisis. The Result: In response to a March 2019 presidential memorandum, the Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") and the Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") issued plans consisting...

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On September 17, 2019, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued two new proposed rules for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA). Of particular interest to readers of this blog was the second of the proposed rules, which...

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