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Should landlords care what business their tenants are operating? The obvious general answer of "yes" now has a more detailed and important caveat. If your client is retailing goods, you as a landlord may be liable if those goods are counterfeit. Thanks to some new developing case law which intersects intellectual property and real estate, landlords cannot willingly turn a blind eye to a tenant selling counterfeit products. Before too much lease review hysteria sets [...]

Sustainability has evolved from a passing trend or niche preference into an undeniable, growing driver of the real estate market. This is particularly true as millennials comprise an increasing proportion of the workforce, home-buying population, and individuals influencing the future of real estate development in the United States. If anything illustrates the significance of younger generations' increasing interest in sustainability, it is the Global Climate Strike that drew participation of many thousands of young people, [...]

With the real estate industry's steady growth over the past several years and property values holding reasonably constant, investors are eager to jump on a perceived bargain. While securing the lowest price is not a bad idea, investors need to be careful about doing their research before closing on an apparent deal. That so-called "bargain" can quickly turn into a problem if you fail to consider more than just the purchase price. Before taking the [...]