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That investment, both financial and emotional, can be shaken when a developer proposes to build a residential or mixed-use commercial development on top of the course.  Often, when rumors that a golf course is being redeveloped begin to swirl, the first reaction is "they can't do that!"  Whether the developer can or cannot change the land use of a golf course depends on what type of golf course it is. Golf course construction surged in [...]

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have provided additional guidance to taxpayers regarding various aspects of the Opportunity Zone program1, releasing a second round of proposed regulations on April 17, 2019. The proposed regulations respond to a variety of concerns raised by stakeholders in public comments and also update portions of previously proposed regulations released in October 2018. The proposed regulations clarify some of the substantive issues involving qualified opportunity funds (QOFs), [...]

Seyfarth has released the results of its fourth annual Real Estate Market Sentiment Survey, which polled commercial real estate executives around the country from all sectors. Of interest to our readers, this year's survey revealed that 69% of respondents are concerned about a cyberattack hitting their business in 2019, a significant increase compared to last year (46%). View the full survey results Cybersecurity isn't just for technology companies anymore. More and more, we are seeing [...]