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Monthly NSIP Newsletter - February 2026 Issue

The February 2026 edition of HSF Kramer's monthly NSIP newsletter is now available. This is our regular newsletter highlighting what we consider to be the most interesting and topical recent events from within the NSIP...

United States Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Beyond The Usual Suspects: Emerging US Markets For Data Centers (Podcast)

In this episode of the Data Center Counsel podcast, Scott Segal and Tamara McKinzie examine the shifting geography of US data center development.

United States Real Estate

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Bracewell

New FinCEN Reporting Rules Effective March 1, 2026

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) adopted a new residential real estate rule that will have a direct impact on purchasers of homes in the United States.

United States Real Estate

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Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP

2026 ALTA/NSPS Survey Standards Update: Key Takeaways For Commercial Real Estate

Effective Feb. 23, the new American Land Title Association (ALTA)/National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for Land Title Surveys...

United States Real Estate

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Michael Gnesin Was Recently Interviewed On The Podcast, "3 Questions With Wayne Baxter" By One Capital Management

United States Real Estate

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Updates To Prompt Payment Legislation In Ontario, British Columbia And Alberta

Canada Real Estate

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Bennett Jones LLP

Citywide Adaptive Reuse: A Potential Solution To Vacancy And Housing

United States Real Estate

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

New York Closes Retainage Loophole: SB 5655 Voids Excess Retainage Provisions

United States Real Estate

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Holland & Knight

CREF Roundup | Week 8, 2026

United States Real Estate

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FBT Gibbons

Community Association Reserve Funds In North Carolina: A Practical Overview

United States Real Estate

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Time To Sell Your Buy-to-Let Property? A Case Study-based Article

United States Real Estate

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Womble Bond Dickinson

British Columbia Court Of Appeal Awards Specific Performance In Culos Development (1996) Inc. v. Baytalan, 2025 BCCA 265

Canada Real Estate

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Bennett Jones LLP

La Cour d'appel de la C.-B. confirme les obligations du propriétaire après un avis de privilège d'un sous-traitant

Canada Real Estate

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ce que les promoteurs et les investisseurs négligent souvent dans les coentreprises immobilières au Canada 

Canada Real Estate

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Miller Thomson LLP

401(k) And IRA Contribution Limits For 2026: Retirement Savings, Adjustments For Inflation, And SECURE 2.0 Changes American Taxpayers Must Know About

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

TPS Is Back-ish For Honduras, Nepal And Nicaragua: I-9s In Limbo

Worldwide Immigration

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Ohio's New E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act: What Construction Employers Need To Know

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Seventh Circuit Roundup: What Recent Decisions Reveal About Pleading, Intent, And Immunity (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Signed, Sealed, But Not Delivered? Don't Wonder About Taxes Under New Postal Service Rules

United States Tax

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Nossaman LLP

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Landlord & Tenant - Leases

Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 17 – 20, 2026)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of February 17, 2026.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Ce que les promoteurs et les investisseurs négligent souvent dans les coentreprises immobilières au Canada 

Que vous soyez promoteur immobilier, propriétaire, gestionnaire d'actif, financier ou investisseur, la manière de structurer...

Canada Real Estate

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Miller Thomson LLP

The Hidden Trap: How Transfer Taxes Can Sneak Up On Lease Transactions

While most people anticipate encountering transfer taxes when buying or selling real estate, many are caught off guard by state and local transfer taxes that can significantly affect leasing transactions.

United States Real Estate

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FBT Gibbons

No Duty To Mitigate Before You Terminate…Yet: Commercial Landlords In Ontario

Canada Real Estate

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Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

2026 Midsession Virginia Legislative Update

United States Real Estate

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Pender & Coward

Landlord Considerations: To Term Or To Terminate

Canada Real Estate

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

EPC/MEES Reform And The Warm Homes Plan: Key Updates For Living Sector Investors

United States Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 9 – February 13, 2026)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Alcoholic Beverage Permitting In Hillsborough County: Understanding The Special Use Process And Distance Separation Requirements

United States Real Estate

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Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns

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Estate Management

Life Just Got Easier For Attorneys For Property. Well, Sort Of.

An Attorney for Property has the "power to do on the incapable person's behalf anything in respect of property that the person could do if capable, except make a will," says subsection 31(1) of the Substitute Decisions Act (Ontario) ("SDA").

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

New Report Highlights Increase In Lifetime Real Estate Transfers In The U.S.

Leaving real estate to heirs through a will or a revocable trust has long been standard practice in estate planning. Many clients expect to pass along the home they have lived in for years...

United States Real Estate

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

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

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Tacking – Adverse Possession Through Successive Occupants

United States Real Estate

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Beresford Booth

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

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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

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Real Estate

SGX Mainboard And Catalist Public Companies Report L H2 2025

This edition of the Conyers SGX Mainboard & Catalist Public Companies Report summarises selected key transactions involving companies listed on the Main Board and Catalist Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST) in the second half of 2025.

Bermuda Commercial

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Conyers

Beyond The Usual Suspects: Emerging US Markets For Data Centers (Podcast)

In this episode of the Data Center Counsel podcast, Scott Segal and Tamara McKinzie examine the shifting geography of US data center development.

United States Real Estate

B

Bracewell

Monthly NSIP Newsletter - February 2026 Issue

The February 2026 edition of HSF Kramer's monthly NSIP newsletter is now available. This is our regular newsletter highlighting what we consider to be the most interesting and topical recent events from within the NSIP...

United States Real Estate

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New FinCEN Reporting Rules Effective March 1, 2026

United States Real Estate

JM

Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP

2026 ALTA/NSPS Survey Standards Update: Key Takeaways For Commercial Real Estate

United States Real Estate

TS

Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Mountain Lions Along The Central Coast And In Southern California Receive Protections Under The California Endangered Species Act

United States Environment

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Cox, Castle & Nicholson

Michael Gnesin Was Recently Interviewed On The Podcast, "3 Questions With Wayne Baxter" By One Capital Management

United States Real Estate

DW

Dickinson Wright PLLC

Updates To Prompt Payment Legislation In Ontario, British Columbia And Alberta

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 17 – 20, 2026)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

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Construction & Planning

Beyond The Usual Suspects: Emerging US Markets For Data Centers (Podcast)

In this episode of the Data Center Counsel podcast, Scott Segal and Tamara McKinzie examine the shifting geography of US data center development.

United States Real Estate

B

Bracewell

Monthly NSIP Newsletter - February 2026 Issue

The February 2026 edition of HSF Kramer's monthly NSIP newsletter is now available. This is our regular newsletter highlighting what we consider to be the most interesting and topical recent events from within the NSIP...

United States Real Estate

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Mountain Lions Along The Central Coast And In Southern California Receive Protections Under The California Endangered Species Act

On February 12, 2026, the California Fish and Game Commission voted to list certain distinct populations of mountain lions in Southern California and the California Central Coast as threatened under the California...

United States Environment

CC

Cox, Castle & Nicholson

Updates To Prompt Payment Legislation In Ontario, British Columbia And Alberta

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Citywide Adaptive Reuse: A Potential Solution To Vacancy And Housing

United States Real Estate

GG

Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

New York Closes Retainage Loophole: SB 5655 Voids Excess Retainage Provisions

United States Real Estate

HK

Holland & Knight

Georgia Supreme Court Examines Constitutional Limits Of Direct Sales Ban In Dealer Law Case

United States Transport

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

CREF Roundup | Week 8, 2026

United States Real Estate

FB

FBT Gibbons

Community Association Reserve Funds In North Carolina: A Practical Overview

United States Real Estate

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

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Latest Videos

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WATCH – Enforcing And Defending Builders Liens: What Contractors And Owners Need To Know In Times Of Economic Uncertainty (Podcast)

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Clark Wilson LLP

Crowe Master Series: Troika Group (Video)

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Crowe MacKay LLP

Property Division After Separation In Ontario: Married Vs. Common-Law (Video)

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

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

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

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

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