United States: Real Estate and Construction

What does it take to shape the future of a city? In this episode of Real Smart, Spencer talks with Bryan Eck, Executive Director of Land Use & Planning for USC Real Estate & Asset Management.

A Greenwich Village real estate developer has secured $55 million in financing from G4 Capital Partners to fund the demolition of two adjacent residential buildings and construct a new 56,000-square-foot development. The pre-development loan will support AG Paratus's plans to raze the existing structures at 111-113 E. 12th Street and replace them with a significantly larger project, though the specific use of the new development remains undetermined.

On May 27, 2026, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law significant amendments to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) as part of the Fiscal Year 2027 budget.

It’s an uncomfortable topic, but it also creates immediate legal and financial questions for surviving family members, sellers, lenders, and real estate professionals.

Recent amendments to Mass. R. Prof. C. 1.15 have significantly changed how Massachusetts law yers must handle unclaimed and unidentified funds held in IOLTA accounts.

The Texas Supreme Court has overturned the "gist" rule used by lower courts to dismiss cases involving out-of-state property, establishing that Texas courts can exercise jurisdiction over contractual disputes and deed reformation matters regardless of property location. This landmark decision clarifies the distinction between in personam and in rem suits, potentially opening Texas courts to a broader range of extraterritorial real estate disputes. The ruling in Braxton Minerals III, LLC v. Bauer provides cr

Massachusetts quietly amended its estate tax statute last summer. This amendment significantly changes how the tax is calculated for non-resident decedents owning Massachusetts real estate.

A revocable living trust (sometimes called a revocable inter vivos trust) is a legal arrangement you create during your lifetime to hold legal title to your assets.

Jennifer D'Amato explores the critical techniques and strategies available under Wisconsin law for post-death estate administration, examining how legal professionals can help families minimize costs, delays, and conflicts during the probate process. The article provides practical guidance on navigating the various administration options available in Wisconsin's aging population landscape.

On April 30, 2026, the Washington Supreme Court ruled in Vargas v. RRA CP Opportunity Trust 1 that only a “holder” of a negotiable instrument, as contemplated by the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), can satisfy the prerequisites for conducting a nonjudicial trustee’s sale of property under the Washington Deed of Trust Act (DTA).

The government has finally given clarity to real estate investors on the future direction of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for the commercial rental sector in England and Wales.

What does it take to shape the future of a city? In this episode of Real Smart, Spencer talks with Bryan Eck, Executive Director of Land Use & Planning for USC Real Estate & Asset Management.