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Trump Signs Executive Order On Institutional Investors And Single-Family Home Purchases

On Jan. 20, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers (the Executive Order).

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Real Estate Legal Hotline: Reciprocity & Continuing Education As Professional Self Care: Loving Your License

February is a good time to tend to the relationships that matter, and for real estate professionals in the DMV, few relationships are more important than the one you have with your license.

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Shulman Rogers

Sustainable Development And Land Use Update

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to "cut through bureaucratic red tape" and speed up reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by the January 2025 Los Angeles area wildfires.

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

Court Orders City To Rescind Its Unlawfully-Enacted Development Impact Fees

The City of Patterson's schedule of multiple "development impact fees" and "transportation impact mitigation fees" has been declared to be unlawfully enacted in an important...

United States Real Estate

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Rutan & Tucker

Changes To TOPA – D.C. Rental Act Of 2025

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Jackson & Campbell

Supreme Court Shifts Design‑Professional Malpractice Claims Toward Federal Court

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Duane Morris LLP

2026 CREFC Market Insights And Forecasts

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Maximizing Your Mentoring Experiences: Real Estate Colleagues Share Insights During National Mentoring Month

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Possession With Intent To Foreclose

United States Real Estate

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

President Trump Issues Executive Order On Institutional Investment In Single-Family Homes

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Jones Day

Commercial Real Estate Trends To Watch In 2026

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Increasing Regulation On Foreign Ownership Of United States Real Estate: Navigating The Rapidly Evolving Landscape

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Mintz

Environmental Contamination? Hidden Dangers Beneath The Ground

United States Real Estate

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Beresford Booth

The Past, Present, And Future Of The Non-Traded NAV REIT Structure

United States Real Estate

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Goodwin Procter LLP

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

December 2025 Crypto Update: New Changes And Challenges In U.S. Regulation Of Digital Assets

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

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Ballard Spahr LLP

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

The Trump Gold Card And Proposed Trump Platinum Card: Legal, Practical, Tax, And Economic Considerations For High-Net-Worth Immigrants

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Green and Spiegel

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Conveyancing

Pre-1972 Conveyance Of Multiple Lots Did Not Create Separate Legal Parcels Under Map Act

A landowner sought a Certificate of Compliance from the City of Oakland, asserting that a pre-1972 deed referencing three lots (Lot 18, Lot 17, and a portion of Lot 16) created three separate legal parcels.

United States Real Estate

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Perkins Coie LLP

The Nuts And Bolts Of Easements

An easement is the right to use the land owned by another for some designated purpose. Such uses typically include ingress/egress, rights-of-way, utility, or water access.

United States Real Estate

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Barrett McNagny

California Allows Employees in the Construction Industry to Waive PAGA Remedies Pursuant to Qualifying CBAs

Among the approximately 1,000 bills signed by California Governor Brown last month was Assembly Bill 1654 ("AB 1654"), which allows a class of employees to waive the remedies created by the PAGA of 2004.

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Littler Mendelson

Do Due Diligence, Or Risk Demolition

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Berman Fink Van Horn P.C.

How To Effectively Manage Vapor Intrusion Risks When Acquiring And Developing Property

United States Real Estate

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Farella Braun & Martel

Texas Supreme Court Approves Top Lease Of Reversionary Interest; Orders New Trial On Production In Paying Quantities

United States Real Estate

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BakerHostetler

Does It Matter If A Deed Correction Is Material?

United States Real Estate

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Gray Reed & McGraw LLP

Distinction Regarding Acquired Real Estate Companies Under Pennsylvania's Realty Transfer Tax Act And Philadelphia's Realty Transfer Tax Act

United States Real Estate

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Fox Rothschild LLP

Ownership Of And Access To Land Records: Private Records Intended For Public Inspection

United States Real Estate

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

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Construction & Planning

Mediator-and Arbitrator-Retained Experts In Construction Or Business Disputes

Construction and business disputes often present complex issues that the mediator or arbitrator must understand to help settle the case or reach an informed arbitration decision.

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JAMS

Sustainable Development And Land Use Update

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to "cut through bureaucratic red tape" and speed up reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by the January 2025 Los Angeles area wildfires.

United States Real Estate

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

Supreme Court Shifts Design‑Professional Malpractice Claims Toward Federal Court

Courts and legislatures in many states require plaintiffs to file an expert affidavit or certificate of merit at the beginning of a malpractice case, including claims against architects, engineers...

United States Real Estate

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Duane Morris LLP

AI In Construction – For Industry Leaders And Lawyers

United States Technology

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Butler Snow LLP

2026 CREFC Market Insights And Forecasts

United States Real Estate

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Force Majeure & Impossibility: What Construction Leaders Need

United States Real Estate

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Duane Morris LLP

Supply Chain And Technology Agreements In Data Center Construction: Navigating Component Shortages And Alternative Sourcing

United States Real Estate

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Bracewell

2025 California Housing Legislative Update (Updated Jan. 8, 2026)

United States Real Estate

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

NYC Expands Construction Workplace Safety Training Requirements To Include Mental Health

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

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Real Estate

Trump Signs Executive Order On Institutional Investors And Single-Family Home Purchases

On Jan. 20, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers (the Executive Order).

United States Real Estate

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Real Estate Legal Hotline: Reciprocity & Continuing Education As Professional Self Care: Loving Your License

February is a good time to tend to the relationships that matter, and for real estate professionals in the DMV, few relationships are more important than the one you have with your license.

United States Real Estate

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Shulman Rogers

Court Orders City To Rescind Its Unlawfully-Enacted Development Impact Fees

The City of Patterson's schedule of multiple "development impact fees" and "transportation impact mitigation fees" has been declared to be unlawfully enacted in an important...

United States Real Estate

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Rutan & Tucker

Changes To TOPA – D.C. Rental Act Of 2025

United States Real Estate

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Jackson & Campbell

N.J. Attorney General Preserves Disparate Impact Theory Of Lending Discrimination For Borrowers

United States Finance

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Holland & Knight

2026 CREFC Market Insights And Forecasts

United States Real Estate

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Maximizing Your Mentoring Experiences: Real Estate Colleagues Share Insights During National Mentoring Month

United States Real Estate

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Possession With Intent To Foreclose

United States Real Estate

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

President Trump Issues Executive Order On Institutional Investment In Single-Family Homes

United States Real Estate

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Jones Day

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Estate Management

Tacking – Adverse Possession Through Successive Occupants

Under the doctrine of adverse possession, a person may acquire legal title to another's land if they use another's land for at least ten years in a manner...

United States Real Estate

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Beresford Booth

Is Massachusetts Real Estate Subject To Massachusetts Estate Tax For Non-Residents

Q: Is my Massachusetts real estate subject to Massachusetts estate tax even if I am not a Massachusetts resident?

United States Real Estate

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McLane Middleton, Professional Association

California Estate Planning Case Study: 21 Real Challenges Solved With Trusts

California Estate Planning Case Study: Discover how real families in California overcame complex legal and financial challenges through smart trust-based strategies.

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

March 31, 2025: Last Chance To Challenge Real Property Tax Valuations

United States Real Estate

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

U.S. Tax Planning For Israeli Investment In U.S. Real Estate: A Tale Of Scylla And Charybdis

United States Real Estate

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Ruchelman PLLC

Year End Estate Planning Tips For A Secure Future (2025 Ultimate Guide)

United States Family

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Opelon

3 Tips For Every New Homeowner

United States Real Estate

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Barrett McNagny

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Latest Videos

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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

The Smart Approach To Environmental, Health, And Sustainability In Real Estate (Podcast)

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

Webinar – Understanding Preferential Purchase Rights, E.g. Rights Of First Refusal/Offer (Video)

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Beresford Booth

Tenant Advocacy And Building Legacy In New York Real Estate With Norman Bobrow (Podcast)

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A.Y. Strauss

Local Housing Development Incentives: What's Working? A Bi-Coastal Perspective (Video)

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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