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Fed Holds Rates and Signals Cuts In 2024

Erik Sherman

The news is good. However, it doesn't look like what some in CRE might want, which is a return to ultra-low interest rates and high leverage.

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Second Circuit Likely to Deliver Big Win for Commercial Shopping Center Lessor

Michael L. Cook

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, on remand from the Supreme Court, further remanded to the district court the key issue of whether the Chapter 11 debtor gave "adequate assurance of future performance of" a commercial real property shopping center lease "as required by the Bankruptcy Code after the debtor's assignment of its lease.

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When Is A Real Estate Instrument Filing Fee An Unauthorized Tax?

Cameron Macdonald

Litigation pending in the Suffolk County Supreme Court is challenging fees charged for tax map verifications on real estate instruments filed with the county clerk as unauthorized taxes.

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Adaptive Reuse of Vacant Office Buildings

David Freylikhman & Sarah E. Michigan

While transforming existing buildings for alternative purposes is not a new concept, this article seeks to explore the feasibility of alternative repurposing options with a focus on pre-existing office buildings; namely, converting vacant office space into vertical farms or cannabis growth operations.

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Real Property Law

New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff

Notice of Pendency Improper In Private Nuisance Action Incapacity and Undue Influence Challenge to Deed Fails Authority Entitled to Divert Surface Water Covenant Restricting Landscaping Changes Enforced Failure to Record Does Not Invalidate Deed Against Purchaser Charged With Notice

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Is A Real Estate Instrument Filing Fee An Unauthorized Tax? Image

Is A Real Estate Instrument Filing Fee An Unauthorized Tax?

Cameron Macdonald

Local governments have significant leeway to charge fees for services they provide their residents. But fee revenue sources can be attractive options for those local governments needing to fill budget gaps without raising taxes.

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Eminent Domain Law

New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff

Attorney's Fee Awarded On Interest Accruing During Appeal

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Landlord & Tenant Law

New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff

Tenant's Summary Judgment Motion Denied In Rent Overcharge Proceeding

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Climate Issues Becoming More Critical for Commercial Real Estate Development

Richard Berger

Considerations for severe weather and climate, in general, have real estate developers putting more focus on how they build and operate. But add to that rising insurance rates, which have dealt a big blow to budgets as premiums continue to climb.

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PA Court Rules Against Property Owners Alleging Impermissible Spot Zoning

Alan Nochumson & Alex Hamilton

In a recently published opinion, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court rejected an appeal brought by neighboring property owners alleging that a local ordinance constituted impermissible spot zoning. In its analysis, the Commonwealth Court emphasized the heavy burden a challenger must meet to overcome the presumptive validity of a zoning ordinance.

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