Banks Are Keeping More Loans on Their Books
by Mark Gongloff reports in WSJ.com that U.S. commercial banks are keeping more of the loans they make on their balance sheets. Total assets at U.S. …
Category: Real Estate Space Blog Posts
Imported posts from my old Real Estate Space blog
Proposed New Tax Requirement on Real Estate Sales
The current draft of the Fiscal Year 2009 Massachusetts House Budget proposes a new obligation on real estate sales. Section 11 of H4000 Outside Sections …
Martin Kimmel
I was sad to hear that Matin Kimmel passed away. He was the “Kim” of Kimco Realty and Milton Copper was the “co”. According to …
Wachovia and Lender Woes
As WSJ.com is reporting, Wachovia Swings to Loss, Plans to Raise Capital. I noticed that Wachovia was retreating from some its lending relationships. The retreat …
The Case for Exotic Notes in Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Fran Mastroianni of Goodwin Procter LLP, published a story in Real Estate Investment & Finance: The Case for Exotic Notes in Commercial Real Estate Transactions. …
Massachusetts Tree Law
I had previously posted about the Massachusetts Rule on Tree Liability. Last month, the Massachusetts Appeals Court generated some new law on trees in the …
REsource magazine
The latest issue of Goodwin Procter’s REsource magazine has been released. Here are the articles in this issue: Green Building: Now on Firm Footingby Rachael …
The American Rule for Payment of Attorney’s Fees
Coming out of the Court of Appeals of Tennessee at Nashville is a decision on whether the phrase “cost and expenses” in enforcing a declaration …
Kimco Realty Corporation and Milton Cooper
There is nice piece in next month’s Forbes on Kimco Realty Corporation and Milton Cooper: Beyond the Big Box. “REITs have to follow certain rules …
Massachusetts Blawgs
I decided to poke around and try to list as many Massachusetts based legal blogs as I could find. Here is the list. Sorry if …
IHOP Is Not Fast Food
In the case of McDonald v Rappaport et al, Judge Tauro of the United States District Court of Massachusetts, found that the International House of …
The CMBS Market has Re-Opened
According to Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns Cos. sold the first commercial mortgage backed security of the year: Morgan Stanley Sells First Commercial Mortgage …
Recording Fees for Multiple Transactions in a Single Document
The Massachusetts Appeals Court issued its decision in Patriot Resorts Corp v. Register of Deeds for Berkshire North (No. 06-P-725) [Social Law Library Membership Required]. …
Why Every Client Should Want an Attorney Who Blawgs
Teri G. Rasmussen of the Ohio Practical Business Law Counsel has a great post on Why Every Client Should Want an Attorney Who Blawgs. Teri …
Securitization and Lax Mortgage Lending
The Chain of Fools is the title of The Economist‘s Economics Focus column. The article points to the increasing evidence that securitization lead to lax …
REITs and Joint Ventures
Arleen Jacobius of PIonline.com reports on institutional investors entering into joint ventures with REITs to as an alternative to direct real estate investments: Joint Ventures …
Macklowe and his Capital
According to the Wall Street Journal, Harry Macklowe is still battling his lenders and his lenders are battling each other over his New York skyscrapers: …
Closing Protection Letters – New Forms
The American Land Title Association (ALTA), recently approved three new form closing protection letters. These new forms took effect on January 1, 2008. Closing Protection …
Financing the Construction and Acquisition of Your Real Estate Development Project
Below is my material from Real Estate Development From Beginning to End in Massachusetts. The document is hosted on a site called Docstoc.
University Designation for a Training Program
We are revamping some aspects of the real estate group’s training program. We are using the concept of a college catalog, with numbered designations for …