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Given the recent tropical systems that have hit Texas including Laura and Beta (who still has not departed), there will undoubtedly be a need for disaster remediation

District of Columbia Councilmember Robert White on September 25, 2026, introduced the Build Housing Package comprised of four targeted bills intended to address housing delivery and cost concerns. Councilmember Brooke Pinto is serving as co-lead or co-introducer of the bills.

The Comprehensive Plan amendment process is lurching back to life and the DC Council's first vote is scheduled for July 9, 2019.

In a recent decision, Hopwood v. Infinity Contracting Services Corp., a New York appellate court addressed the application of the statute of frauds in a dispute concerning compensation for negotiating business opportunities.

New Jersey Construction Lien Law states in pertinent part that a claimant "who provides work, services, material or equipment pursuant to a contract, shall be entitled to a lien for the value of the work or services performed, or materials or equipment furnished in accordance with the contract and based upon the contract price…".

The speculative builder tax is imposed on the sale of "improved real property" if the improved real property is sold prior to completion or before the expiration of 24 months after the improvements are substantially complete.

The Center for Enterprise Development, with support from JP Morgan Chase, published a study on the racial wealth divide in Baltimore.

As professional developers and ambitious property owners seek ways to profit from real estate, they will often look at options to convert lots with a single home into real estate that allows for the sale of multiple homes or multi-family developments. In other words, they try to create “more bang for their buck”, so to speak.

A California appellate court ruled that homeowners who built an unpermitted retaining wall encroaching on their neighbor's property cannot claim a prescriptive easement because the structure constitutes an abatable public nuisance. The decision reinforces that courts will not allow property rights to arise from code violations and unpermitted construction, even when maintained openly for years.

The California Legislature's analyst released a report stating that the high-speed rail system planned for California is not economically feasible.

Last month, the City of San Francisco passed an ordinance requiring all new buildings to include solar energy systems.

Some of the biggest real estate disputes I’ve handled have started with a document that may be only a few paragraphs long: an easement. Easements are everywhere. Utilities use them for pipelines and transmission lines. Developers rely on them for access and infrastructure.

In a construction financing, the lender will often require the owner of the property that is being developed to have an individual or entity – known as a guarantor – sign an environmental indemnity agreement.

The Worcester Telegram & Gazette has quoted Joshua Lee Smith in "Holy Cross' $92M Performing Arts Center Gets Planning Board Approval" following the unanimous approval of the two-level, 85,500-square-foot facility...

In honor of this year's Women in Construction Week and its theme of leveling up and building strong together, we are pleased to spotlight Haley Derauf, a Senior Director in Ankura's Construction...

In our inaugural Wealth Management newsletter in February, 2017, we analyzed the President's campaign platform and made predictions about the President's legislative agenda.

Developers of multi-family apartment complexes geared to low- to moderate-income tenants are increasingly taking advantage of federal low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) and, where available, their state counterparts, to finance such developments.

The Louisiana Department of Revenue has issued a revised version of Revenue Information Bulletin No. 25-023, originally published in August 2025, to provide additional procedural guidance on how general contractors...