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Real Estate Corner – February 2022

Written on 21 February 2022.

by Ron Holmes – And the beat goes on. Everyone I talk to, whether in real estate or my eye doctor, is really, really busy. That’s a little hard to fathom given the shutdown, the mandates, the supply chain issues, what is becoming a serious dose of inflation and 10.5 million unfilled...

Impending Interest Rate Hikes and the Surging Housing Market

Written on 21 February 2022.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) slashed interest rates to stimulate a stifled economy. The near-zero interest rates have contributed to a booming housing market that will be a chief concern for the Fed through 2022 as it fights to curb inflation. ...

CROWDFUNDING: How To Raise Substantial Equity Via The Internet

Written on 20 February 2022.

You might be surprised to learn that Crowdfunding offers yet another avenue to raise equity for commercial real estate transactions. We think of Crowdfunding as something Millennials do to raise money for pet projects (think of GoFundMe). Not so. The Securities Act of 1933 permits an issuer...

The Vaccine Mandate Saga Continues

Written on 20 February 2022.

A gloved hand inserting an injection needle into a vial of Covid 19 vaccine.

From executive orders to federal agency rules and Supreme Court decisions, the United States is in no short supply of popcorn-worthy drama regarding the enforceability of vaccine mandates. Right now, we know blanket vaccine mandates will fail, but targeted vaccine mandates to healthcare...

Corporate Law

The President’s Vaccine Mandate: Enforceable or Not?

Written on 19 October 2021.

by Ron Holmes and Riley Wilson – Recently, President Biden announced his COVID-19 Action Plan to combat the virus and its effects, one aspect of which directs the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to create a rule requiring employers with 100 or more employees...