By now, we all know it’s a very bad idea for anyone in the legal profession to use AI as a shortcut to real legal work. But did you know there could also be risks for defendants and plaintiffs using AI, too?
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A new FinCEN disclosure rule started March 1, 2026. Some real estate purchasers are confused on whether or not the rule applies to them.
New Personal Information Disclosure Law
Many of our readers have heard about the new FinCEN law that requires federal reporting of certain residential real...
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Arthur Jones, earned his Juris Doctor from Western Michigan Cooley Law School in 2019. His practice concentrates on Transactional and Litigation matters. He also has experience in business and corporate law, regulatory compliance, and employment law matters. Prior to completing law school, he...
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has finalized a new rule that aims to apply scrutiny to real estate transactions that currently avoid scrutiny. Specifically, the rule targets “all-cash” transactions in residential real estate deals.
Why? All-cash deals...
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You may be fortunate enough to own a real estate asset that has substantially appreciated in value over the years. You may think it’s a good market to realize the gain on that asset, but you do not want to pay the federal taxes that will be due if you sell the asset. Or,...
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Michael Lilly focuses his practice on commercial real estate law and construction law. In his commercial real estate practice, Mike has experience advising in all phases of commercial real estate development, from land use, acquisition, acquisition and construction financing, ground-up...
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2024 Could Be Rough for Some
There were negative events occurring in the last quarter or so of 2023 that suggest 2024 could be a rough year for the commercial real estate market. Locally, WeWork announced it is shuttering more Dallas locations. Nationally, JER Investors...
Until 2010, residential builders were subject to the Texas Residential Construction Commission Act, which required them to provide various statutory warranties to new home buyers. But the Act expired on September 1, 2009 and the governing agency, the Texas Residential Construction...
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We have all likely seen the following conveyance language in deeds conveying real property in Texas: “…and all interest, if any, of Grantor in (i) strips or gores, if any, between such real property and abutting properties, (ii) any land lying in or under the bed of any street,...
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The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) has been the go-to reference rate for trillions of dollars in real estate secured loans, and other loans. In the real estate industry, it is “the” alternative index rate for floating rate loans. That is changing. As a result of the rate...
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I don’t know about you, but I know a down cycle is coming. Also, just like you, I have no idea when that is going to occur. However, it does not appear a down cycle is in the immediate forecast. Notwithstanding trade tariffs, The Hill turmoil, continuing Middle East...
House Bill 2439 was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbot on June 14, 2019, after garnering overwhelming support from both the House (133 to 9) and Senate (26 to 5). The law went into effect September 1, 2019, and provides – with some exceptions – that a city may not regulate building materials...
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Condominium construction defect litigation initiated by a condominium owner association can almost be expected. Typically, the COA sues on behalf of all unit owners for collective damages rather than the unit owners suing for their individual damages.
The Texas legislature has...
Homeowners affected by the recent storms in north Texas need to be aware of a newly enacted law prohibiting the payment of policy deductibles by contractors and roofers. In the past, it was common practice for contractors to offer to waive or absorb a policyholder’s deductible for repairs after...
