Legal & Regulatory

Features

Time for Candidates to Rethink the Updated EB-5 Rules?

Tanya Sterling |

“You have rights from the beginning and it's important that independent, competent, and knowledgeable attorneys review all of your paperwork.”

Features

New EB-5 Rules May Drive Some Foreign Investors Out of the US

Tanya Sterling |

However, foreign investment will continue to flow into the United States through alternative visas such as the E-2 (Treaty Investor Visa).

Features

New Rules Coming for EB-5 Program This Week

Tanya Sterling |

“We have definitely seen a rush to submit petitions before the November 21st deadline. "

Commentary

Smart Development Requires Reform of Miami 21 and SAPs

David Winker |

Under the Miami 21 zoning code, development may occur without meaningful public participation because as a form-based code, development is now allowed “by right.”

Features

Get Ready for Opportunity Zones Lawsuits

Les Shaver |

Attorneys are expecting a number of lawsuits from fund managers who don’t set up their Opportunity Zones properly.

Features

Publicly Traded Home Investors Get Reprieve From FinCEN Disclosure Rule

Lidia Dinkova |

Publicly traded companies capitalized on low single-family home prices after the Great Recession by scooping up large portfolios of distressed properties.

Features

Opportunity Zones Under Fire in Congress

Bernice Napach |

Lawmakers are introducing bills and initiating investigations focused on alleged preferential tax treatment for billionaires and the well-connected.

Features

New Opportunity Zone Form Provides Clarity

Les Shaver |

The form, which is intended for the 2019 tax year, is designed to collect information about Opportunity Zone investments.

Features

One Energy Retrofit That Meets DC's New Clean Energy Act

Tanya Sterling |

The Clean Energy DC Omnibus Act outlines guidelines to meet the goal for the city to cut 50% of its carbon emissions by 2032.

Builders Expect an Increase in Affordable Housing Starts

Kelsi Maree Borland |

SB 196 is expected to boost affordable housing development in California, but reducing construction costs will remain the primary challenge.