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COVID-19's Impact on Real Estate Valuations
Valuation of real estate during contemporary times is challenged and will continue to be so for several years. In a forced sale, a court should only consider pre-COVID-19 data whether it be comparable sales from 2018-2019, or financial data from the same period.
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Confession of Judgment Provisions In Commercial Leases
In states where they are enforced, a properly drafted confession of judgment clause in a commercial lease can be one of the most valuable tools in a landlord's toolkit for enforcing its leases and preserving its remedies.
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Government Policies Could Be Concern for Commercial Real Estate Lenders
Significant concerns aren't necessarily issues caused by real estate lending, borrowing or underwriting. They're caused by government policy.
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Negotiating with Small Office Tenants on Pandemic Issues
Small businesses make up the backbone of the commercial office sector. Until recently, by virtue of their small size, they had little sway with landlords when it came to renegotiating or negotiating a lease. Then the pandemic happened.
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Drafting a Fair Force Majeure Provision In the Wake of COVID-19
Only a handful cases have addressed force majeure clauses in commercial real estate agreements in the wake of the pandemic, which has produced conflicting views as to whether performance was excused.
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Retail Lease Workout Trends Show 'We're All In This Together'
There have been plenty of cases during the pandemic that shape the landlord-commercial tenant dynamic both in Chapter 11 bankruptcies and in workouts.
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New Normal Will See Shift In How Commercial Real Estate Is Done
By moving away from demand for traditional offices and office space, employers will be able to select from a much broader range of talent and a much greater geographical range of places to find and use these employees.
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Underwriting Adjusts As Pandemic Continues
Underwriting clearly has been affected by the pandemic-led downturn. Lenders are using higher vacancies and reserves to underwrite, leading to more conservative loan proceeds.
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Law Firms Should Take Advantage of Tenant Market Post-COVID-19
Due to COVID-19's impact, the commercial office market should fundamentally shift in favor of tenants for the next several years. Law firm tenants should find an environment characterized by friendly concessions, options across asset classes and price ranges, and limited competition for space.
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Office Market Recovery Brings Opportunity
The office market weathered a pandemic-fueled revolution last year, but both owners and tenants responded with impressive adaptability and endurance. Those things bode quite well for the sector's recovery.
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