The Problem With Due Diligence Periods In Real Estate Contracts
When an owner of commercial real estate wants to negotiate a sale, the buyer will often have a general idea of what they are willing to pay. This idea usually…
Streetwear Brand Lonely Ghost Opens Up Second Grocery-Themed Retail Location
Creating a unique real life experience that can’t be replicated online is essential for brands today. This is especially true for Lonely Ghost, a streetwear brand made popular by its…
No Free Do-Over For A Deed Delivered At Closing
When a seller agrees to sell real estate to a buyer, the parties sign a contract that identifies the real estate, states the purchase price, and covers a few other…
How New York Usury Law Tripped Up An Over-Smart Lender
New York has a convoluted body of usury law that deems certain loans usurious and invalidates them. New York’s usury law almost never actually applies to any loan because the…
This Startup Wants To Bring Disinfecting UV Light Into “Every Physical Space”
Hospitals have long used ultraviolet light to zap viruses, but the devices were too expensive for businesses and schools. Spurred by the pandemic, an unlikely trio started R-Zero to develop…
Observations On The New York City Office Market: Flight To Quality, New Concepts, Repositionings And Conversions
Investor demand for New York City office buildings rose in the first six months of 2022 with $4.7 billion trading, up 11% from 2H 2021 and up 353% from 1H…
Broadway Theater Owners Stand To Make Less Of A Windfall After Zoning Rule Change
Even the cost of air on Broadway is more expensive now. In 1998, New York City’s Department of City Planning amended the zoning rules to allow Broadway landlords to sell…
Who Owns America’s Farmland? And What Is Their Role In The Response To Climate Change?
1870 was the first US Census in which farmers were in the minority (47.7%).Today, only 1.3% of Americans are still farming and increasingly do so on operations of over 2,000…
What Retail Real Estate Owners Are Doing To Be Sustainable And Why It Matters
According to the United Nation’s 2021 Global Status Report for Building and Construction, 27% of global energy-related CO2 emissions come from the operations of buildings. With construction added, that percentage…
The Future Of Real Estate: Fintech 50 2022
Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Reported by Margherita Beale and Jeff Kauflin Over the past two years, while droves of Americans began working remotely and mortgage…