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Challenging Option Contracts In Texas

Have you been told you're bound by an "option contract" to sell your land, or let someone else buy it years after the deal closed? You may have more rights than you've been told.

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Amini & Conant

Structuring Enforceable Option Contracts In Texas

Option contracts are a staple in real estate development. A real estate option contract is often relied on by developers to preserve repurchase rights, enforce construction deadlines, or control build-out strategy.

United States Real Estate

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Amini & Conant

Negotiating Commercial Ground Leases For California And Texas Landlords And Tenants (Part 2)

Negotiating a commercial ground lease in California or Texas can be a complex endeavor, especially given each state's complex legal landscapes.

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Amini & Conant

Negotiating Commercial Ground Leases For California And Texas Landlords And Tenants (Part 1)

Negotiating a commercial ground lease in California or Texas can be a complex endeavor, especially given each state's complex legal landscapes.

United States Real Estate

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Amini & Conant

New TOPA Law (Effective December 31, 2025) And Other Multifamily Legal Developments

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Daily Journal Features Article By Brenda Radmacher And Jay Houghton On California's Fair Payment Act

United States Real Estate

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Contrarian Investing And Building For The Long Term With James Ryan (Podcast)

United States Real Estate

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A.Y. Strauss

When Rule 702 Motions Fail: A Close Look At AECOM v. Flatiron

United States Real Estate

Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell, LLC

Public Agency Cannot Sue For Inverse Condemnation For Its Own Improvements

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Nossaman LLP

USDA Will Update BioPreferred's Program "To Put American Producers First"

Worldwide Real Estate

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Bergeson & Campbell

From Housing Investors To Homeowners: CTA Reporting Expands In 2026

United States Real Estate

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Beresford Booth

Why Every Real Estate Investor Should Consider An LLC For Rental Properties

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Pender & Coward

Coffee With Cox Castle! Episode 3 With Lew Horne (Video)

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Cox, Castle & Nicholson

The Importance Of Community And Relationships In Commercial Real Estate (Video)

United States Real Estate

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

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Ohio's New E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act: What Construction Employers Need To Know

Starting March 19, 2026, certain employers in Ohio will be required to participate in the E-Verify program, run by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration.

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Challenging Option Contracts In Texas

Have you been told you're bound by an "option contract" to sell your land, or let someone else buy it years after the deal closed? You may have more rights than you've been told.

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Negotiating Commercial Ground Leases For California And Texas Landlords And Tenants (Part 2)

Negotiating a commercial ground lease in California or Texas can be a complex endeavor, especially given each state's complex legal landscapes.

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Saks Global Enterprises Bankruptcy: What Creditors Need To Know Now

According to reports, Saks Global Enterprises, a leader in luxury retail, is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection imminently. Saks houses such iconic brands as Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman...

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Challenging Option Contracts In Texas

Have you been told you're bound by an "option contract" to sell your land, or let someone else buy it years after the deal closed? You may have more rights than you've been told.

United States Real Estate

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Option contracts are a staple in real estate development. A real estate option contract is often relied on by developers to preserve repurchase rights, enforce construction deadlines, or control build-out strategy.

United States Real Estate

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Data Bytes – Deals And Happenings In The Data Center Marketplace

As part of our ongoing effort to focus on issues, incentives, acquisitions, joint ventures and the general comings and goings on in the data center arena...

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A landowner sought a Certificate of Compliance from the City of Oakland, asserting that a pre-1972 deed referencing three lots (Lot 18, Lot 17, and a portion of Lot 16) created three separate legal parcels.

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California Allows Employees in the Construction Industry to Waive PAGA Remedies Pursuant to Qualifying CBAs

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