Data from leading research and brokerage firms suggests that commercial property developers in Missouri and around the country are finding it increasingly difficult to secure financing for their latest projects. Property sales figures in the first quarter of 2017 for...
Real estate investors in Missouri and around the country are becoming increasingly interested in commercial properties like offices, stores warehouses and garages. Commercial landlords generally have more businesslike relationships with their tenants, and they rarely...
Nationally, the commercial real estate lending market has begun to tighten as lenders begin to hit capital control restrictions. Other regulatory restrictions may further tighten the commercial real estate lending market. However, those looking to develop Colorado...
Missouri music fans may be interested to know that on May 1, 2017, an attendee of the Fyre Festival filed a $100 million class action lawsuit against the owners of the event. Each of the three defendants is being sued for breach of contract, fraud and misleading...
If a bill that passed the Colorado House on April 24 also passes the Senate, homeowners associations will be required to let condominium owners decide whether they want to be involved in class action lawsuits. The condo market has slowed in the last few years partly...
When opening a new or additional business location, Missouri business owners will face plenty of vital details to address first. Besides the work involved in the physical move, there may be some unexpected or unknown issues to handle after a commercial lease is...
Missouri commercial real estate investors and developers likely know that the Federal Reserve raised interest rates in March 2017. It was the third interest rate increase since December 2015, and it appears that there will two additional rate increases in 2017. While...
Missouri history buffs might be interested in a lawsuit that is ongoing in a federal district court. The lawsuit, which was filed by a videographer against the state of North Carolina, alleges that the state's Blackbeard's Law is invalid under U.S. copyright law.The...
It is not uncommon for people who are selling commercial real estate to assume that they do not need legal representation, but this is not always the case. While their transactions may go off without a hitch without lawyers guiding them, sellers may be getting less...
Commercial property developers in Missouri and around the country have enjoyed healthy gains in recent years as deal volume has risen steadily, but a recent Wall Street Journal report reveals that the total volume of real estate loans closed in 2016 was down by 11...
