More than two years have passed since the Federal Reserve seismically shifted its fiscal policy and began hiking interest rates. Approximately $2.0 trillion of commercial real estate mortgages are scheduled to reach maturity from 2024 through the end of 2026.

Victorian holiday homeowners will have been paying close attention to the expansion to vacant residential land tax provisions in the Land Tax Act 2005 which come into effect from the 2025 land tax (calendar) year.

Boston is continuing its commitment to planning-led rezoning with the recent release by the Boston Planning and Development Agency ("BPDA") of a draft zoning text amendment and zoning map to implement the PLAN: Downtown planning study adopted in December 2023.

The tide has turned for citizens from nations once spared from surcharge duties and taxes on land purchases in NSW. Thanks to the introduction of new federal legislation, the validity of the imposition of surcharge duties and taxes by all state and territory bodies has been confirmed.

Victorian builders entering into major domestic building contracts must ensure the building work performed is adequately covered by domestic building insurance (DBI) or face strict new penalties.

In 2024, land acquisition in Victoria faces the impact of some notable tax changes which demand closer scrutiny from both vendors and purchasers. Navigating these tax intricacies will undoubtedly shape the success of your acquisitions and sales.

The reimbursement to a Swiss company by a Luxembourg company of the entire dividends received from a French company does not exclude the status of the beneficial owner and the exemption of the French witholding tax.

Many non-residents have retained property in France that they rent out -as non-professionals- during their absence. In many cases, the income they derive from this activity exceeds their other incomes in France, often non-existent as they carry out their professional activity abroad. 

The opening of borders and the intensification of international economic relations lead to ever-increasing geographical mobility. Real estate transactions are not exempt from this phenomenon and increasingly involve an element of foreignness

A recent foreboding report by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change offers warnings to policy makers and others about dire consequences that have and will continue to arise due to rapid climate change.

On January 10, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced The New York Housing Compact, a series of proposals to grow the housing stock across New York State.

Candidate tenants had to meet an income requirement before allocating a home. To this end, the defendants provided information, after which the house was assigned to them. Months later, the housing association was informed by the police about a fraud investigation.

Hiding a family in a farm may constitute criminal offences, but it is not yet a ground for dissolution of a lease. After all, a bad person does not make a bad tenant.