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The Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited’s Commercial Property division issued its 45th edition of the annual trends report regarding the commercial real estate (CRE) industry. The national survey uses information from 2,000 CRE...

Buying, selling or merging a business should not happen without due diligence, which involves sharing sensitive information about the business. As negotiations progress, owners must provide increasingly detailed information about sensitive items such as customers and...

Starting businesses is a habit for some, particularly investors and entrepreneurs. Rather than starting each one from the ground up, it can make sense to use a series LLC. First available in Texas in 2009 but created in Delaware as early as 1996, series LLCs are...

The Directors of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS) recently announced that it appointed Stephenson Fournier partner Chris Hanno to its Real Estate Law Exam Commission. His three-year term runs from March 24, 2023, through February 1, 2026. Mr. Hanno will...

The Texas energy industry has a rich and colorful past, with wildcat rigs out searching for oil and gas in the first half of the 20th century. Fortunes were made in the old days by gambling if there was oil or gas and how much. Technology has refined exploration...

It is unfortunate that many partnerships are doomed from the start or run into trouble down the line. Problems often arise over differing philosophies regarding growth strategy, branding and culture. While different but complementary skill sets are an asset, some...

One of the major attractions of Texas to businesses across the US and the rest of the world is its low tax burden. While it is easy to see how lower tax liability is attractive, few investors wonder why Texas is like that. The history of taxes in Texas offers a...

On August 11th, Houston’s growth as an industrial player received national attention once again. Coming in at $1.93 billion in transactions, the city of Houston is the third-largest industrial real estate market in the country. The report also notes that Dallas came...

August 2022 expects to see the completion of a new housing development in Forney, Texas. What makes this development news noteworthy is that it represents a unique effort to stand out to prospective buyers by adding luxurious amenities such as, in this case, a massive...

With Congress' ongoing discussions about the federal budget, there could be significant changes to the tax code, possibly including increases in capital gains tax rates. If significant changes to the capital gains tax move forward, you may think 2021 is the right time...