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(US) Sustainable Development: Push vs Pull

Sustainable development practices started as a push, with building owners and occupants pushing the industry to create superior product. Slowly, governmental entities have begun to pull developers in the same direction by offering incentives, such as increased floor area ratios or maximum density. It is inevitable that these entities will ultimately move toward mandates, without … Continue Reading

(US) Federal Courts Continue Expansion of Applicability of Interstate Land Sales Act: Entities Engaging in Advertising or Marketing Activities Held to be “Developers” Under Act

This post was written by Meredith Hartley and Robert Diamond. On January 14, 2013, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that liability under the anti-fraud provisions of the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (“ILSA”) extends to an entity that engaged in advertising or marketing activities in the course of a transaction covered by … Continue Reading
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