In an effort to curb money laundering in residential real estate transactions, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) enacted the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers rule (the “Rule”), which imposes extensive reporting requirements for certain non-financed residential real estate transactions. This post provides a high-level overview of the Rule and discusses a
On January 20, 2026, the White House issued an Executive Order titled Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers that aims to address concerns about large institutional investors acquiring single-family homes.
The order lays out a clear policy objective: to preserve the supply of single-family homes for families and individual owner-occupants, reframing the
The City of Denver (“Denver”) released the first draft of its proposed amendment to the Denver Zoning Code (“Zoning Code”) known as Modernizing Parking Requirements Text Amendment (“Text Amendment”), in which it proposes removing minimum vehicle parking requirements for all land uses throughout Denver. This Text Amendment comes as
Is a business temporarily closed by order of the government entitled to compensation? Two groups of plaintiffs have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court hoping not just for a “yes” but an overhaul of a half-century of regulatory takings doctrine. The United States Constitution prohibits the government from “taking” property without payment of compensation. That creates
On March 4th, President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada, the United States’ two largest trading partners. Two days later, those tariffs were largely lifted as President Trump signed separate executive orders granting relief to goods from Mexico and Canada covered by the United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (an