CRE Brokers Tout Q4 Results Despite AI Disruption Concern
Commercial real estate's biggest brokerages disputed the notion that artificial intelligence technology could eventually replace the work of brokers or drive down demand for office space during fourth-quarter earnings calls announcing brisk earnings and revenue growth.
Shareholder Activism In Real Estate Enters New Era
Boards of directors for real estate investment trusts should expect dissenting investors to continue challenging corporate leadership behind closed doors and in the open, attorneys say, because the days of REITs being unattractive targets are over.
Perkins Coie Atty Talks Anti-Money Laundering FinCEN Rule
Starting in March, residential real estate transactions will have to make disclosures under new anti-money laundering requirements from the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
CRE Brokers Tout Q4 Results Despite AI Disruption Concern
Commercial real estate's biggest brokerages disputed the notion that artificial intelligence technology could eventually replace the work of brokers or drive down demand for office space during fourth-quarter earnings calls announcing brisk earnings and revenue growth.
Shareholder Activism In Real Estate Enters New Era
Boards of directors for real estate investment trusts should expect dissenting investors to continue challenging corporate leadership behind closed doors and in the open, attorneys say, because the days of REITs being unattractive targets are over.
Perkins Coie Atty Talks Anti-Money Laundering FinCEN Rule
Starting in March, residential real estate transactions will have to make disclosures under new anti-money laundering requirements from the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
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