Who Eats the Delta: Cost Escalation in the Work Letter
Construction input costs are up 7.1% year over year. The provision that decides who absorbs that is a two-page exhibit at the back of the lease that most negotiations treat as an afterthought.
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2026
Above the Line, Below the Line: Non-Recourse Carve-Outs at the Maturity Wall
Eight hundred and seventy-five billion dollars of commercial mortgages mature this year, and most of them will be met with an extension rather than a payoff. The extension is where a non-recourse loan quietly stops being non-recourse.
The One-Way Ratchet: Operating Expense Clauses When Insurance Prices Fall
For eight years the operating expense clause did one job: move rising insurance premiums from landlord to tenant. Premiums are now falling, and the clause does not run in reverse.
Condition or Covenant: The Power Clause in Data Center Leases
The most valuable sentence in a data center lease is the one about electricity. Whether it is a condition or a promise decides who eats a two-year delay.
Why Land Contracts Get Specific Performance
For almost every other contract, breaching and paying damages is a legitimate option. For land, courts will make you close.
Acrebase for Microsoft Word Is Now Generally Available
Our Word add-in brings Acrebase's contract intelligence directly into the document you're already drafting — now available to everyone on Microsoft AppSource.
AI Is Reshaping Commercial Real Estate Due Diligence — And Legal Teams Can't Afford to Ignore It
How purpose-built AI is transforming the most document-intensive work in CRE law
The Statute of Frauds: Why Some Contracts Must Be Written
The Statute of Frauds requires certain high-stakes contracts to be in writing—understanding which ones and why is essential for landowners and agricultural operators.
Three Ways Long Negotiations Kill Deals
Every week your negotiation drags on is another chance for economic shifts, black swan events, or cold feet to kill the deal.
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