Summer Flings And Heartbreaks

When artwork is physically located in the United States at the owner’s death, two federal tax regimes may become immediately relevant. First, federal estate tax law may impose an automatic lien on the gross estate and, in some circumstances, expose recipients of certain property to personal liability if the estate tax remains unpaid.1 Second, federal…

Key takeaway: Market watchers say the groundwork has been created over the years for regulators to now establish guidelines for tokenized bank deposits. Expert quote: “This gives banks another tool in their toolbox to be able to compete with crypto and fintech firms, which helps banks and potentially levels the playing field.” —Graham Steele, University…

A 100-acre master-planned development is turning the sea of parking lots surrounding Anaheim’s Honda Center into a dense mixed-use district where people can live, work and eat whether or not the Ducks are playing. Henry and Susan Samueli, owners of the National Hockey League’s Anaheim Ducks, are privately financing the large development named OCVibe. Scott…

The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says 4,012 residential properties changed hands throughout the month in the Montreal census metropolitan area, down from 4,371 in June 2025. Home prices were up year-over-year across all categories for the month, led by a 5.9% increase in the median price of a plex to $880,000. The…

The loan did not stay with the original lender. The trustee says it was assigned into the trust effective May 20, 2026, the securitization step that places a loan into a CMBS pool.  The filing then sets out the alleged defaults. It says two of the loan’s guarantors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New Jersey on…