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What You Need to Know About Purchasing a Retail Shopping Center in Michigan

Retail shopping centers have long been a popular form of commercial real estate investment, due to their semi-passive cash flow and appreciation in value over time. A shopping center, sometimes referred to as a strip mall or strip center, is typically developed as a single

June 10, 2022

Brandan Hallaq (15 ARTICLES)

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Construction, Michigan Land Division Act, Real Estate Development, Zoning

5 Things You Need to Know About a Michigan Commercial Lease

From a legal perspective, the basic requirements that a commercial lease must contain are as follows: an identification of the parties to the lease, the legal description and identification of which portion of the property is being leased, the rental amount, and the lease term.

September 7, 2021

Brandan Hallaq (15 ARTICLES)

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Construction, Michigan Land Division Act, Real Estate Development, Zoning

What is Receivership? What You Need to Know About the Recent Changes to the Michigan Receivership Act

Effective May 7, 2018, Michigan adopted what was previously called the “uniform commercial real estate receivership act”, MCL 554.1011, et seq., which was described as: “AN ACT to enact the uniform commercial real estate receivership act; to provide for the appointment of receivers to take possession of commercial real property

February 12, 2021

Brandan Hallaq (15 ARTICLES)

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Construction, Michigan Land Division Act, Real Estate Development, Zoning

The Impact of COVID-19 on Commercial Real Estate

The Coronavirus and the State of Emergency On March 10, 2020, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services identified the first two presumptive cases of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, in the State of Michigan. On March 16, 2020 Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-9 which closed restaurants, bars,

May 20, 2020

Brandan Hallaq (15 ARTICLES)

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Construction, Michigan Land Division Act, Real Estate Development

Business Interruption and Loss of Use Insurance Claims Resulting from COVID-19

In Michigan, as in most states, the state authority has significantly limited access to public places, stores, restaurants, movie theaters, offices, and other businesses through the issuance of executive orders prohibiting such access. For businesses whose viability depends on the public’s ability to access that business’ physical location, the issuance

May 6, 2020

Matthew Heron (8 ARTICLES)

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Construction, Michigan Land Division Act, Real Estate Development

“Too Good to be True” Changes to the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advance Grant

The full economic impact of COVID-19 and its related “stay at home” orders cannot be measured right now. Anecdotal evidence suggests that widespread delinquencies and defaults have begun. Condominium and homeowner associations are not immune and can rightly expect negative consequences. As homeowners struggle with job disruptions and loss of

April 15, 2020

Hirzel Law (3 ARTICLES)

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Commercial Real Estate Tag

What You Need to Know About Purchasing a Retail Shopping Center in Michigan

5 Things You Need to Know About a Michigan Commercial Lease

What is Receivership? What You Need to Know About the Recent Changes to the Michigan Receivership Act

The Impact of COVID-19 on Commercial Real Estate

Business Interruption and Loss of Use Insurance Claims Resulting from COVID-19

“Too Good to be True” Changes to the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advance Grant

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