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Cupertino $24.4M Site Sale Tees Up 59 Townhomes

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What Is Planned for the Cupertino Townhome Site? Plans call for 59 townhome-style condominium units on an almost three-acre site along Stevens Creek Boulevard in Cupertino. The project would replace three underused commercial buildings with a three- and four-story homeownership development. The proposal would redevelop a long-vacant retail parcel that formerly housed Fontana’s Italian Restaurant, Pizza Hut, and a Staples store. Project Scope City-approved plans describe eight buildings and unit sizes of roughly 1,800 to 2,700 square feet. The development would also include two-car garages and a public plaza. Twelve homes are set aside as below-market-rate units. Reporting indicates those units would be split between median-income and moderate-income households. The site sits near the former Vallco Town Center and the planned The Rise redevelopment. Similar large-scale housing efforts elsewhere, including Orlando’s 14-story tower proposal near Lake Ivanhoe, reflect continued redevelop...
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Boston Rent Control Deal Fight Puts Landlords on Edge

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What Changed in the Rent Control Fight The rent-control fight widened from a Boston policy dispute into a statewide political clash. What began in 2023 as Boston’s effort to win approval for a local rent stabilization plan became, by 2026, a ballot battle covering every Massachusetts city and town. In 1994, a statewide ballot abolished rent control even though Boston, Brookline, and Cambridge voted against it. That shift pulled the issue into statewide politics and raised the stakes well beyond Boston housing policy. Critics also warned that stricter caps could discourage investment and strain small landlords already facing tighter regulations. Supporters cast the measure as the first real chance to restore rent control since the 1994 ban. Opponents argued a statewide cap would be unusually strict and could weaken housing production. Tenant strategy also changed. Groups behind the ballot campaign accepted a narrower local-option approach after negotiations. They dropped demands such ...
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Denver $400M RiNo Apartment Project Launches

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What Is Formativ Building in RiNo? At 3850 Blake Street, the Formativ building in RiNo is a 16-story multifamily development planned as a 310-unit residential community in Denver’s River North Art District. The project is designed as Class A housing with studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments across 275,608 square feet. Its unit strategy centers on efficient layouts and small-format living, with average apartment sizes reported at under 600 square feet. Formativ presents the building as an attainable housing response within central Denver. Reports indicate a significant share of units will serve households at workforce and below-market income levels, supported by compact design and transit adjacency. The broader multifamily investment backdrop has drawn attention from REITs, with net operating income growth topping 3% in 2024. Construction financing reached $65.5 million in July 2025. Groundbreaking followed in June 2025. Topping out was completed in March 2026, and opening ...
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New York Steinway Tower Ruling Shakes Real Estate Law

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What the 2026 Steinway Tower Ruling Changed In a significant shift in New York contract law, the state’s highest court ruled that a lender could not invoke a “sole discretion” clause to deliberately injure a borrower or strip away the expected value of the bargain. The June 8, 2026 AM New York Law report highlighted the Court of Appeals ruling as a potentially precedent-setting development in real estate law. The decision changed the governing rule by rejecting an overly protective view of broad contractual power. It emphasized contract expectations and held that discretionary limits apply when a party uses granted authority in bad faith to sabotage the other side’s economic benefit. The ruling arrives as the broader real estate market faces rising disputes over transparency, fraud, and failed innovations such as blockchain issues . The ruling also altered litigation posture in real-estate finance disputes. Borrowers and investors gained a clearer path to seek damages where lender con...
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The Ultimate Guide to Trust Structures for Real Estate Investors

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LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE United States Real Estate Investor Articles 00:00 United States Real Estate Investor® Audio Key Takeaways Trust structures can help investors organize ownership, succession, privacy, beneficiary control, and long-term planning, but they must match the investor’s actual goal. A trust does not automatically replace an LLC, eliminate taxes, protect against lawsuits, avoid lender restrictions, or preserve insurance coverage. The best trust strategy usually depends on coordination between the investor, attorney, CPA, lender, title company, insurance professional, and property management team. United States Real Estate Investor® As portfolios grow, ownership structure becomes part of the investor’s long-term risk and succession plan. United States Real Estate Investor® Why Trust Structures Matter More as Your Portfolio Grows The real estate investor’s hidden ownership problem Most real estate investors start with one simple goal: buy the property . That mak...
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