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Assembly Bill (AB) 2243 (Wicks) amends AB 2011 (Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022), effective January 1, 2025. As explained in our prior legal alert, AB 2011 provides for “by right” streamlined ministerial (i.e., no CEQA) approval of qualifying mixed-income and affordable housing development projects along commercial corridors in zoning districts where office, retail and/or parking uses are principally permitted. Read more.
Assembly Bill (AB) 1893 (Wicks) significantly modifies the “Builder’s Remedy” under the Housing Accountability Act (HAA), effective January 1, 2025. Read the summary of the notable HAA amendments that apply to Builder's Remedy projects under AB 1893.
SB 1211, effective January 1, 2025, significantly expands multifamily ADU opportunities. Read more.
SB 1103 establishes new restrictions on landlords that are parties to commercial leases with "qualified commercial tenants," which are certain qualifying "microenterprises," restaurants with fewer than 10 employees, and nonprofit organizations with fewer than 20 employees. Read more.
Read a summary of the new development standards for logistics facilities, some of which are effective as of January 1, 2025. Read more.
On December 26, 2024, in a rapid reversal of direction, a different panel of judges for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act’s Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirements. Read more.
The Allen Matkins Labor & Employment Practice provides annual updates to California law on amended discrimination laws, captive audience bans, freelance worker protections, and updated leave requirements. Read more.
The 17th Annual View From the Top
Key Topics Include:
- An economic overview of the current and future effects of the post-pandemic impact, the war in Ukraine, rising interest rates, and the upcoming election on all facets, transaction types, and product types of commercial real estate in the United States.
- A discussion focusing on the post-pandemic effects, both now and in the future, on real estate in general, on particular product types, on particular categories of owners and tenants, and on particular markets.
- An in-depth review of current distressed assets issues, and the current investment sales markets. An in-depth review of the current leasing markets in the Western Region.
THE SUMMER 2024 ALLEN MATKINS/UCLA ANDERSON FORECAST CALIFORNIA COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FORECAST
The Summer 2024 Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California Commercial Real Estate Survey reveals that a majority of California’s commercial real estate industry participants (71%) anticipate distress levels to rise in the coming months, with 53% predicting that new development will decrease over the next three years.
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