The Cyclicality Of Real Estate: A Critical Lesson For Government Infrastructure

Previously, A&M Federal Insights examined the evolving needs of military housing1 and the billions in deferred maintenance haunting underutilized federal office spaces.2 But beneath these glaring issues lies an often-overlooked natural rhythm: the cyclicality of real estate — an inescapable reality that government infrastructure planning has ignored for too long. The commercial real estate market has danced to the rhythm of boom-and-bust cycles, and federal properties should adapt similarly. Yet, instead of evolving to these cycles, […]

By | Oct 08, 2025 ||

Texas Foreign Real Estate Ownership Restrictions In Effect

On September 1, 2025, Texas implemented new restrictions on real estate ownership by certain foreign individuals and entities through Senate Bill (SB) 17, codified as Texas Property Code Subchapter H (Sections 5.251–5.259). The law prohibits certain individuals and entities connected to “designated countries” from purchasing or acquiring interests in any real property in Texas. Designated countries include China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, countries designated by the Texas governor, and countries identified by the US […]

By | Oct 06, 2025 ||

Update: Restrictive Covenant For New Residential Development On Agricultural Land

The First District Court of Appeal held that a local government may condition the issuance of a permit to build residential units on agricultural land on the developer’s willingness to record a restrictive covenant. Benedetti v. County of Marin, ___ Cal. App. 5th ___, 2025 WL 2490638 (Aug. 29, 2025)

The case concerned Marin County’s Local Coastal Program (LCP), which allows property owners in the “coastal agricultural production zone” to build new residential units only if […]

By | Oct 04, 2025 ||