In recent years, ground leases have gained popularity as an alternative for developers, offering more flexibility and leaner launch costs than traditional fee ownership of vacant land, pad sites, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about commercial real estate negotiations, deals and legal issues. Long-term owners of potential development sites who ...

Partner Insights spoke to Jay Sugarman to get more insight into his firm’s approach to ground leasing in the modern markets. Sugarman is the chairman and CEO of Safehold, a publicly traded real estate ...

New York is in the midst of one of the most severe housing crises in history. More than 130,000 residents are experiencing homelessness in our city alone, and thousands more find themselves ...

Ground leases are a unique and complex form of real estate transaction that offer distinct advantages and challenges for both landlords and tenants. Unlike traditional leases that involve the ...

Expert Opinion Real Estate Ground Lease vs. Sale: Key Legal and Business Considerations Whether a client is a property owner evaluating how best to monetize their land, or a developer deciding how to ...

New York lawmakers have dropped efforts to cap rent increases on ground-lease co-ops, but owners aren’t celebrating. The state legislature is instead moving forward with an amended bill that gives ...

An examination of issues that private landowners should consider when negotiating a solar ground lease with a solar developer for a large-scale, ground-mounted solar energy project, including guidance ...