Real Estate

Sector-Specific Challenges

Comparable Companies: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It

July 2025

A Deep Dive into Cross-Border Real Estate Insolvencies: Evergrande and Beyond

Commercial Real Estate Update

The Value of Options in CRE Restructuring

Established methods of determining value include computing the present value of observable cash flows and inferring value from other observable valuations — otherwise known as “relative” valuation or “comparables.”[1] But when observable cash flows or comparable valuations are not available, a third approach is to value optionality. In real estate, options abound, and it is worth thinking about how to analyze optionality in calculating value.

How Do Courts Analyze Whether Senior Living, Other Health Care Facilities Qualify as Residential vs. Nonresidential Real Estate for Purposes of § 365(d), and Is There a Trend?

Section 365(d) of the Bankruptcy Code draws a clear distinction between residential and nonresidential leases, and those distinctions can impact a debtor’s rights.

Co-Chairs Corner

ABI’s Real Estate Committee started off its 2025 webinar series with a bang, interviewing Brandon Svec with CoStar Group for a Commercial Real Estate Economic Outlook. Stay tuned for announcements regarding the section’s additional webinars still to come this year.

Keynote Address (2025 Distressed Real Estate Symposium)