WLS' blog article Fair Housing Act Prohibits LGBTQ Discrimination has been cited as authority in the Wikipedia article on the Civil Rights Act of 1968. WLS’ blog predicted that the United States Supreme Court's holding in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia would make discrimination based upon sexual orientation or gender identity illegal under the Fair Housing Act. On February 11, 2021, WLS' prediction proved accurate when the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a memorandum interpreting the Fair Housing Act as prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ individuals.
For those fortunate enough to have a cash surplus, it can be a challenge to decide whether to pay off mortgage debt or invest the cash. Elizabeth Whitman was among those discussing the tax, financial, and legal considerations involved in this decision in Should I Pay Off My Mortgage or Invest the Money Instead?, recently published in The Mortgage Reports.
In December, 2020, Whitman Legal Solutions was busy at helping business and real estate investors with acquisitions, dispositions, and restructurings in response to pandemic-related economic conditions. Recently completed transactions include an international business acquisition via a stock purchase and sale of an apartment complex in the Southwestern United States. WLS also assisted real estate investors with Section 1031 exchange planning in light of possible tax law changes in 2021.
Whitman Legal Solutions' blog post Demystifying the Commercial Lease -- Can You Get Out of Your Lease Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic? was recognized as one of the most-read articles in 2020 in The Year in Commercial Real Estate -- 2020 Popular Reads on JD Supra. JD Supra is a legal publishing company that boasts more than 50,000 authors.
WLS recently provided assistance in the disposition of two real estate assets located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The clients in these transactions have asked that the details of the transactions remain confidential.
WLS recently assisted a client in connection with the sale of a 35-building, 32-acre apartment complex located in the Southeastern United States. The client has requested that details of this transaction remain confidential.
WLS' award-winning blog once again has been quoted as an authoritative source on real estate law. One of WLC's most popular CVID-19 blog articles, How the Pandemic Will Change Multifamily Real Estate, which forecasts changes in the multifamily industry, was featured in RocketFico's investment news.
Elizabeth Whitman recently was quoted in 8 Tips to Make Flipping a Property a Low-Risk/High-Reward Proposition, published in The Mortgage Reports.
Elizabeth Whitman was quoted as a professional export with tips about conducting due diligence for a vacant land purchase in Questions to Ask Before Buying or Investing in Vacant Land, published on Motley Fools' MillionAcres real estate site. .
Elizabeth Whitman received JD Supra's Reader's Choice Award for visibility and thought leadership in the Real Estate category. The Reader's Choice Awards recognize top authors who were read by C-suite executives, in-house counsel, media, and other professionals across the JD Supra platform during 2018. Fewer than one-half of one percent of the authors published on JD Supra were selected for this award.