The EEOC has sharply pivoted its enforcement priorities, training its sights on corporate DEI programs, which—in the agency’s view—embed unlawful race- or sex-based preferences in hiring and promotion. For employers, the message is clear: now is the time to reassess such programs.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act may change how you think about acquisitions, development sites, public land, affordable housing capital, and single-family rental strategy. 

Learn about specific risks that can be limited through an LOL, tips for negotiating the LOL terms with reluctant owners to cover those specific risks, how to limit unintended consequences of an LOL, and approaches to setting the amount of the liability cap in the LOL.

Strong LOIs create faster transactions and, even if an attorney is involved, are considerably less expensive than salvaging a weak LOI or proceeding directly to a purchase agreement.

The new standards give real estate owners, developers, and lenders opportunities to leverage 2026 ALTA surveys as a more effective risk-management tool.