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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

October 13, 2026

Condo Project Borrows From Its Future Residents

By David Reiss

The Wall Street Journal quoted me in The Luxury Beverly Hills Condo Project Borrowing Money From Its Future Residents (behind a paywall). It opens, The developer behind one of the country’s most expensive real-estate projects has an unusual request for … Continue reading →

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October 13, 2026 in Investing | Permalink | No Comments

August 7, 2026

Who Controls the Block? How States Can Regulate Tokenized Residential Real Estate

By David Reiss

I have posted Who Controls the Block? How States Can Regulate Tokenized Residential Real Estate to SSRN (with Bizub & Peralta). The abstract reads, In July 2025, the City of Detroit filed a major nuisance abatement action against RealT, a … Continue reading →

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August 7, 2026 in Investing | Permalink | No Comments

January 26, 2023

How Fintech Is Changing Real Estate Investing

By David Reiss

Joseph Bizub, Justin Peralta and I have posted a short article, Blockchain Coming to a Block Near You: How Fintech Is Changing Real Estate Investing (also available on SSRN here). It opens, Until recently, real estate with a small footprint … Continue reading →

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January 26, 2023 in Investing | Permalink | No Comments

September 27, 2022

NYSBA Task Force on the Digital Economy (and the Real Economy)

By David Reiss

The New York Law Journal ran a story on the NYSBA’s new Task Force on Emerging Digital Finance and Currency. The NYSBA Press Release is here. Joseph Bizub, my co-author, and I are members of the Task Force. We are … Continue reading →

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September 27, 2022 in Investing | Permalink | No Comments

September 26, 2022

How Fintech Cos. May Transform Real Estate Investment

By David Reiss

                I published How Fintech Cos. May Transform Real Estate Investment along with Joseph Bizub and Justin Peralta in Law360. It opens, Until relatively recently, real estate with a small footprint — one-to-four-family … Continue reading →

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September 26, 2022 in Investing | Permalink | No Comments

February 6, 2018

Investing in Small Commercial Real Estate

By David Reiss

US News & World Report quoted me in How to Invest in Small Business Strength. It reads, in part, Many indicators show the economy is strong, which in turn means small businesses are following suit. Small business financials were at the strongest point … Continue reading →

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February 6, 2018 in Investing | Permalink | No Comments

January 23, 2018

Aggressive Retirement Investing in Real Estate Lending

By David Reiss

InsuranceNewsNet.com quoted me in Investors ‘Flocking In’ to Real Estate Lending. It reads, in part, The stock market is off to a roaring start in 2018, but there’s no shortage of investment gurus who warn that continued equities growth is far … Continue reading →

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January 23, 2018 in Investing | Permalink | No Comments