Expert Analysis

Legal And Regulatory Keys To Sustainable Building Projects

While the federal government continues to roll back environmental regulations, market momentum toward high-perform... (more story)

Anticipating The Justices' Potential Ruling On Tax Takings

Recent oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court case Pung v. Isabella focused on rules for valuation, timing and a... (more story)

Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: April Lessons

In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy identifies practice tips from three ... (more story)

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Calif. Portfolio Buy Part Of CareTrust's $628M In Recent Deals

Real estate investment trust CareTrust said Monday that it closed on $628 million in recent investments, including the acquisition of a group of 15 California skilled nursing facilities.

Tariffs Forced Primestor To Switch Modular Manufacturers

In early 2025, Primestor Development was roughly half a decade into the planning process for a $300 million mixed-use project in Southern California that was primed to include a large modular residential compo... (more story)

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REIT Capital Offerings Downshift, As Deal Activity Rises

Real estate investment trusts raised approximately $10 billion via capital offerings in the first quarter of 2026, a slight decline from the prior year, even as mergers and acquisitions activity sped up, per a... (more story)

Paul Hastings Taps Ropes Atty To Co-Chair Funds Team

Paul Hastings LLP announced Monday that it has tapped a New York partner from Ropes & Gray LLP to co-chair its investment funds and private capital team.

Lockheed Birth Defect Judge Slams Door On Trial Aids Fight

A Florida federal judge Friday warned that he will not allow any new or revised demonstratives for a trial beginning Monday in a suit by children who blame their birth defects on Lockheed Martin's chemical han... (more story)

NJ Court Backs Broker's $1.74M Cannabis Lease Fee Win

A commercial landlord and property manager must pay $1.7 million to a brokerage firm, despite their claims that it was not the one who landed Green Thumb Industries as a tenant, a New Jersey appeals court rule... (more story)

MV Realty To Pay $4.5M To End NC Suit Over 40-Year Contracts

Embattled Florida real estate company MV Realty agreed to pay $4.5 million to end a lawsuit from the North Carolina attorney general accusing it of using shady business practices to lock homeowners into decade... (more story)

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Calif. Developer Sees Shifts After Housing Litigation, Reforms

For developer Cedar Street Partners, it took years of litigation and winning enforcement of an untested provision in state law to get the Southern California city of La Cañada Flintridge to advance the firm's ... (more story)

The Challenges To Building Affordable Housing In Small Cities

The need for affordable housing has spread far and wide across the country, including in rural counties and mid-size towns, but community resistance and inexperience within local governments can create hurdles... (more story)

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Fla. Realtor Groups' Merger Will Reach Across County Lines

The Miami Association of Realtors on Monday announced plans to merge with the Broward, Palm Beach & St. Lucie Realtors, noting that the move would create the largest local Realtor association in the world.

Housing Pros See Fla. Policy As Model For Affordability Goals

Becoming a victim of its own success, Florida has seen recent rapid growth, especially at the wealthier end of the spectrum, spawning affordability challenges for many residents. The dichotomy has been particu... (more story)

What Real Estate Attys Say About Federal Moves On Housing

Land use, policy and deal-side attorneys are mulling recent efforts by the White House and Congress to increase the country's housing supply. Here, Law360 Real Estate Authority shares what experts think of the... (more story)

HUD Chief Touts Deregulation Efforts To Spur Housing

As President Donald Trump and Congress turn increased attention to tackling the nation's housing affordability crisis, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner, whose agency serv... (more story)

NY Asks 2nd Circ. To Bring Back $74M In Highway Funding

New York and its Department of Motor Vehicles urged the Second Circuit on Friday to order the U.S. Department of Transportation to restore a $73.5 million highway funding package that the federal government ca... (more story)