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The Emerging Issues Shaping Real Estate Project Insurance

As real estate faces increasingly complex considerations — such as climate losses, "nuclear verdicts" and regulato... (more story)

CFIUS Trends May Shift Under 'America First' Policy

The arrival of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' latest annual report suggests that the Tr... (more story)

How Calif. Zoning Bill Is Addressing The Housing Crisis

The recently signed S.B. 79 represents a significant step in California's ongoing efforts to address the housing c... (more story)

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Developer Five Star Gets Interim OK For $6M Ch. 11 Loan

Luxury resort developer Five Star Development LLC can access $6 million of Chapter 11 financing after a Texas bankruptcy judge granted interim approval to the package over the objection of a prepetition lender... (more story)

NYC Housing Ballot Measures Are Game Changing

New York City voters approved three ballot measures on Election Day that land use attorneys say have the potential to transform how housing is produced across the five boroughs, opening up areas of the city th... (more story)

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Healthcare REITs Lean In On Deals In Senior Living, Outpatient

Three of the country's largest healthcare real estate investment trusts are making big moves with transactions involving senior housing communities and outpatient medical facilities, executives said in earning... (more story)

Vegas Hotels Say 9th Circ. Shouldn't Rethink Price-Fixing Suit

Several Las Vegas hotel operators, two software companies and Blackstone all told the Ninth Circuit to reject a rehearing petition for its August decision for a proposed price-fixing class action that accused ... (more story)

Construction Co. Escapes $1.7M Conn. Housing Project Suit

A Connecticut federal judge has sided with a construction services company that was accused in a more than $1.7 million dispute of violating wood frame materials and laborer agreements for a New Haven housing ... (more story)

Cole Schotz Adds Veteran Real Estate Atty In Dallas

Cole Schotz PC announced that a Dallas-based real estate attorney with over 25 years of experience has joined the firm as a member.

Polsinelli Continues Real Estate Growth With Fried Frank Atty

Polsinelli PC announced another addition to its real estate team this week, welcoming a New York attorney from Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP who represents institutional lenders, financial institut... (more story)

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Greenberg Traurig Guides $1B Worth Of Fla. Resi Loans

Developers Dezer Development and Ytech, both guided by Greenberg Traurig LLP, have secured construction loans worth more than $1 billion combined for a South Florida residential tower and a Florida condominium... (more story)

Troutman, BakerHostetler Guide $330M Stewart-MCS Deal

Stewart Information Services Corp., advised by Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, agreed to buy BakerHostetler-led MCS' mortgage services business line through a subsidiary in a $330 million deal, the companies said Friday.

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Former NYC Housing Czar Will Help Lead Mamdani Transition

Maria Torres-Springer, whose housing work in government spans three New York City mayoral administrations, will be part of the transition team that Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has tasked with building his new administration.

PulteGroup Says Developer Breached $40M NC Land Deal

A PulteGroup Inc. subsidiary said a landowner breached an over $40 million contract for fully developed land in a North Carolina residential housing subdivision after missing development milestones, according ... (more story)

Apartment Management Co. Must Face Age Bias Suit

A property management company must face a former regional director's lawsuit claiming she was fired and replaced with younger employees because she was in her 60s, with a Tennessee federal judge saying a jury ... (more story)

Real Estate Companies Escape Ex-Worker's Bias Claims

Compass Inc. and a real estate advisory firm don't have to face an agent's lawsuit claiming she was fired for complaining about supervisors' allegedly misogynistic, derogatory and sexually explicit comments, a... (more story)

NJ City Sues Landlord Over Retroactive Rent Demands

A New Jersey city accused a local residential property owner of wrongfully trying to retroactively collect thousands of dollars in rent from tenants who were following the guidance of the city's rent control board.