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Reflections From High Court Oral Args Over Fed Gov. Removal

In the oral arguments last month for Trump v. Cook, which asks the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify the circumstances... (more story)

Next Steps For Fair Housing Enforcement As HUD Backs Out

A soon-to-be-finalized U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development rule, which would hand responsibility for ... (more story)

Tips For Counsel As PE Eyes Data Center Facility Services

As private equity interest in specialized commercial facility services providers heightens, considerations for cou... (more story)

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Steward Health Creditor Trust Seeks $56M From Insurers

The creditor litigation trust for the Texas Chapter 11 case of hospital operator Steward Health Care has filed adversary suits against six groups of health insurance companies, seeking payment of covered medic... (more story)

Nashville Luxury Hotel, Housing Tower Lands $372M

The developer of a 28-story luxury hotel and residential project in Nashville, Tennessee, has secured $371.5 million in development financing from Madison Realty Capital and KSL Capital Partners.

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Demand For NY Office Space Rises In Q4 Landlord Results

Commercial real estate's biggest office landlords said they're seeing growing companies and the emergence of artificial intelligence drive demand for top-tier office space in New York as more foreign investors... (more story)

Ventas, Welltower See Growth Amid Senior Housing Push

Real estate investment trusts Welltower Inc. and Ventas Inc. recorded strong financial results from the last quarter and the full year of 2025, as both companies intensified their focus on senior housing, a se... (more story)

Gibson Dunn Guides $191M NYC Residential Conversion Loan

GFP Real Estate secured $191.5 million in construction financing from Derby Lane, a transaction guided by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP that will finance the owner's residential conversion of the former New York ... (more story)

Vornado Inks $525M Refi For Manhattan Office Building

Vornado Realty Trust has wrapped up a $525 million refinancing deal for a 945,000 square foot downtown Manhattan office property that's mostly leased by New York University, the real estate investment trust announced.

Real Estate Group Of The Year: Hogan Lovells

Flexing its strength working with real estate investment trusts, closing one of the year's largest hospitality deals — a $900 million transformation of the Howard Hughes Corp. — and helping to relaunch one of ... (more story)

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Construction Group Of The Year: Nossaman

Nossaman LLP attorneys advised the city of Los Angeles on the close and groundbreaking of a $2.6 billion convention center renovation, and guided Georgia's tolled transportation authority on an $11 billion fre... (more story)

Gov't Seeks Exit From HUD Attys' Suit Over Fair Housing Work

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has pushed for the dismissal of a suit filed by current HUD attorneys who've alleged that the department intentionally reassigned them to other federal jobs... (more story)

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Zillow Says Home Values, Mortgage Payments Are Dropping

The value of U.S. housing declined in January for the sixth straight month and lower mortgage rates led to an 8.4% year-over-year decrease in the costs of monthly mortgage payments, according to a report poste... (more story)

Holland & Knight Guides Zoning Approval For $4B Fla. Project

Sweetwater, Florida, city officials granted zoning approvals for a $4.65 billion, master-planned community, paving the way for developer CREI Holdings to begin work on the project.

Insurer Must Defend Real Estate Firm Against Copyright Suit

An insurer must defend a real estate company against claims that it infringed an architect's copyright in marketing materials for a newly-built home, a Massachusetts federal court ruled, finding that an exclus... (more story)

Colony Ridge To Pay $68M To End DOJ, Texas Lending Case

Houston-area developer Colony Ridge will pay $68 million to settle with the U.S. government and state of Texas over claims that it targeted Hispanic consumers with predatory land sales and financing, the U.S. ... (more story)

Suit Claims Colo. Landlord Extracted Illegal Fees

A Colorado-based landlord and property management company are extracting illegal attorney fees and costs from defendants in eviction proceedings, a former tenant claimed in a proposed class action in Colorado ... (more story)