Florida Lawmakers Eye Property Tax, Housing Affordability
Real estate has found itself at the center of Florida's recent annual legislative sessions, and in what is shaping up to be a session full of intrigue, it will once again be a major focus in the just-launched 2026 edition, but with some new twists.
Rescheduling Won't Ease Headaches For Cannabis Landlords
Smoking pot may soon become less legally perilous under federal law, but the risks of owning a marijuana farm or dispensary appear likely to remain, attorneys and experts say.
Tracking The Data Center Bonanza Happening Around The US
Work is underway around the country on billion-dollar data center projects that kicked off in 2025, as developers aim to build capacity and infrastructure to meet booming demand for artificial intelligence technology.
Florida Lawmakers Eye Property Tax, Housing Affordability
Real estate has found itself at the center of Florida's recent annual legislative sessions, and in what is shaping up to be a session full of intrigue, it will once again be a major focus in the just-launched 2026 edition, but with some new twists.
Rescheduling Won't Ease Headaches For Cannabis Landlords
Smoking pot may soon become less legally perilous under federal law, but the risks of owning a marijuana farm or dispensary appear likely to remain, attorneys and experts say.
Tracking The Data Center Bonanza Happening Around The US
Work is underway around the country on billion-dollar data center projects that kicked off in 2025, as developers aim to build capacity and infrastructure to meet booming demand for artificial intelligence technology.
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Empire State Realty Trust has purchased two office properties in SoHo, Manhattan, from children's publisher and media group Scholastic for $386 million.
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Burr & Forman LLP has hired a former Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP attorney for a counsel role on its real estate team in Charleston, South Carolina, the firm announced Friday.
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Invitation Homes Inc. said Friday that it has paid $89 million to acquire an Atlanta-based build-to-rent housing developer operating in the Southeast, a deal advised by Jones Day and Alston & Bird LLP.
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Groups representing tenants living in rent-stabilized housing units owned by bankrupt affiliates of Pinnacle Group told a New York judge Thursday they want the buyer of the debtor's assets to provide as much a... (more story)
A coalition of local governments and service providers have urged a Rhode Island federal court to order the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to award funding previously allocated under a key ho... (more story)
The U.S. Department of State released an official list of the 75 countries for which it will pause issuing immigrant visas, after it said immigrants from these countries "take welfare from the American people ... (more story)
Investment management giant Barings has committed to providing up to $133.4 million to a joint venture between Berger Organization and SK Development for a mixed-income housing project in Newark, New Jersey, w... (more story)