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Fla. Shares Insights On Condo Inspections, But With Big Gaps

Tighter enforcement and reporting are needed to ensure that the building inspection mandates Florida added to its condominium law after a deadly 2021 building collapse deliver on their intent, attorneys and other observers said after reviewing data released last month by the state.

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REITs Bullish On Senior Housing But Wary Of Labor Costs

A trio of real estate investment trusts that reported quarterly earnings over the past week are bullish on the senior housing sector, although companies are also keeping an eye on the rising cost and availability of labor.

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Canada, Global Tariffs Add Fresh Strain To US Construction

With President Donald Trump's announcement last week of new 50% tariffs on Canada, as well as new low-double-digit global taxes, experts say U.S. construction is bracing for more uncertainty, and cement prices could be on the rise.

Expert Analysis

DOJ's FCA Push Creates Risks For Construction Contractors

Josephine Bahn and Jeffery Mullen

The construction industry may be uniquely vulnerable to a new generation of False Claims Act enforcement driven by... (more story)

Fed Report Underscores Focus On Nonbank, CRE Risks

Daniel Meade

The Federal Reserve Board's latest supervision and regulation report highlights that broad systemic stability will... (more story)

3 Upcoming Deadlines That EB-5 Investors Should Consider

Michael Ashoori

Potential EB-5 regional center investors should weigh three approaching deadlines, the most immediate of which is ... (more story)

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CREXi Wants 9th Circ. To Undo Quinn Emanuel CoStar Row DQ

Commercial Real Estate Exchange Inc. doesn't want to replace Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP after a California federal judge disqualified the firm from defending a copyright infringement suit by CoStar,... (more story)

Texas Governor Calls For Data Center Audit

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to audit any data centers that are going through ERCOT's electric grid interconnection process, ... (more story)

CoreCivic announced that it sold a detention facility in Minnesota and another in Kansas to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for a combined $734 million. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
CoreCivic Continues ICE Sales Streak With $734M In Deals

CoreCivic announced Wednesday that it has sold two detention facilities to U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement for a combined $734 million, adding to the company's recent run of deals with the federal government.

Summer Camps Draw $440M Through Bids, Sales In Ch. 11

Bankrupt summer camp operator SIMAD Holdings stands to reap $440 million so far from the sale of 27 of its camps, including a $120.75 million winning bid for the "crown jewel" property in a wealthy New York City suburb.

Casino REITs Assess Operator Take-Privates And IGaming

Executives at casino-focused real estate investment trusts VICI Properties and Gaming and Leisure Properties spoke to analysts about potential take-private deals for major casino operators and the impact of in... (more story)

Ball Janik Expands Tampa Office To Meet Client Demand

Florida boutique Ball Janik LLP has moved its Tampa office to a space that is four times larger, a move that comes after the firm opened the location in late 2024.

Rising Star: Clifford Chance's Jon Newman

Jon Newman of Clifford Chance LLP has advised PIMCO as a purchaser in a $27 billion private securities offering to fund a data center in Louisiana and as a lender in a separate $16 billion deal to finance a da... (more story)

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Wash. Landlords' COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium Suit Tossed

A Seattle federal judge has thrown out a group of landlords' proposed class action challenging COVID-19-era eviction bans imposed by Washington cities and the state, saying Wednesday that appellate courts have... (more story)

Tax Court Has Jurisdiction In Partnership's Late-Filed Case

The U.S. Tax Court has jurisdiction in the case of a partnership that missed the 90-day window for filing its petition under an Internal Revenue Code rule enacted in 2015, the court held Wednesday, finding tha... (more story)

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NYC Extends Deadline For Pied-À-Terre Tax Exemptions

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has extended the deadline for applying for exemptions from a "pied-à-terre" tax on second NYC homes that the city values at $1 million or more, setting the new deadline as Sept. 18.

Backing Penalty For 1st Misquote, Panel 'Stunned' By Another

A solo practitioner in North Carolina sanctioned for misleading a trial court judge with a misquote in his pleadings "stunned" an appellate panel when he made yet another quotation blunder in his brief on appe... (more story)

Prosper, Versluys Buy Miami Riverfront Assemblage For $50M

A joint venture between Miami-based Prosper Group and Belgium's Versluys Group has closed on a $50 million acquisition of a waterfront assemblage in Miami's Brickell District, paving the way for a planned $650... (more story)

Zillow Taps Google Litigator As 1st Chief Legal Officer

Real estate giant Zillow has tapped a litigation leader from Google to serve as its first-ever chief legal and policy officer, the company announced Wednesday.

Court Wrongly Nixed $750K Tax Debt Collection, 6th Circ. Told

An Ohio federal court wrongly found that the U.S. government couldn't collect on a man's federal tax liabilities of over $750,000 via a property sale, the government told the Sixth Circuit, saying while the ma... (more story)