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Battles Over Murky Mineral Rights Stymie Pa. Energy Projects

Legal wrangling over a recently passed Pennsylvania law could affect billions of dollars of mineral royalty paymen... (more story)

How Evergreen Language Can Sink Landlord Credit Support

A recent pattern in court decisions interpreting letters of credit underscores the importance of using precise lan... (more story)

Calif. Decision Shows Limits Of Self-Serving Testimony

A California appellate court's recent opinion in a dispute between two home renovation partners is a reminder that... (more story)

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Investors Claim Private Equity Fund Won't Redeem Cash

A South Carolina private equity fund broke its promise to three investors to redeem $2 million of their investment in cash and instead plans to put the funds into shares of a highly speculative real estate ven... (more story)

Committee, Lenders Reach $13M Deal In Summer Camp Ch. 11

Secured lenders and unsecured creditors of summer camp owner SIMAD Holdings have reached a settlement agreement that would provide a $13 million recovery pool for unsecured creditors to resolve a dispute about... (more story)

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These Law Firms Led Q3's Top Hospitality M&A Deals

Latham & Watkins, Jones Day and Kirkland & Ellis are a few of the legal shops guiding the biggest deals in the hospitality sector in the third quarter, including billion-dollar purchases of subtropical and tro... (more story)

Judge Halts Tree Clearing In Trump DC Golf Course Plan

A Washington, D.C., federal judge Tuesday ordered the Trump administration not to fell any more trees on a public golf course it's seeking to rebuild, days after the government cleared over 400 trees from the park.

Walker Dunlop Closes $203M Manhattan Multifamily Loan Deal

Walker & Dunlop Inc. has completed a $203.5 million construction loan deal for a 184-unit mixed-use multifamily project that is going to be built in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood, the commercial real e... (more story)

Brookdale Inks $290M Welltower Senior Living Deal

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. has agreed to pay $290 million to buy a 30-property, 1,152-unit assisted living and memory care portfolio from real estate company Welltower Inc., the senior living operator announced Tuesday.

Willkie-Led Cardinal Buys Hughes Brothers In $357.5M Deal

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP-led Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. on Tuesday unveiled plans to acquire Central Florida contractor Hughes Brothers Construction Inc. in a $357.7 million deal.

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Boston Financial Raises $191M For Affordable Housing Fund

Boston Financial has closed its latest low-income housing tax credit fund at $191 million, with plans to funnel the capital toward 16 affordable housing communities in 12 states, the firm announced Wednesday.

Landlord Discovery Greenlit In Yardi Rental Rate Software Suit

A Washington federal judge said Tuesday that renters can pursue discovery from landlords in a proposed antitrust class action targeting Yardi's rent-setting software for multifamily property managers, while la... (more story)

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HUD Wants To Update Manufactured Housing Rules

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday that it is planning several "next-generation" changes for its construction and safety regulations for manufactured housing.

5th Circ. Backs Ginnie Mae On Reverse Mortgage Liens

A unanimous Fifth Circuit panel affirmed a lower court's ruling in favor of Ginnie Mae in a suit Texas Capital Bank brought over the extinguishment of its lien on reverse mortgage assets, saying there is a "so... (more story)

NYC Fights To Avoid Restarting 2nd-Home Tax Rollout

New York City asked a state appeals court to reverse a decision finding it must restart the rollout of its tax on high-value second homes, saying a group of property owners' complaints weren't fit for court review.

Indicted Ex-Housing Boss Pleads 5th In Bond Fracas

The indicted former leader of two Connecticut housing authorities invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination Tuesday during a civil hearing in state court that sought to bar him from using hi... (more story)

NYC Real Estate Week In Review

Paul Hastings and Greenberg Traurig picked up work on two of the largest New York City real estate deals that hit public records last week, a period that saw multiple Manhattan trades above the $100 million mark.