The Top September FAA Grants For Real Estate Projects

The FAA recently announced about $1.1 billion in grants for projects at hundreds of airports, and some of those funds will be used for major airport real estate work.

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Fla. Bar Panel Backs Condo Termination Reform Proposal

Draft legislation aimed at opening a path in state law for terminating cost-burdened condominiums gained the backing of a key Florida Bar committee last week, standing out as one of the most sensitive topics at the condo law conference where the vote took place.

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Incablocks Seek To Be Solution For Multiple Building Woes

A California-based company says its system of lightweight, interlocking concrete blocks could help address multiple challenges confronting the construction and real estate industries, from housing shortages to threats from hurricanes and wildfires.

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AG Watch: How Maryland Is Meeting The Data Center Age

Erek Barron

At a time when states are competing for data center investment, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown's upcoming... (more story)

FinCEN Exemption Raises Statutory, Administrative Questions

David McCarville

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's recently rolled-out broad exemption for U.S. companies from Corporate T... (more story)

Florida Condo Ruling Offers Tips For Contractor Lien Disputes

Ryan Owen and Allison Zunica

A recent Florida appellate decision, holding condo owners may challenge liens placed on their units, despite not b... (more story)

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Timeshare Co. To Pay SEC Nearly $1M Over Loan Disclosures

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that timeshare company Travel + Leisure Co. will pay $975,000 to settle the agency's claims in Florida federal court alleging its financial disclosures... (more story)

Colo. Energy Rules Can't Shake Federal Preemption Suit

A federal court allowed real estate industry groups' suit challenging Colorado's and Denver's building energy-performance standards to move forward, finding the groups plausibly alleged the regulations are pre... (more story)

A rendering shows a planned Miami campus for Carnegie Mellon University that is being funded by a $3 billion gift from hedge fund executive Ken Griffin. (Courtesy of Griffin Catalyst)
Griffin Buys $1.1B Site For Carnegie Mellon Campus In Miami

Ken Griffin is continuing to make his mark on Miami, as the hedge fund executive paid $1.1 billion to acquire about 30 acres in the city's Wynwood neighborhood for a new Carnegie Mellon campus, Griffin and the... (more story)

High Court Will Hear Kentucky Religious Land Use Case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday partially granted a review petition filed by a Roman Catholic nonprofit that's embroiled in a legal dispute with two Kentucky neighbors who don't want the nonprofit to build ... (more story)

Joby Air Taxi Trade Secrets Suit Against Archer Trimmed

A California federal judge has cleared Joby Aviation to advance a slimmed-down lawsuit alleging rival electric air-taxi developer Archer Aviation misappropriated its trade secrets, but again rejected Archer's ... (more story)

NY DA: Construction Exec Offered 'Quid Pro Quo' To Atty

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office seized the phone of The Rinaldi Group's managing director as part of a criminal investigation into allegations that he proposed a "quid pro quo" to a defense attorney r... (more story)

Kirkland-Led Data Center Infrastructure Firm Prices $540M IPO

Data center power provider Accelevation Holdings hit the public markets Wednesday after raising $540 million in its initial public offering steered by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.

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Zillow Users Can't Sue Over Microsoft Session Replay Tech

A Washington federal judge has thrown out a proposed class action claiming Zillow used Microsoft browser tracking software that shared users' website activity with third parties, saying Wednesday that the plai... (more story)

DOJ's RealPage Deal Doesn't End States' Antitrust Claims

A North Carolina federal court has refused to toss antitrust claims from state enforcers accusing RealPage of providing software that allows residential building owners to inflate rents, despite RealPage's set... (more story)

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'Strong Possibility' DC Voters Would Favor Rent Freeze

Voters in Washington, D.C., would likely approve an initiative to freeze apartment rents that recently survived a court challenge and may appear on a ballot in the spring, though the measure would harm the dis... (more story)

Dems Want FHFA To Restore Internal Watchdog's Funding

A group of 11 Democratic U.S. Senators told the Federal Housing Finance Agency on Thursday not to proceed with "unlawfully slashing" the FHFA's Office of Inspector General budget for fiscal year 2027.

Calif. Veto A Setback For Loss Estimate Transparency

Consumer groups say the California governor's veto of an insurance transparency bill hurts fire survivors who take issue with insurers' loss estimates.

GOP Sen. Bill Would Exclude Real Estate Agents From FLSA

Direct sellers and qualified real estate agents would be excluded from the Fair Labor Standards Act's definition of employee through a bill introduced by a Republican senator.

NYC Tenants Claim PE Firm Illegally Overcharged Rent

A proposed class of New York City rent-stabilized tenants alleged Wednesday that they were illegally overcharged for rent while living in 19 Manhattan and Brooklyn residential properties operated by real estat... (more story)