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Assessing The Benefits Of Fla.'s Newest Business Structure

As of July 1, Florida business owners can create protected series LLCs to shield assets from liability while avoid... (more story)

Key Post-Proposal Shifts Likely In CFPB Loss Mitigation Rule

Mortgage servicers, borrowers and consumer advocates should prepare for a likely narrowed version of the Consumer ... (more story)

Justices' Tax Sale Ruling Tees Up Auction Fairness Battles

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Pung v. Isabella County, Michigan, that taxpayers are not entitled to ... (more story)

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DC Circ. Rules Ute Tribe Can't Reclaim 1.5M Utah Acres

A D.C. Circuit panel on Friday rejected a Utah tribe's bid to undo a lower court's ruling that said it has no compensable title to 1.5 million acres in Utah, saying the lack of that title means the oil field l... (more story)

J&J's $25M Talc Appeal Can Advance, Conn. Panel Rules

A Connecticut appeals court has advanced Johnson & Johnson's challenge to a $25 million talc trial judgment, denying a Massachusetts real estate developer's attempt to dismiss the appeal based on what he argue... (more story)

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Landlords Tout Top-Tier Office Leasing Boom In Q2 Results

Two office landlords recently told investors they are raking in double-digit rent growth and planning new construction, as supply for the best space in elite markets such as New York and San Francisco continues to tighten.

UK Estate Loses Inheritance Tax Break For London Offices

The executors of a deceased man's estate are not eligible for a 100% inheritance tax break on his London-based serviced offices because they were an investment rather than a trade, the Upper Tribunal said in a judgment.

Amundsen Davis Fights Malpractice Suit Over Nobu Hotel Row

Amundsen Davis is seeking to toss a malpractice suit from the romantic partner of a construction executive found liable for misusing millions meant for Chicago's Nobu Hotel, blasting as "fatally flawed" her al... (more story)

Pa. Law Firm Accused Of Botching Lawsuit Response, Appeal

Attorneys from Pittsburgh firm Myers Law Group have been accused of mishandling a client's real estate dispute by failing to file proper responses and preserve his chance to appeal an Allegheny County judge's ... (more story)

OCC, FDIC Unveil Bid To Rewrite Community Lending Rules

Federal regulators on Friday launched their latest push to update long-standing community lending rules for banks, issuing a new proposal that officials say would better tailor requirements by bank size and en... (more story)

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Camden Property Trust Closes $1.6B Sale Of Calif. Homes

Camden Property Trust has sold an 11-property, 3,620-unit portfolio of California residential properties for more than $1.6 billion, with part of the proceeds to be used to pay off credit facility debt, the Te... (more story)

Lender Says YSA Took Oklahoma Property Without Notice

A senior secured lender asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to bar YSA Investments 1 LLC from using rents generated by an Oklahoma apartment property, alleging the debtor took control of the property after recor... (more story)

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Rare 3 Dissents In Fed Decision: Real Estate Lawyers Weigh In

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday unsurprisingly held interest rates steady, but in a rare twist, three members dissented, and real estate lawyers say keeping rates unchanged is a victory for the sector.

Cannon Heyman, Sidley Guide $269M NY Housing Financing

BFC Partners and SAA Canopy Group announced Friday that they landed a $269 million financing package, including a loan from Goldman Sachs, to revamp a housing complex with affordable units in Syracuse, New Yor... (more story)

Blackstone To Acquire HSBC Australia's $25B Loan Portfolio

Blackstone Inc. announced Thursday that it will acquire HSBC Bank Australia Ltd.'s AU$36 billion ($25 billion) home and personal loan portfolio, as HSBC plans to focus on its corporate and institutional bankin... (more story)

Niger Loses Bid To Shield NY Townhome In $7.6M Award Feud

A New York federal judge has cleared a path for British aviation services company Menzies to seize a luxury town house on Manhattan's Upper East Side owned by the Nigerien government as it looks to enforce a 1... (more story)

Apartments.com Tells Judge Rent Payment Fees Not 'Junk'

The company behind Apartments.com on Wednesday said its costs are clearly disclosed and users have options for avoiding them when paying rent, in a bid to have a Washington federal judge throw out a proposed c... (more story)