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3 Key Ohio Financial Services Developments From 2025

Ohio's banking and financial services sector saw particularly notable developments in 2025, including a significan... (more story)

What Fla. Trends Reveal About AI In Real Estate Development

Property developers can begin to understand how artificial intelligence tools are changing the real estate industr... (more story)

State Of Insurance: Q4 Notes From Pennsylvania

Last quarter in Pennsylvania, a Superior Court ruling underscored the centrality of careful policy drafting and ju... (more story)

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601W, David Werner Buy Price-Slashed Chicago Office Tower

A joint venture between 601W Cos. and David Werner Real Estate Investments purchased a block-long Chicago office building at an 85% discount from prior owner Brookfield's purchase price, lender Northwind Group said Tuesday.

Kan. Bill Would Allow Liquor Tax Hike For Property Reduction

Kansas would allow localities to increase their liquor tax rates if approved by voters in order to offset revenue losses from lowering property tax rates in the area under a bill introduced in the state House ... (more story)

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3 Firms Advise Apollo REIT's $9B Portfolio Sale To Insurer

A mortgage origination unit of Apollo Global Management announced Wednesday it will sell a $9 billion loan portfolio to an affiliated insurance company after the real estate investment trust's stock consistent... (more story)

DC Circ. Gets History Lesson As Tribe Fights For Utah Land

The D.C. Circuit got a lesson in tribal history dating back to the 19th century as lawyers for the federal government and a Native American tribe argued Monday whether a congressional act gives the tribe compe... (more story)

Colo. Hotel Owners Accused Of Owing Nearly $14M On Loan

A lender accused two real estate investors in Colorado state court of defaulting on a nearly $30 million loan and violating its terms by entering into property transfers with affiliates without approval.

Newmark To Lease Vornado Penn District Retail Addition

Vornado Realty Trust is transforming another strip of retail at The Penn District and has tapped Newmark as the leasing agent for the latest component of the real estate investment trust's $2.5 billion New Yor... (more story)

Detroit Must Pay $3.6M In Airport Property Dispute

A Michigan federal judge on Monday signed off on a $3.6 million deal to end a yearslong lawsuit that made its way to the Sixth Circuit alleging the City of Detroit took a commercial property owner's land while... (more story)

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COVID-Era Eviction Pause Was Illegal, Wash. Landlords Claim

Moratoriums that shielded Washington renters from eviction during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic unconstitutionally forced property owners to house tenants who otherwise had no right to remain in their un... (more story)

Norfolk Southern Blames DR Horton For Runoff Rail Damage

Railroad company Norfolk Southern argued in North Carolina federal court that poor stormwater management at a nearly 1,000-home D.R. Horton development caused a July washout that canceled rail service, require... (more story)

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Willkie, Latham Guide Homes.com Activist Clash At CoStar

With each side comparing the other to children, CoStar Group pushed back Wednesday against a new activist shareholder campaign from hedge fund Third Point that aims to force board of director changes and a res... (more story)

Bilzin Sumberg Guides Builders On $324M Miami Condo Loan

An all-star development team pursuing a name-brand project in a prime location led to Bank OZK extending $323.8 million in financing to build a 20-story, 70-unit luxury residential project in Miami's Coconut G... (more story)

JPMorgan Seeks Ch. 11 Trustee Or Ch. 7 For NYC Landlord

JPMorgan, the mortgage lender to a Manhattan loft owner, has urged a New York bankruptcy court to appoint a Chapter 11 trustee in the landlord's bankruptcy case or convert it to a liquidation under Chapter 7, ... (more story)

Kempinski Picks Miami For 1st US Branded Residence

Kempinski Group, Europe's oldest independent luxury hotel company, revealed Friday that it plans to develop its first branded residential property in the United States with a two-tower project in Miami.

FTC Requires Facility Sales For $835M Healthcare Deal

The Federal Trade Commission reached an agreement Friday allowing Sevita Health to move ahead with an $835 million deal for BrightSpring Health Services Inc.'s community living business, conditioned on the sal... (more story)