Expert Analysis

Preventing HOA Bias After Wash. Ruling Highlights Risk

Because homeowners nationwide can now draw on precedent from a recent Washington state appellate decision holding ... (more story)

Tracking The 2027 Va. Bills That May Tighten Data Center Regs

Data center developers and operators should monitor Virginia legislation responding to the state's new data center... (more story)

CFIUS Annual Report Reveals Enforcement Trends

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' recently published annual report to Congress shows that ... (more story)

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SEC Nabs Ruling Against Man Behind Hotel Investment Fraud

A California federal judge granted the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a summary judgment win Wednesday in the commission's suit accusing a Los Angeles businessman of running two securities fraud schem... (more story)

ArentFox Moves Boston Staff To Renovated Office

ArentFox Schiff LLP has moved its 100 Boston employees to renovated office space in the city's Prudential Tower, the firm announced Tuesday.

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Lupa Brings Structure To Construction's Intelligence Layer

Construction disputes often involve sorting through volumes of disparate records and data. The property technology platform Lupa is designed to swiftly make order of that information to help construction firms... (more story)

Troutman CMBS Pro Sees Multifamily In For A 'World Of Hurt'

Amid rising interest and insurance rates, borrowers with commercial mortgage-backed securities debt coming due are running into difficulties, and the multifamily sector in particular could be in for a "world o... (more story)

Data Center Co. Looks To Toss Investors' Gas Wells Suit

A data center infrastructure company told a Texas federal court to toss a proposed securities fraud class action that accused the company of damaging its stock value because of a hidden gas well transfer deal ... (more story)

Fed. Circ. Says Sioux Tribe Can't Shift Building Repair Costs

A Federal Circuit Court of Appeals panel has rejected a South Dakota tribe's bid to overturn a decision that the federal government isn't responsible for paying for a deteriorating building on its reservation,... (more story)

Citadel-Backed NYC Tower Secures $3.3B Construction Loan

Vornado Realty Trust along with an affiliate of billionaire Ken Griffin and property manager Rudin Management said Wednesday that they finalized a joint venture and $3.3 billion construction loan to build a 66... (more story)

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States Rip OCC's 'Beltway-Centric' Bid To Move Escrow Suit

An Oregon-led coalition of states is pushing back on a U.S. banking regulator's bid to throw out or transfer the coalition's lawsuit over the regulator's new rules that block their interest-on-escrow laws, arg... (more story)

SoHo Building Owner's Ch. 11 Plan: A Closer Look

The Chen Foundation — owner of a mixed-use Manhattan building — is in hot pursuit of confirmation for its Chapter 11 plan, with backing from its senior lender and most of its unsecured creditors for a proposal... (more story)

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NYC Ready To Fast Track Affordable Housing In Some Areas

A new policy rolled out this month targets a dozen New York City districts that the city has determined have been most hostile to new affordable housing development over the past year.

Fla. Court Rejects Donor-Conceived Child's Homestead Claim

A Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday in favor of the estate of a prominent heart surgeon, finding the child conceived through a sperm donor arrangement is not entitled to a multimillion-dollar beachfront property he owned.

Nonprofit Can't Dodge NLRB Contempt Bid In Bargaining Row

A homeless shelter operator must face a motion from National Labor Relations Board prosecutors seeking to hold it in contempt for allegedly flouting an order to bargain in good faith with a union, a New York f... (more story)

Real Estate Co. E-House Gets Ch. 15 Nod For Restructuring

A New York bankruptcy judge Wednesday granted Chinese real estate services group E-House's Chapter 15 petition, recognizing a Cayman Island restructuring scheme giving creditors equity in the group.

Jackson Tidus Duo Join Buchalter In Southern California

Buchalter PC has added a pair of experienced attorneys from Jackson Tidus as partners in its real estate and litigation practices.