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How Data Center Accounting May Draw Enforcement Scrutiny

As public and media scrutiny of the data center industry intensifies, regulators, enforcement authorities and Cong... (more story)

NY's Growing Enviro Reg Framework Will Transform Projects

Three closely connected environmental rulemakings in New York state — concerning greenhouse gas reporting, remedia... (more story)

What's At Stake For Employers In Fight Over Visa Pause

For employers that rely on foreign talent, the Trump administration’s suspension of immigrant visa issuance for th... (more story)

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Digital Asset Co. Mulls Merger With CEO-Linked Housing Biz

Digital asset treasury FG Nexus has formed a special committee to consider a merger with a manufactured housing operator that's led by the same founder, as the cryptocurrency company weighs options to boost it... (more story)

Minn. Valuation Tampering Claim Knocked Down By Tax Court

A Minnesota attorney's claim that a county assessor tampered with a witness in a valuation dispute was rejected by the state's tax court, which called the accusation "scurrilous" and found the attorney willful... (more story)

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Enterprise AI Adoption Drives Data Center REIT Gains

Digital infrastructure demand grew among businesses seeking to use artificial intelligence systems at scale and drove lofty gains in first-quarter earnings for data center real estate investment trusts Equinix... (more story)

3 Firms Guide New Blackstone REIT In $1.8B IPO Target

A Blackstone real estate investment trust focused on data centers aims to raise $1.8 billion in an upcoming initial public offering next week advised by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Paul Hastings LLP.

Tax Court Slashes $30M Deductions For Georgia Easements

The U.S. Tax Court slashed two partnerships' charitable tax deductions worth a combined $30 million for a pair of conservation easement donations, ruling Monday that the easements' outsize valuation was an att... (more story)

Healthcare REIT OKs $528M Outpatient Medical Portfolio Sale

National Healthcare Properties Inc. has agreed to sell an 86-property outpatient medical portfolio in a $528 million sale that's supposed to be completed in 2026's third or fourth quarter, the healthcare-focus... (more story)

Managers Of Embattled Easement Say RICO Suit Lacks Details

Investment fund managers behind a conservation easement donation whose charitable tax deduction was embroiled in litigation asked a Georgia federal court to toss a racketeering suit against them by a pair of i... (more story)

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Texas Beach Town Can Keep Most New Rental Rules For Now

A Texas federal judge has largely allowed a Galveston County beach town to enforce its new short-term rental rules, finding them to be reasonably tied to safety and nuisance control.

DOJ Touts $750K Deal In Housing Discrimination Suit

The owners and managers of a Georgia apartment complex have agreed to a $750,000 deal that federal prosecutors say is the second-largest settlement the U.S. Department of Justice has ever scored in an individu... (more story)

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Castlelake, Redwood Ink $8B Prime Jumbo Mortgage Venture

Private credit specialist Castlelake LP and real estate investment trust Redwood Trust Inc. are partnering to buy up to $8 billion in prime jumbo mortgage loans as part of a joint venture agreement, they said April 29.

NYC Real Estate Week In Review

Goodwin Procter and Polsinelli are among the law firms that guided the largest New York City real estate deals that hit public records last week, with a Bronx buy topping the list.

2nd Circ. Urged To Remand Fed-Blocked Mortgage Program

Major banking industry groups have urged the Second Circuit to remand to the Federal Reserve Board its order blocking a New York bank's proposed cash guarantee program for homebuyers, arguing the decision reli... (more story)

Mass. Residents Sue Over Data Center's Expansion

A group of Lowell, Massachusetts residents has accused the state's Department of Environmental Protection of wrongfully approving "a flawed air quality plan" for the expansion of a 14-acre, 352,000-square-foot... (more story)

SpaceX Sued Over Rocket Noise Damage To Homes

Dozens of South Texas homeowners sued SpaceX in federal court, alleging the company's rocket activity at its Starbase facility repeatedly damaged their homes with noise, vibrations and sonic booms.