Expert Analysis

NY's Tax On 2nd Homes Compounds Residency Tax Risks

New York’s recently enacted surcharge on high-value second homes reflects a nationwide legislative trend of using ... (more story)

Texas Ruling Leaves Key Oil Royalty Question Unresolved

The Texas Supreme Court's recent decision in Fasken Oil and Ranch v. Puig clarifies that royalty reservations cont... (more story)

Justices Widen Path For Confiscated Cuban Property Claims

For Americans holding claims to confiscated Cuban property, the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Havana Doc... (more story)

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3 Firms Guide TPG-Led Group's $2B Echo Realty Grocery Buy

A global consortium led by TPG has agreed to purchase grocery-anchored Echo Realty in a transaction valued at about $2 billion, with plans to expand Echo's leasing and management business while growing acquisi... (more story)

Exxon Owes $580K For Atty Fees In Gas Station Cleanup Suit

Exxon Mobil must pay nearly $580,000 in legal fees and costs after a Washington federal judge found the oil giant partially on the hook for the cleanup of a Seattle gas station, awarding half the station owner... (more story)

Steven Reingold (from left), a partner at Saul Ewing; Andrew Diroll-Black, of American Lending Center; and Ronald Klasko, of Klasko Immigration Law Partners, participate in a panel on litigation at the JTC and Saul Ewing Advanced EB-5 Conference in Miami. (Nathan Hale | Law360)
EB-5 Leaders Talk Sunset Deadlines, Green Card Turmoil

Organizers of an annual conference focused on the EB-5 investment visa program stressed a theme of optimism at the event last week in Miami, but even as the program appears to have overcome many of its own pas... (more story)

Real Estate Co. Says Insurer Owes $6.4M For Title Dispute

A real estate acquisition company told a Michigan federal court Thursday that its title insurer owes nearly $6.4 million for a deal that resolved a dispute over ownership of property along the Detroit River wh... (more story)

Nuveen Closes Georgia Record $64M C-PACE Hotel Deal

A landmark Atlanta tower is getting a facelift, thanks, in part, to a milestone piece of Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy financing.

Miami F1 Track Flaw Suit Settles At Start Of Trial

After trying and failing to boot the judge overseeing a case over the construction of a track that failed during the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix race in 2022, a British racetrack consultant avoided a trial with... (more story)

Ex-Newark Deputy Mayor Gets Prison In Bribery Scheme

A former Newark deputy mayor was sentenced to just over a year in prison in New Jersey federal court for accepting cash and luxury gifts from two real estate developers involved in redevelopment projects for c... (more story)

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AIG Unit, Ariz. Apartment Owner End $6M Coverage Dispute

An AIG unit agreed to toss its dispute over coverage for a $6 million agreement and stipulated judgment between a stucco subcontractor and the owner of an apartment construction project in Arizona, according t... (more story)

DR Horton, Forestar Push To End Delaware Lot Deal Suit

Real estate developer Forestar Group Inc. and its directors urged the Delaware Chancery Court on Thursday to toss a shareholder suit accusing home builder D.R. Horton Inc. of using its control of Forestar to o... (more story)

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani billed the city’s "Block by Block" plan as one that would guide the creation of 200,000 new affordable housing units over the next decade. (Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA via AP Images)
Akerman Partner Unpacks NYC's Affordable Housing Blueprint

A plan released last week offers the most complete vision yet for how Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to confront New York City’s housing affordability crisis. Nora Martins, a New York land use and zoning partner a... (more story)

Hurricane Season Spotlights Coverage Gaps, Market Strength

Homeowners and flood insurance coverage gaps remain a top consumer concerns this hurricane season. Insurance professionals say carriers are in an improving position to weather storm losses.

Compass Under Antitrust Probe After $1.6B Anywhere Deal

New York state has launched an antitrust investigation into Compass Inc. after the country's biggest real estate brokerage announced last year that it would acquire Anywhere Real Estate, the second-largest bro... (more story)

Zillow Says Compass Won't Detail Talks With MLS

Zillow told an Illinois federal court that real estate brokerage Compass and a Chicago-area multiple listing service are refusing to document their communications with each other, even though they're accused o... (more story)

Calif. And Santa Barbara Beat Land Use Challenge, For Now

A California federal judge dismissed, for now, a lawsuit by a developer seeking to build a multifamily housing project near Santa Barbara's Old Mission over a new state law that allegedly singled out the proje... (more story)