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Warsh Debut Heralds Change For Fed, Not Rates

In his first meeting since confirmation as Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh announced a number of changes and initiatives on Wednesday that could impact real estate transactions.

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The World's Biggest Data Center Market Is At A Crossroads

Public opposition has put Virginia's long-held status as a key hub for data center development in jeopardy, and the industry is likely to turn against the state if lawmakers decide to remove a much-loved tax break, according to a DLA Piper land-use partner.

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Deal Attys Talk Firsts, Copycats And Constant Reinvention

Much of the work of deal attorneys is outside public view, yet their triumphs and innovations set precedent for the market as it evolves.

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Mapping US-China Investment Compliance For EB-5 Deals

Xuan Zhang

Chinese capital deployment through the U.S.'s EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, alongside China's recently establis... (more story)

Fannie, Freddie AI Rules Raise Stakes For Mortgage Lenders

Brendan Palfreyman

Artificial intelligence governance frameworks recently released by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac impose monitoring an... (more story)

How Tenants Can Guard Against Unpaid Build-Out Allowances

James Carlon and Janet Scognamiglio

As market pressures on landlords intensify liquidity problems and reimbursement disputes, commercial tenants nego... (more story)

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Bass Pro Shops Buys Historic Fla. Keys Fishing Resort

Bass Pro Shops has purchased a 27-acre, 243-room historic oceanfront resort in the Florida Keys village of Islamorada, the outdoors gear company announced.

IRS Sets Transitional Rules For Opportunity Zone Perks

The IRS released transitional guidance Thursday for tax benefits tied to opportunity zone investments, providing rules such as when to defer the tax on the capital gains, while the agency works on formal propo... (more story)

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How The 'Great Wealth Transfer' Will Impact Farmland

The "great wealth transfer" is shaping up to be a major storyline for the next couple of decades as the Baby Boomers begin to pass their assets to the next generation. Tyler Davis, president at land brokerage ... (more story)

Delta Seeks To Toss Cuba Property Trafficking Suit

Delta Air Lines asked a Florida federal court on Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the airline of trafficking in stolen property by operating from a Havana airport seized by the Cuban government, telling ... (more story)

Brookfield Announces $650M Construction Biz Sale

Brookfield Business Corp. will sell off its Australian construction business Multiplex to Obayashi Corp., a Japanese construction company, in a $650 million deal, Brookfield announced Thursday.

SIMAD Can Tap Cash To Open Summer Camps In Ch. 11

SIMAD Holdings Ltd. won court permission on Wednesday to use some of its available $15.6 million of cash on hand as it races to open the 30 children's summer camps it owns for the season, after a freefall bank... (more story)

Sidley Plans Chicago Office Tower Move

Sidley Austin LLP is planning to move its Chicago office to the upcoming 45-story, 1 million-square-foot office tower in the city's Fulton Market neighborhood, the firm announced.

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Blackstone's LivCor Cuts $7M Rent-Fixing Deal With 9 States

Blackstone subsidiary LivCor LLC has agreed to pay North Carolina, California and seven other states $7 million in penalties to resolve allegations against it in a sprawling antitrust lawsuit alleging major la... (more story)

Niger Says Town House Off Limits In $7.6M Award Feud

The Republic of Niger told a New York federal judge on Wednesday that its $35 million town house on Manhattan's Upper East Side can't be seized by a United Kingdom aviation services company looking to enforce ... (more story)

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Harvard Report Warns Housing Costs Keep Squeezing US

The share of renters considered cost-burdened reached a new all-time high as the price of housing continues to confound tenants and homeowners alike, according to an annual report from Harvard University relea... (more story)

Fla. Panel Upholds Class Cert. In Apartment Fire Suit

A Florida appellate panel Wednesday upheld a lower court's class certification for several individuals suing a condominium association over being displaced by a Miami apartment fire, finding objective criteria... (more story)

DOJ To Join Race Bias Suit Over Ill. City's Reparations

The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to join a lawsuit challenging a Chicago suburb's reparations housing program for Black residents, arguing the race-based benefits violate the Constitution's equal prote... (more story)

NC Biz Court Narrows Fight Over Flopped Development Deal

A private lender and its top brass have shaved a host of claims from a dispute with the part-owners of a real estate development project that never got off the ground, with a North Carolina Business Court judg... (more story)

Real Estate Cos. Default In Native American Bias Suit

Two real estate companies that own several upscale Detroit area apartment buildings have failed to respond to a federal lawsuit accusing managers of subjecting a Native American engineer to repeated racist rem... (more story)