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Semiannual Reporting Sparks Conundrum For REITs

After the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday unveiled a proposal to allow companies to make semiannual disclosures, attorneys who advise real estate investment trusts are skeptical that many REITs will opt for less frequent reporting.

Signing an NDA is often the first step in the process of moving a facility to a new location, but data center development deals are increasingly met with pushback from residents. (iStock.com/tiero)

To NDA Or Not To NDA Your Data Center Proposal?

Some companies in the data center space are thinking twice about how they use industry-standard nondisclosure agreements with local governments, as backlash rises from communities that say developers often cloak their projects in secrecy.

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New Starts Still Lag As 2 REITs Go All In On Senior Housing

Executives from healthcare real estate investment trusts Ventas and Welltower said they are shifting more of their portfolios to senior housing assets amid continued strong demand, but one REIT said rents largely aren't supporting the high costs of new senior living construction.

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AI Data Center Boom May Spur Wave Of Toxic Tort Suits

Benjamin Heller

Nascent litigation matters against data center operators, set against limited government regulation and a growing ... (more story)

How Data Center Accounting May Draw Enforcement Scrutiny

Grant Nichols, Yelena Kotlarsky and Alex Blumberg

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

Jose Almanzar, Graham Coates and Alexandra Ward

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

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Chiron Nabs 3 Communities For $425M In Senior Living Pivot

Chiron Real Estate Inc. announced that it has acquired three senior living communities in a series of transactions totaling $425 million, part of the real estate investment trust's current repositioning.

Buffalo Diocese Seeks OK For $4.6M HQ Sale

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, New York, has asked for a bankruptcy court's permission to accept a $4.6 million offer for its headquarters, after its stalking horse bidder was outbid.

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It's A Landlord's Market At Last, Office REITs Say

As New York's office market notched its best first quarter for leasing in more than a decade, office owners said they're seeing demand return to cities such as San Francisco and Chicago as well as Class B buil... (more story)

Another Investor Takes Aim At Braemar, Ashford Ties

Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.'s largest shareholder urged the real estate investment trust on Friday to elect new directors at an upcoming shareholder meeting, warning that a recent pivot to selling off indivi... (more story)

Insurer Doesn't Owe Coverage For Missouri Tree-Cutting Suit

A Missouri man is not entitled to coverage for a suit claiming he trespassed on a farm's property and cut down valuable trees, a federal court ruled, citing a policy exclusion for property damage arising out o... (more story)

CrossCountry Raises Bid For Two Harbors To Fend Off Rival

Two Harbors Investment Corp. said Friday that Ohio-based origination company CrossCountry Mortgage has amended a proposed merger agreement to match a competing $1.3 billion offer to acquire the real estate inv... (more story)

SEC Fines Ex-BigLaw Atty For Insider Trades On Apollo Deal

A former Buchalter PC shareholder has agreed to pay $71,625 to settle the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's allegations he purchased stock ahead of Apollo Global Management's $1.5 billion acquisition o... (more story)

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NYC Condo Board Says Ch. 11 Filing Can Be Fixed

A New York City condominium board that's connected to a Midtown Manhattan hotel and a 57-unit condominium building told a New York federal bankruptcy court to not dismiss its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, arguin... (more story)

Brokers Deny 'Reverse Auction' In Backing Opt-In Settlements

Real estate brokerages facing an antitrust lawsuit in Florida federal court pushed back against homebuyers in a proposed class that are seeking to block two defendants from opting into a settlement in a simila... (more story)

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Multifamily REIT Execs Expect Steady, Gradual Lease Growth

Multifamily real estate investment trust executives told investors in recent earnings calls that they don't believe 2026 leasing activity will mimic the muted seasonal curve seen during the prior year thanks t... (more story)

FTC Cites Noncompete Lawsuit In Warning To Mortgage Co.

The Federal Trade Commission said Friday that it has warned Pennsylvania-based lender Mortgage Connect to make sure its noncompete agreements comply with the law after information in a lawsuit led the agency t... (more story)

NYC Lawmaker Promises COPA Revival After Adams' Veto

New York City Council Member Sandy Nurse confirmed at a Thursday panel that she plans to reintroduce an updated version of the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act that grants some preapproved buyers a first ... (more story)

State Farm's Calif. License At Stake Over LA Fire Response

State Farm's ability to continue to operate in California is in question following a state investigation into its handling of Los Angeles fire claims and allegations the insurer repeatedly violated state consu... (more story)

UK Says Welltower's Senior Home Deals May Hurt Competition

The United Kingdom's antitrust authority determined Thursday that several of Welltower Inc.'s U.K. senior housing acquisitions create "a realistic prospect of a substantial lessening of competition."