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Latest News in Real Estate

  • February 20, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: REITs, FinCEN, Transfer-Based Cleanup

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney views into shareholder activism among public real estate investment trusts, FinCEN's new anti-money laundering rule, and the second-to-last U.S. state to shed certain pollution inspections for commercial and industrial property transfers.

  • February 20, 2026

    Ex-Exec Must Arbitrate Claims In CoStar DQ-Embroiled Spat

    A California federal judge sent most of a former Matterport executive's harassment and retaliation suit to arbitration, amid a suit that has prompted CoStar's efforts to disqualify Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP counsel in separate litigation.

  • February 20, 2026

    Zillow Fights Class Claims It Pushed Buyers Into Pricey Loans

    Real estate marketplace Zillow urged a Seattle federal judge Friday to throw out homebuyers' accusations it violated a Washington consumer protection law and federal anti-racketeering and real estate statutes, rejecting claims that it directed buyers to its own more costly mortgage services and steered website visitors toward Zillow-affiliated sales agents.

  • February 20, 2026

    Fintech Mortgage Co. Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach

    Blockchain home loan company Figure Lending LLC was hit with a proposed class action in North Carolina federal court accusing it of failing to safeguard customers' data from cybercriminals during a breach of its computer systems earlier this month.

  • February 20, 2026

    Veterans Accuse Mortgage Lender Of Illegal Kickback Scheme

    Veterans United Home Loans is facing a proposed class action that claims it steers servicemembers into costly mortgages through a system of illegal referrals and kickbacks with preferred sales agents.

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Areas of Coverage

  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Real estate deals valued at $50MM or more
  • Real estate financing and securitization
  • Formation of real estate investment trusts
  • Major construction projects
  • Commercial leasing deals
  • Asset sales in bankruptcies
  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
  • Green Building Council
  • State and municipal real estate and development regulators
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Dodd-Frank Act
  • Development and permitting rules
  • Tax issues related to real estate
  • Real estate lobbying
  • LITIGATION
  • Suits between buyers and sellers
  • Suits between developers and contractors
  • Breach of contract disputes
  • Zoning, environmental, and land-use suits
  • Real estate financing disputes
  • Disputes over securitized real estate assets, including mortgage-backed securities
  • Class actions and multiparty litigation over evictions and foreclosures
  • Insurance coverage suits over real property
  • Real estate bankruptcy proceedings
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of real estate practices

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  • Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
  • Executives and attorneys in the real estate industry
  • Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
  • Policymakers at federal and state agencies
  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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