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Latest News in Real Estate

  • April 10, 2026

    REIT Investors Ink Deal Over CEO's Alleged Undisclosed Loan

    Investors in Sun Communities Inc. asked a Michigan federal judge to grant initial approval to their $2.3 million deal with the real estate investment trust to end claims that its failure to disclose its then-CEO received a loan from a board member's relatives damaged shareholders when the information emerged in a short seller report.

  • April 10, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Q1 Dealmakers, Tariff Creep In Contracts

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including the law firms that led real estate and hospitality deals in the first quarter, and examples of how tariffs are showing up in real estate contracts one year on.

  • April 10, 2026

    Simpson Thacher-Led Blackstone Preps Data Center REIT IPO

    Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust Inc., a newly formed real estate investment trust focused on data centers, filed plans Friday for an initial public offering, with guidance from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and underwriters' counsel Paul Hastings LLP.

  • April 10, 2026

    Colo. Oil Co. Accuses Landfill Firms Of Easement Violations

    An oil and gas company has accused two landfill operators of breaching their agreement allowing it exclusive use of part of their property for well operations, telling a Colorado state court it could lose tens of millions of dollars.

  • April 10, 2026

    Texas REIT Discloses $53M RealPage Settlement With Renters

    A Texas-based real estate investment trust has reached a $53 million class action settlement for multidistrict litigation in Tenneseee federal court that accused the REIT and multiple landlords of using property management software company RealPage Inc.'s revenue management software for rent price-fixing.

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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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