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August 18, 2017
Gardere Guides 3 Major Matters For REIT Ashford Hospitality
Ashford Hospitality Trust recently completed a trio of high-profile deals — a buy, a sale and a refinancing — and Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP helped the real estate investment trust navigate a complex set of zoning, ground lease, condominium and timing issues in guiding the deals to the finish line.
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August 18, 2017
NJ Court Nixes DQ Bid In Superstorm Sandy Insurance Row
A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday rejected a bid to disqualify an attorney from representing a condo association in its lawsuit over Superstorm Sandy-related flood insurance coverage, finding that the parties accused of not obtaining the proper policies waited too long to bring the motion.
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August 18, 2017
Justices Urged To Nix State Takings Precedent In Tax Case
A small business trade group and constitutional advocacy center both urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a challenge to Michigan’s tax foreclosure sale law, saying property owners have been denied their day in court in trying to overturn the law.
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August 18, 2017
Ex-Wasserman Schultz IT Worker Indicted For Bank Fraud
A former information technology aide for Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was indicted late Thursday on bank fraud charges for allegedly securing home equity lines of credit on properties he and his wife own by lying to a bank about the properties.
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August 18, 2017
Mirvac Group Inks $123M Deal For Shopping Center Stake
Australian developer and property owner Mirvac Group on Friday said that it has purchased the remaining stake in a shopping center near Sydney that it didn’t already own from PAYCE Consolidated Ltd. for AU$155.3 million ($123.3 million).
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
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- 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
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- Development and permitting rules
- Tax issues related to real estate
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- LITIGATION
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- 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
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