Real Estate Continues To Hold Interest Of Family Offices
Private funding has become a more important part of real estate's financing puzzle as the industry has navigated a couple of rocky years. As high-net-worth investors gathered at a conference with experts in finance and real estate last week, they offered plenty of signs the fit will remain strong.
Private Equity Propels Lenders Counsel Inner Circle
Firms putting together large, complex real estate deals often pick their lender's legal counsel, especially in rapidly evolving areas like data centers. Attorneys say the practice makes deals more efficient, but it has prompted ethical questions.
Attorneys Go Old School To Get Data Centers Approved
Data centers are key to making cutting-edge technology available in today's digital era, but attorneys say the secret to getting the projects approved is old-fashioned legwork.
Real Estate Continues To Hold Interest Of Family Offices
Private funding has become a more important part of real estate's financing puzzle as the industry has navigated a couple of rocky years. As high-net-worth investors gathered at a conference with experts in finance and real estate last week, they offered plenty of signs the fit will remain strong.
Private Equity Propels Lenders Counsel Inner Circle
Firms putting together large, complex real estate deals often pick their lender's legal counsel, especially in rapidly evolving areas like data centers. Attorneys say the practice makes deals more efficient, but it has prompted ethical questions.
Attorneys Go Old School To Get Data Centers Approved
Data centers are key to making cutting-edge technology available in today's digital era, but attorneys say the secret to getting the projects approved is old-fashioned legwork.
Expert Analysis
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The extension of a key legal tool in California for easing development on contaminated sites can relieve the state's housing shortage, though more work can be done to improve the legislation and make it work b... (more story)
The former deputy criminal chief for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Norfolk, Virginia, Thursday joined the team defending New York Attorney General Letitia James in the government's case accusing her of mortgag... (more story)
A pair of real estate developers have been charged in separate fraud cases alleging that they misused millions of dollars meant to build and operate affordable housing for people experiencing homelessness, the... (more story)
A group of domestic and foreign insurers including underwriters at Lloyd's of London have asked a Louisiana federal judge to dismiss their lawsuit seeking an order to arbitrate a $7 million Hurricane Ida damag... (more story)
The real estate arm of StepStone Group Inc. and European real estate investment firm Greykite have announced a €1.5 billion ($1.8 billion) deal to acquire and recapitalize Vitalia, Spain's second largest owner... (more story)