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Md. Ruling Spotlights Source-Of-Income Discrimination

In Hare v. David S. Brown Enterprises, the Maryland Supreme Court recently ruled that landlords cannot impose inco... (more story)

Colo. Law Brings Some Equilibrium To Condo Defect Reform

Colorado's American Dream Act, effective next year, does not eliminate litigation risk for developers entirely, bu... (more story)

A Primer For Lenders On NY's New Mortgage Disclosure Regs

A recent New York regulation requiring licensed lenders and mortgage bankers to distribute a significant new discl... (more story)

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CBRM Lenders Seek To Nix Ch. 11 Case

The prepetition lenders to bankrupt affiliates of troubled real estate firm CBRM Realty Inc. have asked a New Jersey bankruptcy court to dismiss the Chapter 11, saying that the real goal of the case is to "vau... (more story)

Insurers Settle Bid To Arbitrate $7M La. Hurricane Ida Case

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)

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Over A Dozen Firms Have Aided Top Real Estate Deals Of 2025

Stibbe and A&O Shearman are among the law firms that helped with the 10 largest global real estate mergers and acquisitions through the third quarter.

Latham Guides $1.8B Deal For Spanish Senior Home Operator

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)

3 Firms Shape MGM's $546M Sale Of Ohio Gambling Venue

MGM Resorts International, guided by Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, plans to sell the operations of a racetrack and casino in Northfield Park, Ohio, for $546 million to private equity firm Clairvest Group, advised... (more story)

Greenberg Traurig, Simpson Thacher Guide $730M Tower Buy

SL Green Realty Corp. has purchased the Park Avenue Tower in Manhattan from Blackstone Inc. for $730 million, in a transaction guided by Greenberg Traurig LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.

Parker Poe Adds Onetime Stites & Harbison Office Leader

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has brought on the former leader of Stites & Harbison PLLC's Atlanta office to its own office in the city, bolstering its real estate and finance services with an attorney who ... (more story)

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Why Ethics Complaints Against Halligan Face 'Very High Bar'

Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan for the Eastern District of Virginia could face bar disciplinary action or court sanctions if the prosecutions she's pursuing at President Donald Trump's behest are found... (more story)

Ex-Va. Federal Prosecutor Joins NY AG James' Defense Team

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)

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How Brownfield Legislation Can Spur More Housing In Calif.

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)

LA Developers Charged In Homeless Housing Fund Fraud

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)

Justices Urged To Hear Mich. Tax Foreclosure Case

A property owner has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on her case alleging a Michigan county improperly kept the excess proceeds of her tax-foreclosed home sale, arguing the justices should settle a co... (more story)

Justices Asked To Rethink Gellert Seitz Malpractice Ruling

Lawyers for a homebuilder are asking Delaware's Supreme Court to reconsider its decision affirming the dismissal of a legal malpractice suit against Gellert Seitz Busenkell & Brown LLC over damages the builder... (more story)

Pantzer Closes Real Estate Fund At Over $1B

Institutional fund manager Pantzer Properties said it has raised more than $1 billion for a real estate fund that aims to acquire and oversee "institutional-quality" U.S. multifamily properties located on the ... (more story)