
Attys Tout 3 Real Estate Investment Wins In Federal Budget
Real estate investors can breathe a collective sigh of relief seeing the final version of the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act" that President Donald Trump signed into law this month, as it is largely favorable to the industry and keeps several much-admired tax breaks alive.

Could A Casino Zhuzh Up Coney Island?
Jodi Stein, a partner at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, is advising The Coney, one of eight proposals vying for three New York state licenses to operate a full-fledged casino.

These Firms Worked On The Top First-Half Real Estate Deals
A&O Shearman and Stibbe are among the more than 20 law firms that scored work on the 10 largest global real estate mergers and acquisitions of the first half, a period that saw three transactions above $4 billion.
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Mapletree Investments said it has sold an industrial portfolio spanning 2.4 million square feet in Georgia, Florida and Texas to EQT Real Estate for $241.2 million.
Counsel for a former compliance lawyer accused of pilfering from a $20 million line of credit extended to his tax-lien investment firm told a Manhattan federal jury Monday that the defendant was "sloppy," but ... (more story)

Buchalter, Shumaker and Warshaw Burstein are among the law firms that have made recent real estate or construction hires.
The mayor and City Council chair of Washington, D.C., said on Monday that they were focusing on their roles in approving the $3 billion plan for a new stadium for the NFL's Commanders, regardless of President ... (more story)
A California tribe at the center of a dispute over a decision to take 70 acres into trust for its proposed Sonoma County hotel and casino project can intervene in the litigation, a federal judge said, while fi... (more story)
Peachtree Group said Monday that it launched a $250 million fund to target distressed hotel and other commercial real estate assets squeezed by a lack of market liquidity instead of business fundamentals.
The U.S. Treasury Department could severely weaken the availability of the solar and wind energy tax credits that were scaled back under Republicans' new budget law with upcoming guidance that may upend long-s... (more story)
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California's Manhattan Beach is best known for surfing and beach volleyball, but a local real estate listing is making a play for attention, as the seller's willingness to accept cryptocurrency for the $12 mil... (more story)
A coalition of nonprofit groups filed suit Monday in Rhode Island federal court, challenging new conditions for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants that target diversity, equity and inclusi... (more story)

Nixon Peabody LLP bolstered its affordable housing and real estate practice by hiring an attorney who most recently served on the leadership team for the southwest regional office for the U.S. Department of Ho... (more story)
A Maryland federal judge on Monday granted Bank of America a win over a series of housing advocacy groups claiming the bank maintained and marketed foreclosed homes differently in white communities than in com... (more story)
A Wisconsin county, town and tribal school district pushed a federal court to throw out a suit by homeowners who claim the government entities have conspired to expand the Menominee Indian Tribe's holdings of ... (more story)
The government told a Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday that a bank it previously accused of discriminatory lending should be released from court oversight because it fulfilled the bulk of its obligations s... (more story)
A Slate Property Group affiliate announced Monday it has provided a $305 million loan to New York-based Beitel Group to support its construction of a multifamily housing property in the Bronx, in a transaction... (more story)