How The Election Could Shift Enviro Real Estate Practices
At the end of a transformative presidential term for environmental real estate issues spanning from the group of chemicals known as PFAS, to clean energy, to flood mapping, real estate attorneys are poised for potentially major disruption when a new U.S. president takes office in January.
Walker & Dunlop CEO Says GSEs Must 'Get Back To Business'
Government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac need to get out of conservatorship and regain for-profit motivations so they can innovate and grow, Walker & Dunlop CEO Willy Walker told Law360 Real Estate Authority in an interview.
Helene Aftermath Spurs Climate-Related Eviction Ban Debate
As tenant advocates push for an eviction moratorium in Hurricane Helene-ravaged western North Carolina, their efforts mirror those in a few localities that have implemented their own disaster-related eviction policies and may portend future advocacy on the federal level.
How The Election Could Shift Enviro Real Estate Practices
At the end of a transformative presidential term for environmental real estate issues spanning from the group of chemicals known as PFAS, to clean energy, to flood mapping, real estate attorneys are poised for potentially major disruption when a new U.S. president takes office in January.
Walker & Dunlop CEO Says GSEs Must 'Get Back To Business'
Government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac need to get out of conservatorship and regain for-profit motivations so they can innovate and grow, Walker & Dunlop CEO Willy Walker told Law360 Real Estate Authority in an interview.
Helene Aftermath Spurs Climate-Related Eviction Ban Debate
As tenant advocates push for an eviction moratorium in Hurricane Helene-ravaged western North Carolina, their efforts mirror those in a few localities that have implemented their own disaster-related eviction policies and may portend future advocacy on the federal level.
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