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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Polsinelli PC grew its recently opened Philadelphia office with the addition of a real estate attorney who returns to private practice after providing in-house counsel for a commercial real estate subsidiary of Blackstone.
A construction executive dodged jail time Wednesday after pleading guilty in New York state court to his role in a sprawling bribery scheme involving $100 million in contracts linked to New York high-rise buildings.
Attorneys advising on real estate deals and real estate companies working on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets say some dealmakers are rushing to close, while others are holding off until after the election.
Jones Day announced Tuesday that it hired an experienced transactional real estate attorney as a partner for its real estate and energy transition and infrastructure teams based in Chicago.
CareTrust REIT Inc. said it formed a joint venture that has agreed to buy a portfolio of 31 skilled nursing facilities mostly located in Tennessee for $500 million.
Private equity firms KKR & Co. and Energy Capital Partners have teamed up to inject $50 billion into building data centers and energy generation projects in a bet on meeting rising demand for infrastructure to... (more story)
The wife of Northstar Commercial Partners CEO Brian Watson has filed a lawsuit in Colorado federal court alleging an Illinois woman defamed her by accusing her of being a prostitute and that her husband freque... (more story)
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Next week, voters in seven states will be weighing in on a variety of real estate tax ballot initiatives, including various measures that would provide additional property tax relief to veterans.
A nonprofit group aimed at "overcoming identity politics" has told a Washington federal court that a state government mortgage loan program is unconstitutional, as it only serves specific racial groups in viol... (more story)
As pressure on Florida real estate in recent years has forced the state legislature to take a more active role, Rep. Vicki Lopez has emerged as a key figure working on several major policy efforts regarding Floridians' homes.
New Jersey authorities said Tuesday that they have concluded that the former Republic First Bank redlined local communities of color in the state in the years before it failed, findings they have taken up with... (more story)
Homebuilder D.R. Horton said in announcing fourth-quarter results Tuesday that it expects it will need to keep offering incentives to homebuyers faced with still-high interest rates and low supply, as the comp... (more story)
Private equity-backed media outlet Front Office Sports is accused of unlawfully using luxury real estate photos online without permission, according to a lawsuit filed in New York federal court.
An attorney for Costar urged a California federal judge Monday to reconsider a tentative ruling that would allow Realtor.com's parent company to amend a Computer Fraud and Abuse Act claim alleging its rival un... (more story)