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  • September 11, 2025

    Barnes & Thornburg Hires Real Estate Legal Project Managers

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP has announced it hired two former land use planners for Delaware's New Castle County as real estate legal project managers for the firm's real estate department in its Wilmington office.

  • September 11, 2025

    Meet The Attys In Del. Appeal Of Gellert Seitz Malpractice Suit

    Attorneys from Ippoliti Law Group and Marshall Dennehey PC who have experience handling other malpractice fights will make their arguments to Delaware's Supreme Court next week in a bid to revive a homebuilder's legal malpractice case against Gellert Seitz Busenkell & Brown LLC.

  • September 11, 2025

    DC Housing Conversion Lands $53M Financing

    Lionheart Strategic Management said Thursday that it joined Schroders Capital and Maryland-based Forbright Bank to provide $53 million to a joint venture pursuing a residential conversion of a Washington, D.C., office building.

  • September 11, 2025

    2nd Circ. Axes Hotel's Appeal After Town Drops Zoning Suit

    The Second Circuit tossed a hotel's appeal bid for a district court order that remanded a New York town's zoning suit concerning asylum seekers staying at the hotel, ruling Thursday that it will also vacate the remand order because the town permanently dropped its suit against the hotel.

  • September 10, 2025

    Downtown Fort Lauderdale's Growth Spurs Economic Boom

    The recent influx of residents to downtown Fort Lauderdale has translated into gains on the commercial side, as a new report shows how the South Florida city is becoming a leading driver in the region's economy and is outperforming broader trends.

  • September 10, 2025

    Fla. Judge Chides Attys Over Discovery In High-Rise Ch. 11

    A Florida federal judge on Wednesday chided attorneys over discovery deadlines in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case involving a downtown Miami high-rise development, setting an October deadline to produce documents after requests weren't fulfilled on time. 

  • September 10, 2025

    Airbnb Presses Bid To Toss Conservative Shareholders' Suit

    Airbnb Inc. is urging a Delaware federal judge to reject a lawsuit from two conservative institutional shareholders, arguing that delivery of the groups' shareholder proposals to the company's mail room doesn't suggest executives sought to exclude the submissions from the company's 2025 proxy materials.

  • September 10, 2025

    Housing Org. Says Texas Law Wrongfully Nixed Tax Breaks

    A Texas affordable housing coalition and a property owner are suing the Bexar Appraisal District over a state law passed in May that allegedly violates the state constitution because it upended an older state law that rewarded affordable housing development with a property tax exemption.

  • September 10, 2025

    NIST Links Start Of Surfside Towers Collapse To Pool Deck

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology's ongoing investigation into the 2021 partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, shows the collapse likely began in the 12-story residential building's pool deck, rather than in the main tower structure.

  • September 10, 2025

    As CMBS Distress Spikes, Attorneys See More On Horizon

    Indicators of distress for commercial mortgage-backed securities have now blown past levels seen in the sector during the Great Recession, pitting borrowers against lenders as $150.9 billion in such loans mature this year.

  • September 10, 2025

    Conn. Firm Escapes Claims Over Alleged Payout Delays

    A couple who alleged that two law firms misused the legal system by delaying payouts from a property owner they represented has dropped claims against Neubert Pepe & Monteith PC without explanation.

  • September 10, 2025

    HomeServices, Douglas Elliman Fight Renewed Fee Claims

    HomeServices of America and Douglas Elliman have urged a Florida federal court to toss a case from homebuyers targeting real estate commission rules, arguing that the latest version of the complaint adds 100 pages of allegations but still fails to fix the problems, the court found.

  • September 10, 2025

    Trump To Take Fed Gov. Cook's Removal Case To DC Circ.

    President Donald Trump on Wednesday told a Washington, D.C., federal judge that the government will appeal the judge's decision granting a temporary win to Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook in her challenge to the president's attempt to remove her from her position.

  • September 10, 2025

    Fla. Court Backs Win For Late Argentine Soccer Star's Ex-Wife

    A Florida appellate court on Wednesday mostly sided with the ex-wife of deceased Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona against estate claims, originally brought by the star himself, over allegedly fraudulent, hidden real estate purchases.

  • September 10, 2025

    Real Estate Fundraising Shows Signs Of A Turnaround

    Real estate funds are on track to raise more capital in 2025 than they did in 2024 if the current pace of fundraising continues, though the spell of sluggishness that has afflicted the industry may not be over yet, according to a Pitchbook report on global private market fundraising.

  • September 10, 2025

    Kirkland-Led Milestone Raises $1.1B For Multifamily Deals

    The Milestone Group, advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, said Wednesday that it accrued $1.1 billion in its latest fund raise for investing in suburban multifamily communities, surpassing the equity vehicle's predecessor and hitting its hard cap.

  • September 10, 2025

    $7M Ida Damage Case Settles Amid 5th Circ. Arbitration Fight

    A New Orleans property owner and its insurers have resolved a dispute over coverage for a $7 million Hurricane Ida damage claim, amid a fight over whether the matter belonged in arbitration, the parties told the Fifth Circuit.

  • September 10, 2025

    K&L Gates Guides $1B Special Situations Fund

    Guided by K&L Gates LLP, Cottonwood Group raised $1 billion for its opportunistic real estate fund, doubling the private equity real estate investment firm's original $500 million target, according to the law firm's Tuesday statement.

  • September 10, 2025

    Calif. Land Use Atty Weighs Wildfire Impact On Development

    On top of California's usual late summer wildfires, this year the state is still healing from January's devastating blazes in the Los Angeles area. Venable partner Ellia Thompson shares how these disasters are influencing development and what steps lawyers, government and developers may want to consider.

  • September 09, 2025

    Investor Tells Texas Justices UDF Claims Aren't Derivative

    The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday pressed an alternative investment firm to explain how its suit against an adviser to a fund at the center of a $100 million, decadelong Ponzi scheme would not be classified as a derivative action, asking what distinct injury allows the firm to sue individually.

  • September 09, 2025

    Private Fund Adviser To Pay $9.7M To End SEC Suit

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Tuesday that a real estate-focused Colorado private fund adviser and his two management firms would pay $9.7 million to settle claims of defrauding investors with misrepresentations, which include concealing conflicts of interests in proposed buyout transaction requests he sent to investors.

  • September 09, 2025

    Meet The Attys Guiding Georgia Apartment Co.'s Ch. 11

    A team of attorneys from Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein LLP are representing the minority owner of a 200-unit apartment complex in the Atlanta metro area in a Chapter 11 it launched in New York.

  • September 09, 2025

    Mass. AG Says RE Investment Firm Flouting Rent Rules

    The Massachusetts attorney general on Tuesday accused a real estate investment firm of repeatedly raising rents at a mobile home park and then, after learning residents had complained, retaliating by more than doubling the monthly rate.

  • September 09, 2025

    Compass Hires Ex-Cooley, Ex-DOJ Antitrust Atty As CLO

    Compass Inc. hired a former Cooley LLP antitrust partner and a former U.S. Department of Justice antitrust attorney as its new chief legal officer, the residential real estate brokerage announced Tuesday.

  • September 09, 2025

    4 Firms Guide Property Finder's $525M PE-Backed Investment

    Property Finder, a property portal operating across the Middle East and North Africa, said Tuesday it has secured a $525 million minority investment led by funds advised by Permira, with significant participation from Blackstone Growth, in a deal steered by four law firms.

Expert Analysis

  • Feds May Have Overstepped In Suit Against Mortgage Lender

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    The U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit against Rocket Mortgage goes too far in attempting to combat racial bias and appears to fail on the fatal flaw that mortgage lenders should be at arm's length from appraisers, says Drew Ketterer at Ketterer & Ketterer.

  • Foreclosing Lenders Still Floating In Murky Legal Waters In NY

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    The New York foreclosure landscape remains in disarray after the state's highest court last month declined to weigh in on whether legal changes from 2022 that severely curtailed lenders' ability to bring successive foreclosure cases were retroactive, says Brian Rich at Barclay Damon.

  • Philly's Algorithmic Rent Ban Furthers Antitrust Policy Trends

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    A Philadelphia bill banning the use of algorithmic software to set rent prices and manage occupancy rates is indicative of growing scrutiny of this technology, and reflects broader policy trends of adapting traditional antitrust principles to respond to new technology, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.

  • How Property Insurance Coverage Shrank After The Pandemic

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    Insurers litigating property claims are leveraging rulings that provided relief in the COVID-19 context to reverse the former majority rule on physical loss or damage in all contexts, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

  • Why Secured Lenders Must Mind The Gap In UCC Searches

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    If not adequately addressed, the Uniform Commercial Code filing indexing gap can interfere with a lender's expected lien priority, but taking appropriate preclosing actions and properly timing searches can eliminate this risk, says Robert Wonneberger at Barclay Damon.

  • Election Outcome Could Reshape Financial Industry

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    The policies of the next presidential administration and Congress will shape the landscape of financial services in the U.S. — including banking, mortgage, investment and credit services — for years to come, affecting Wall Street investors and aspiring homeowners alike, say Alexander Hecht and Frank Guinta at Mintz.

  • There's No Crying In Property Valuation Baseball Arbitration

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    The World Series is the perfect time to consider how the form of arbitration used for settling MLB salary disputes — in which each side offers competing valuations to an arbitrator, who must select one — is often ideal for resolving property valuation disputes, say Sean O’Donnell at Herrick Feinstein and Mark Dunec at FTI Consulting.

  • Navigating Fla.'s Shorter Construction Defect Claim Window

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    In light of recent legislation reducing the amount of time Florida homeowners have to bring construction defect claims, homeowners should be sure to understand their rights and responsibilities regarding maintenance, repairs and inspections set forth in developer-drafted documents, say Brian Tannenbaum and Nicholas Vargo at Ball Janik.

  • Rental Price-Fixing Suit Against RealPage Doesn't Add Up

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    Recent government antitrust litigation against RealPage, alleging that the software company's algorithm for setting rental prices amounts to price-fixing, has failed to allege an actual conspiracy, and is an example of regulatory overreach that should be reined in, says Andrew Ketterer at Ketterer & Ketterer.

  • Navigating FEMA Grant Program For Slope Fixes After Storms

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    In the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, it is critical for governments, businesses and individuals to understand the legal requirements of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's grant programs to obtain funding for crucial repairs — including restoration of damaged infrastructure caused by landslides and slope failures, says Charles Schexnaildre at Baker Donelson.

  • Colorful Lessons From NYC's Emotional Support Parrot Suit

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    A recently settled lawsuit in New York federal court concerning housing discrimination claims from a resident who had emotional support parrots highlights the importance of housing providers treating accomodation questions seriously even if they may appear unusual or questionable, say attorneys at Seyfarth.

  • Recent Securities Cases Highlight Risks In AI Disclosures

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    Increasing public disclosure about the use and risks of artificial intelligence, and related litigation asserting that such disclosures are false or misleading, suggest that issuers need to exercise great care with respect to how they describe the benefits of AI, say Richard Zelichov and Danny Tobey at DLA Piper.

  • Consider Best Legal Practices For Commissioning Public Art

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    Commissioning public art for real estate projects can provide many benefits to real estate developers and the public, but it's important to understand the unique legal and contracting aspects of the process to ensure that projects are completed on time and on budget, says Sarah Conley Odenkirk at ArtConverge.