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Real Estate - October, 2011

206 articles

• $205M AmBase Award Stands In Suit Tied To S&L Crisis
• Fannie Mae Says Multifamily Division Under Investigation
• Developer Ends Mall Sale Fraud Suit For $10M
• Q&A With Paul Hastings' Philip Feder
• Developer Faces $21M PNC Suit Over Shopping Center
• LinkedIn Doubles Space Of Calif. Headquarters
• Supreme Court Declines To Hear Land Seizure Case
• Mayer Brown Reps MetLife In $725M NYC Office Financing
• Sbarro Gets OK To Assume Retail Leases, Saving $4M
• MPG Sells Office High-Rises To Beacon For $45M
• Law Firms Scramble To Find Real Estate Talent
• REIT NorthStar Secures $100M For CMBS Buys
• Structural Failure Delays Brazilian REIT's Mall Project
• Ex-State Street Execs Cleared Of SEC Fraud Claims
• It May Take Two To Tango Under RESPA
• Miami Beach Hotel Says Loan Servicers Cost It $899M
• Lenders Take Over Atlantic City Shopping Mall For $25M
• Beazer Accounting Head Found Guilty Of Securities Fraud
• USC Focuses Ire On Eye Institute Over Lease Permits
• NorRock Investor Backs Partners REIT's $50M Buyout
• 'Real Housewife' Pumped Up Assets In Ch. 11 Plan: Film Co.
• WTC Steel Subcontractor Wants $15M Back Payment
• Hurtuk Helps Cerulean Take On Senior Living Center
• Akin Ushers Interstate, Waramaug In Tampa Hotel Deal
• Judge Says Apthorp Atty 'Duped' Him In $385M Loan Suit
• Full House To Build New Rising Star Casino Hotel
• 8 Calif. Property Investors Admit To Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Aussie Fund Seeks $1B From Goldman Over Toxic Assets
• RE Manager Fights Liability In Jameson Inn Bankruptcies
• Avoiding Client Reference Fatigue During Awards Season
• Developer South Edge Gets Green Light For Ch. 11 Plan
• 'Real Housewife' Submits Amended Ch. 11 Plan
• SEC, Investor Flak Drives Nine MBS Hedge Funds To Ch. 11
• 11th Circ. Splits Over Condos As Investment Contracts
• Lehman Receives $224M Payout In Innkeepers Deal
• Grand Jury Indicts NJ Real Estate Ponzi Schemer
• BioMed Secures Tenant For I-270 Office
• Land Investor Stratford Hires Help For 3 Ga. Business Parks
• Property-Hungry Fund Nabs 2 DC Malls For $123M
• Del. AG Targets Mortgage Database Over Deceptive Info
• Altarea To Make $142M Bid For French Online Retailer
• Mass. REIT Breaks Ground On $500M Alexandria Center
• RioCan, KingSett Buy Toronto Property For $219M
• Judge Questions Citi's $285M CDO Deal With SEC
• SL Green Sells Office, Retail Properties For $130M
• Fannie, Freddie Funding Estimate Drops By $52B
• Lincoln Scoops Up Calif. Office, Retail Complex For $76M
• Why Are Rating Agencies Still Getting A Free Pass?
• Freddie Mac CEO To Step Down Amid Larger Board Shake-Up
• SC Bank Sells $200M In Bad Loans To PE Joint Venture
• Bankrupt Ministry Taps University For $50M Cathedral Buy
• DLA Piper Adds Luce Forward REIT Pro
• Case Study: Green Tree V. DBSI Landmark Towers
• Brookfield To Buy Denver's 2nd-Tallest Building For $200M
• NY, Del. AGs Mull Criminal Charges Over Mortgage Abuses
• 2nd Jameson Inns Unit With Colony Debt Seeks Ch. 11
• Cellini, US Make Last Arguments In Blagojevich Fraud Case
• General Atlantic, Execs Buy REIT's Stake In Oak Hill
• US Bank Exec May Be Liable For Alleged MBS Fraud: Judge
• SunCal's Contract Claims Preserved In Calif. City Dispute
• Ex-Orrick Atty To Launch Marten Law Office In SF
• Behringer Harvard Buys $24.5M Fla. Housing Complex
• Colony Asks Judge To Nix Jameson Inns Unit's Ch. 11
• First Potomac Inks First Leases In Refurbished Building
• Rose Secures $125M Loan For High-Rise Apartments
• JCR Capital Set To Manage $100M Bridge Loan Portfolio
• FDIC Adds $47M In Real Estate Loans To Nov. Auctions
• St. Joe Tries To Stamp Out Securities Fraud Action
• Penn Medicine, REIT Invest $72M In Hospital High-Rise
• Hughes Adds 9-Story Office To Texas Planned Community
• Real Estate Fraudster Cops To Conspiracy In $70M Deal
• Allstate's Federal Claims Nixed In Countrywide MBS Suit
• CubeSmart Snags NY Storage Space For $560M
• Lehman Ends Loan Spat With Developer SunCal
• Md. High Court Says Landlords Liable For Lead Poisoning
• Crowell & Moring Can't Shake $16M Real Estate Sale Suit
• Rivkin Radler Adds Partners From Defunct Bauman
• Auction.com Sells 187 Real Estate Assets For $453M
• Entergy Picks Up RI Power Plant For $346M
• Kennedy Wilson Buys $1.8B UK Loan Portfolio
• Rida Commits $200M To Mixed-Use Project In Orlando
• Guess Breached $30M Lease For NY Store: Judge
• Wells Fargo Escapes $16M Suit Over Real Estate Scheme
• Fannie, Freddie Extend Refinancing To More Homeowners
• Barack Ferrazzano Aids Virgin In Chicago Hotel Deal
• Retail Trusts Jointly Buy $97.6M Texas Shopping Center
• Investors Can't Arbitrate Real Estate Claims: Berthel
• Cellini Won't Testify In Blagojevich Extortion Trial
• Developer Guide Group Buys NC Golf Course
• Aird Assists Canadian Trust In $57M Property Buy
• Senate Votes To Restore Higher Mortgage Loan Caps
• Trump Lines Up $170M Deal For Bankrupt Miami Resort
• Judge Approves Innkeepers' $1B Deal With Cerberus
• T-Mobile, Calif. City Agree On Cell Tower Sites
• Webster Puts Up $10M For Seavest Hospital Project
• Plant Liquidator Says Worker Stole Secrets For New Co.
• Highland Slams Appraiser's $250M Real Estate Suit
• Building Owners Sue Brokers Over Failed $13M Loan
• Blackstone Grabs Suburban Office Properties For $1B
• JPMorgan, FDIC Can't Shake $2M WaMu Lease Suit
• Case Study: Whittle Development V. Branch Banking
• Lewis & Roca Guides IMT's $8M Townhome Purchase
• Icahn's Firm Loses $60M Suit Over Failed Venture
• Lobbyist Passed Blagojevich Extortion Message: Witness
• VC Firm Pursues Massive $250M Hospital Project In Texas
• Hess Can Keep Oil Terminal On Disputed NY Harbor Land
• Capital Senior Living Snags 3 Properties In $30M Deal
• Jameson Inn Unit With Colony Debt Checks Into Ch. 11
• PE Firm Brennan Picks Up Serta Mattress Facility
• Rutan Helps Western In $95M Housing Complex Deal With Trecap
• Crews Wants $8M Bond Suit Over Housing Project Nixed
• Sens. Sponsor Green Home Appraisal Bill
• Chase Clients Win Class Cert. In Mortgage Suit
• Kulik Guides Kennedy Wilson In $111M LA Property Buy
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Ex-NJ Lawmaker's Bribery Conviction
• Fight Over $8.5B BofA MBS Deal Moved To Federal Court
• Atty Barred From Misleading Mortgage Lawsuit Clients
• Defense Cries Mistrial In Blagojevich Extortion Case
• Alpha Tiger To Invest £7.5M In UK Property Fund
• How They Won It: Paul Hastings Saves Ex-Homestore CEO $1.3B
• Freddie Mac Launches $1B MBS Offering
• Allen Family Accused Of Forgery In $15M Ranch Deal
• Insurer RSUI Asks Court To Limit Tornado Damage Payout
• Sun Hung Pays $1.5B For Hong Kong Development Site
• Goodwin Guides Brookfield's Record $377M High-Rise Sale
• Innkeepers, Cerberus Reach $1B Deal Over 64 Hotels
• DiamondRock Forges $262.5M Deal To Sell 3 Hotels
• Carlton Fields Adds Trio To Atlanta Real Estate Group
• Lend Lease Forms $91M Fund For NZ Mall Takeovers
• Citigroup To Pay $285M In SEC Mortgage CDO Suit
• 2 Get Prison In $30M Real Estate Ponzi Scheme
• FHFA Tells Fannie, Freddie To End Atty Networks
• Saul Ewing Hires 2 Real Estate Pros In Baltimore
• Developer Newport Wins $50M In Hollywood Contract Fight
• SEC Wins Asset Freeze In $35M Investment Scam Case
• Kutak Rock Guides REIT In $105M O'Charley's Leaseback
• Alleged $65M Real Estate Fraudster Settles With SEC
• Chase Home Finance Can't Shake TILA Action
• Grubb & Ellis Drops Poaching Suit Against Ex-Execs
• Highstreet Sells 3 German Dept. Stores For $68.5M
• DDR Plans $50M Renovation Of Puerto Rico Shopping Centers
• Sullivan & Worcester Aids Five Star $52M Senior Living Buy
• Blackstone Unit Inks 27 Retail Leases Ahead Of Holidays
• Kayne Anderson Raises $575M For Student Housing
• Case Study: City Of Stockton V. BNSF Railway
• Tricor Pacific Takes $40M Stake In Avison Young
• JPMorgan Ousts Squire Sanders In South Edge Bankruptcy
• General Growth Scores $1B In Loans In Refinancing Deal
• Seyfarth Reps TIAA-CREF In $1.5B Mall Venture With APG
• Credit Suisse May Close CMBS Division
• Witness Pressed About Past At Blagojevich Extortion Trial
• BofA Hands Off Property To Principal Real Estate
• Brookfield Snaps Up BofA Stake In Ex-Merrill HQ
• Singapore REIT Takes Over Ocean Properties For $1.6B
• Security National Real Estate Loan Units Enter Ch. 11
• NY Court To Hear Arguments Over Midtown Tower Deal
• Spanish Peaks Resort To Be Sold In Bankruptcy
• Ex-Empire Land CEO Wants Paul Hastings Off Ch. 7 Case
• Case Study: Lesley V. Veterans Land Board Of Texas
• Blagojevich Lobbyist Agreed To Extortion Plot: Ex-Trustee
• Citing Dukes, Judge Nixes Class In Countrywide Bias Suit
• NY, Apthorp Builders Reach Deal In Condo Controversy
• BBC Equities CEO Pleads Guilty In $50M Fraud Case
• BofA Wrongful Foreclosure Class Action Gets The Boot
• WL Homes Nailed With Suit Over Widespread Defects
• The Enforceability Of Capital Commitments
• Using A Contractual Consequential Damage Limitation
• DC's Surge In Stormwater Management
• Squire Sanders Wants Ruling On Meritage Representation
• Ex-Trustee Says Lobbyist Called Shots At Pension Fund
• Countrywide Borrowers Lose Class Bid In Toxic Loan Suit
• Force-Placed Policies: Who Is Entitled To Benefits?
• Innkeepers Trial Over Nixed $1B Deal Delayed Again
• Witness Says Blagojevich Fundraiser Struck Shady Deal
• Innkeepers, Cerberus Talks Stall Trial Over Dead $1B Deal
• Realtor Group Locked Out Of High Court In FTC Fight
• Goodwin Snags 2 Real Estate Pros From Ashurst
• High Court To Decide RESPA's Reach In Quicken Fees Suit
• FDIC Targets Execs Over Alpha Bank Failure In $24M Suit
• South Edge Closes In On Ch. 11 As Investors Settle
• Judge Merges 3 Suits Aimed At Failed Carlyle IPO
• US Ordered To Pay Landowners For Failing To Build Road
• Homebuilder Settles EPA, State Stormwater Suit For $1.2M
• House Grills FHFA On Outside Counsel Hires In Bank Suits
• JPML Combines Citi Home Loan Program Suits
• Del Webb Insurers Seek Help For 900 Home Damage Claims
• Mortgage Fraudster Charged With Plotting To Kill Witness
• Streamlining CEQA Litigation
• Attorneys At Work: A Flexible Notion Of Plagiarism
• Goldman Unit Sued For Nixing $385M Lehman Property Deal
• Lobbyist Never Knew Blagojevich Or Extorted For Him: Atty
• Innkeepers Creditors To Join Trial Over $1B Hotel Deal
• Prohibiting Genetic Discrimination In Calif.
• Feds Bust 7 Over $1M Public Housing Bribery Scheme
• Credit Union Seeks Coverage Of Fannie Mae Loan Feud
• Blagojevich Fundraiser Extorted Producer, Feds Say
• Mass. AG Blasts Foreclosure Talks, Preps Bank Suits
• Dynex To Pay $7.5M To End Securities Fraud Action
• Fannie Mae, Watchdog Failed To Police Attys: Report
• Nomura Says Cadwalader's Bad Loan Advice Cost It $70M
• Case Study: American Trucking V. LA
• Brokers In $23M Cobalt Scam Ordered To Pay Restitution
• Judge Stands Behind Yellowstone Club's Ch. 11 Plan
• Innkeepers Creditors Seek Role In Suit Over Cerberus Bid
• Insurer Can't Dismiss Kickbacks Class Action
• Barnes Bay Creditors Cleared To Sue In Anguilla