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Real Estate - February, 2013
333 articles
- 5th Circ. Backs Continental Win Over Late Direct-Action Claim
- Miami Beach Project Plans Raise Questions On Cost, Traffic
- NY Probing BofA Over Mortgage Securities
- $1B Warriors Stadium Plan Blasted Over Enviro Concerns
- CFPB Casts Wide Net In Enforcement Shift
- Ex-BofA Exec Says She's Scapegoat In $1B Fraud Suit
- Beth Israel Stalled NYC Whole Foods, $100M Suit Says
- Austin Delays Vote On Proposed Development Code Change
- Camp Bowie Empowers Debtors In Ch. 11 Confirmation
- Army Corps Dodges Suit Over CWA Policy Injunction
- HIG Awarded $4M In PE Cos.' Suit Over $41M Foreclosure
- Hines Buys Archstone Out In $700M CityCenterDC Project
- $112M SoHo Property Deal Targeted In 2nd Contract Suit
- 13 Banks Finalize $9B Foreclosure Relief Package
- JPMorgan Can't Dodge Suit Over Alleged RMBS Misconduct
- First Horizon Can't Dodge Reinsurance Kickback Suit
- Shopping Center Giant Kimco Snared In Wal-Mart FCPA Probe
- The Most Unlikely Financial Crisis Fall Guy
- 6 Areas Often Underestimated In Law Firm Mergers
- Texas Sen. Moves To Phase Out Homeowner Insurance Pools
- Sandy Fallout Rages On With New Rent-Discount Suits
- Miami Condo Project's $160M Loan Sparks Cautious Optimism
- Corvex, Related Raise REIT Bid To $2.2B While Suing Board
- Asset Sale Doesn't Kill FDIC's Receiver Powers, 8th Circ. Says
- Insurer Can't Shake $100M Weather Damage Coverage Suit
- US Needs Plan For Unloading Excess Buildings, Reps. Hear
- Fight Over Chicago's $563M Garage Lease To Move Ahead
- Atlantic Yards Foes Demand Return To 10-Year Project Plan
- NJ Bill Would Loosen Local Restrictions On Flood Elevations
- Hospitality Trust Snags $200M Refi For Hilton Hotels
- NJ High Court Grills Attys On Verbal Mediation Deal
- Paul Hastings Reps GI Partners In Calif. Data Center Buy
- Town Wrongly Blocked Housing Conversion: NJ Appeals Court
- Bryan Cave Adds NY Development Pro From Troutman
- Herrick Feinstein Must Face Claims Over Bad Zoning Advice
- Credit Suisse RMBS Fraud Suit Sent To State Court
- Miami Beach Panel Delays Decision On Mixed-Use Project
- AIG's Suit Against NY Fed Temporarily Halted
- Builder Couldn't Prove Lennar Stole Floor Plans: 4th Circ.
- NY Pols Eye Fixes As Sandy Flood Leads To Claim Denials
- Wagner & Jones Blasts Fidelity's DQ Bid In Wage Case
- FAA Doesn't Preempt Md. Law In Toll Bros. Suit: 4th Circ.
- 9th Circ. Backs Oyster Farm in Lease Fight With Interior
- Developer Doesn't Qualify For Tort Coverage, 11th Circ. Says
- Shareholders OK Alterra-Markel, American Realty Mergers
- Newark Ends NJ Devils Arena Row With Revenue-Share Deal
- RE Manager, Investor Join To Buy 796-Unit Apartment Complex
- Duval Nabs 2 Veteran Cooley Real Estate Partners In NY
- Bad Faith Law Reaches Liability Policies, Judge Says
- NYC, NYU Told To Show Why Parkland Docs Were Withheld
- Currency Comptroller Defends Settlements With Banks
- $1.65B In Exxon Leak Damages Slashed By Md. High Court
- How Developers Can Score In Suburban Office Markets
- CommonWealth REIT Faces $2B Investor Buyout Threat
- Facebook Wins Nod For 2nd Phase Of Campus Expansion
- Housekeeping: Inside CFPB's Qualified Mortgage Rule
- 11th Circ. Snubs St. Joe Investors' Loss Causation Theory
- Shine Might Be Off Alt Fee Arrangements, GC Survey Shows
- In-House Teams Expand To Keep Pace With More Suits, Probes
- GCs Rate Fixed Fees Best Bang For Their Buck
- Tips For Negotiating Air Rights In NYC
- Orlando Magic Get Buy Option To Redevelop Police HQ Site
- NJ Requests Services For Sandy Insurance Mediation Program
- Wells Fargo Hit With Mortgage Penalties Class Action
- Common Insurance Problems For Foreclosing Mortgagees
- Chicago Title Says Homeowners Must Prove Co. Duped Them
- Miami Beach Hotel Can't Avoid Foreclosure Sale
- Seattle Escapes Suit Over Proposed $490M Waterfront Arena
- NY Tells Insurers To Pay For Mediation Of Sandy Claims
- US Slams States' Dodd-Frank Challenge
- MSR Resort Ch. 11 Plan Approval Triggers Appeal
- Fox Rothschild Lands Real Estate Team From Day Pitney
- Thornburg, BofA Settlement Should Be Public: US Trustee
- NM Inks $24M Deal With Vanderbilt In Pay-To-Play Suit
- Short-Stay Rental Cos. To Face More Litigation
- Oaktree Says Developer Hid Assets With Bahamian Island Buy
- Wayne Newton Killed $20M Museum Conversion Deal, Co. Says
- Texas High Court Lets Oil Royalty Class Cert. Bid Proceed
- NJ Lawmaker Takes 3rd Swing At Affordable Housing Bill
- Castleton Ruling Fortifies 7th Circ. Pro-Creditor Trend
- NY Court Junks Challenge To Wal-Mart Stormwater Plan
- UBS Denies It Tanked MBS To Cause $331M In Losses
- Wal-Mart Picks Up Retail Center In Hot Texas Market
- NYC Council Seeks More Oversight Over Home Elevation Work
- Vornado Nails Down $390M Loan For 666 Fifth Ave. Condo
- Protect Yourself Against Tenant Construction Liens In Fla.
- Landlord Dodges Damages Over Breach Of Tenant Deal
- Banks Fear CFPB Rule Could Spur Fair Lending Fights
- Essex Pays $135M For San Francisco's Fox Plaza Apts.
- Okada Departs Wynn Board A Day Before Shareholder Vote
- $80M O'Hare-Area Apt. Project Gets Chicago Panel's Nod
- Del. Real Estate Developer Pleads Not Guilty To Bank Fraud
- Covington Offers DC Sublease At Bargain Rates
- Wells Fargo Must Face More Fannie Investor Claims: 2nd Circ.
- Texas Lawmaker Aims To Expand Property Rights Protections
- Sandy Spending Safeguards Clear NJ Senate Panel
- Banks Provided $46B In Mortgage Aid, But Complaints Surge
- Fast-Tracking Abandoned Residence Foreclosures In Ill.
- Rockpoint, Highgate Look To Net $650M In NYC Hotel Sale
- DOL Blasts Bankers' Precedent In Loan Officer OT Row
- LA Planners Give Nod To $664M Millennium Hollywood Project
- Murky Language No Way Out For Insurers Fighting Fees
- Baltimore Property Slated For $1B Project Pushed Into Ch. 7
- Wyndham Strikes New Branding Alliance In Germany
- 11th Circ. Backs BofA In Fight Over $1B Vegas Hotel Funding
- Sandy Aid Gaps For NY Co-Ops, Condos Should Spur Reform
- Credit Unions Knew RMBS Risks, JPMorgan Says
- Spec Projects Drive NJ Industrial Building Boom, CBRE Says
- Meadow Accuses Pinnacle Of Meddling With Property Sales
- Fannie, Freddie Knew Of Risks In $27M MBS Buy: Countrywide
- ResCap Fights To Subordinate Insurers' Securities Claims
- Skadden Guides SL Green's $900M Refinancing Of NYC Tower
- LA Four Seasons Owner Unfairly Stalling Project, Suit Says
- WTC Owner Blasts American, United's 9/11 Act Of War Defense
- NY Judge Slams Door On Short-Stay Apartment Rentals
- Troutman Dodges $40M Malpractice Suit Over Mariner Merger
- Powerful NY Teachers Union Calls Tax Cap Unconstitutional
- How EPA Will Clean Things Up In 2013
- Continental Exits Class Action Over 9/11 WTC Damage
- Texas Lawmaker Wants Private Projects Banned Near Capitol
- Orlando OKs $200M Downtown Mixed-Use Development
- Fla. City Immune From Suit Over Real Estate Loan Default
- Shaken Chinese Investors Could Shy From New EB-5 Projects
- NJ Proposes Mixed-Use Plans For Shuttered Army Base
- Tishman, China Vanke To Construct San Fran Condo
- ResCap Sets Aside $12.3M For Ambac's Sale Challenge
- Philly Commission OKs Development Plan For Neighborhoods
- Mercedes, Others Must Pay $136M In Dealership Fraud Suit
- House Dem Questions Fed, OCC On $9.3B Foreclosure Deals
- LA Clippers Owner Gets New Trial Over $17M Apartment Fire
- Chicago To Get $400M Hotel Near Convention Center
- A Snapshot Of 2012 SEC And FINRA Enforcement
- Fidelity Says Misconduct In OT Suit Is Law Firm's 'Style'
- Okada Can't Block Shareholder Vote On Wynn Board Ouster
- Squire Sanders' DC Office Put Up For Sale
- Japan's Orix Offers $2.6B For Rabobank Asset Manager
- Simpson Thacher's Global HQ Put Up On Sale Block
- Mass. Borrowers Can Challenge Mortgage Transfers: 1st Circ.
- Church-To-Condo Makeovers Pose Zoning, Landmark Issues
- $20M Initial Bid For Bankrupt Developer's Beach Hotel Gets OK
- Conspiracy Claims Nixed In Wells Fargo Kickback Actions
- Austin Council Gives Early Nod To Hotel Zaza Project
- Texas High Court Crushes Houston Air-Quality Ordinance
- GCs Name 43 Best-Of-The-Best Attys
- Avant, Essex JV Nabs Rights To $250M San Fran Apt. Tower
- NYCHA Can Evict Tenants Who Hide Income: NY High Court
- Syncora Insists Federal, State JPMorgan MBS Suits Different
- CORRECTED: SNR Denton Not Liable For Filing Error In $7M Citigroup Deal
- GCs Name Cream Of The Crop Litigators
- Struggling Gleacher Finds Buyer For Mortgage Loan Biz
- Pipeline Co. Says Surveyor Gave Rival Secret Route Info
- Office Campus Plans In $4B SF Project Get Panel's OK
- Dynex Must Pay $27M For Breaching Development Loan Deal
- Miami-Dade, Dolphins Officials Press For Stadium Upgrades
- Calif. Court To Weigh Whether Ballot Process Trumps CEQA
- Philly RE Firm Pays $56M For Jacksonville Apt. Complex
- Final Volcker Rule Will Be Simplified, Lawmakers Hear
- US Bank's $100M Suit Over Extended Stay Loan Revived
- NJ Assembly Clears Bills To Monitor Sandy Spending
- Hicks Thomas Enters Dallas By Bringing On Litigation Pro
- Senate Dems Vow To Keep Cordray At Helm Of CFPB
- Ex-Troutman Atty Loses Appeal Over Nursing Home Deals
- Miami's $512M Airport Project Could Hit Turbulence
- FHA Can Avoid Gov't Bailout, Commissioner Testifies
- Obama's Housing Hopes Might Be Too High
- Fla. High Court Leaves Robosigning Crisis Up In The Air
- Mortgage Co. Execs Sued Over Robosigning Defense Fees
- Credit Suisse Fires Back At Union Central MBS Fraud Suit
- Nvidia Plans Major Expansion Of Santa Clara HQ
- MGM Can Regain Borgata Stake, NJ Regulator Says
- Texas, 7 Other States Join Challenge To Dodd-Frank
- Real Estate Mogul Sues Banks For $100M Over Libor-Rigging
- Vornado Gets $203M In Calif. Shopping Center Sale
- Cadwalader Settles $1.6M Claim In Ocala Bankruptcy
- Philly Says $54M Sheriff Sale Claims Too Varied For Cert.
- Invesco, Stonehenge Net $185M In Sale Of NYC's Brill Building
- CFPB Vows To Help Lenders Understand New Mortgage Rules
- Asian Investors To Lead New RE Funding, Survey Says
- Treasury Nominee Lew Says Dodd-Frank Would Be Priority
- A Potentially Superior Way To Secure Lease Obligations
- Obama's State Of The Union Sets Stage For Fiscal Policy Fight
- 7 Resolutions For Legal Industry Marketing In 2013
- $25B Foreclosure Deal Can't Save Wells Fargo From FCA Suit
- Okada Renews Bid To Halt Vote On Wynn Board Ouster
- Fla.'s Citizens Property Insurance Drops Wind-Only Policies
- Fla. Bill Would Speed Up Planning Changes For Cities
- Lehman Nets $800M In NYC Office Building Sale
- SF Mayor Wants More Talks On Condo Conversion Proposal
- Comcast To Pay $18.1B For GE's Stake In NBCU, Offices
- Junior Lienholders And Cross-Collateralized Loans
- Bird Marella Picks Up Ex-Prosecutor For White Collar Team
- San Fran OKs $508M Financing For Expanded Convention Hall
- Pa. House Passes Bill Promoting Greener State Buildings
- Ex-RI Mayor Gets 2 Years For Contract-Bidding Scheme
- Sierra Club Sues To Block Future Tahoe Resort Development
- $1.8M Deal Resolves Claims Over Farer Fersko Bankruptcy
- CenterPoint Inks $83M Deal For Barnes & Noble NJ Center
- Fannie, Freddie Escape Fla. County's Excise Tax Suit
- Senate Banking Panel Open To Dodd-Frank Changes
- 3rd Circ. Blocks Convicted Ex-NJ Mayor's Retrial Request
- NYC Landlord Stuck In J-51 Program After Appeal Rebuffed
- RE Investor Told To Produce Atty Emails In Fraud Suit
- Holland & Knight Continues NY Expansion With 3 Attys
- LA Makes Residential Density Transfer Easier For Developers
- Fannie Mae Force-Placed Insurance Plan Hits Roadblock
- S&P Skewers DOJ Suit But Hints At Settlement Talks
- ResCap Wants Stroock Partner For Chief Restructuring Role
- CFPB Puts Mortgage Servicers On Notice Over Doc Handling
- HUD Housing Bias Rule Aimed At High Court, Not Lenders
- Bankers Urge DC Circ. To Reverse Loan Officers' OT Eligibility
- Bankruptcy Claims Halt Land Auction In $1.2B Md. Project
- Miami Dolphins Agree To $400M Stadium Upgrade Referendum
- Recovery For Manhattan Office Market Uncertain
- Fairfield Nabs 595-Unit Luxury Housing Complex In Houston
- Seyfarth Adds 5 Partners To NY Real Estate Team
- Jones Day Renews Lease In Dallas' Harwood District
- TIAA, Norwegian Fund Form $1.2B US RE Venture
- Enviros Lose Challenge To NJ Stretch of $1.2B Power Line
- Concord, RockBridge Buy Meadowlands Hotel
- Brandywine Sues Verizon Over Stalled $20M Philly Land Sale
- NYC's Quinn Pushes Tax Breaks To Curb Middle-Class Rents
- Brookfield Pays $414M To Snap Up 19 Apt. Communities
- Law360 Real Estate Editorial Advisory Board
- A Look At 4th Circ.'s Take On Architectural Copyrights
- Lowenstein Guides $150M IPO Of Cerberus' RMBS Arm
- Calif.'s S&P Suit Heralds Bold False Claims Push
- Sony Open Promoters Hit Back In Miami Tennis Center Dispute
- No Space For Partner Egos In Law Firm Of The Future
- Prison Co. Goes REIT In Latest Sign Of Alt Asset Resurgence
- NJ Lawmaker Seeks To Ease Cluster Development Rules
- Conn. Cities Win Class Cert. In Fannie, Freddie Tax Row
- HUD Adopts Disparate Impact Rule To Clarify Fair Lending Law
- LA Clippers Owner Wants $17M Blaze Verdict Nixed For Bias
- Bill To Speed Up Foreclosures Moves Ahead In Fla. House
- Texas High Court Won't Pick Up Chesapeake Lease Appeal
- Cousins Pays $233M For Houston Office Complex
- Arch Capital Puts Up $300M For Piece Of US Mortgage Market
- Wells Fargo Puts Up $13M To End Reinsurance Kickback Suit
- 2nd Circ. Judge Grills Rakoff Atty Over Rejected Citi Deal
- Emerald's $207M Mixed-Use Project On Track After SF Vote
- What To Know When Investing In Energy Efficiency
- A Tenant's Guide To Operating Expense Escalations
- Cousins, JP Morgan Take Over $373M Atlanta Office Complex
- Preparing Your Witness To Be A Performer
- Fla. Bills Would Limit Local Development Referendums
- SunTrust Sues To Block FINRA Arbitration In MBS Row
- Testy Judge Gives $8.5B BofA Deal Dissenters More Docs
- 2nd Circ. Clarifies Property Tax Law For Co-Op Members
- Assured's MBS Win May Force Wave Of Bank Settlements
- OCC's Latest Hire Shows Push For Fair-Lending Crackdown
- S&P Taps White Collar Heavy Hitter To Fight DOJ Suit
- Calif. City Can't Use Debt Cap To Dodge Suit Over $35M Deal
- Saudi Prince Hits LA With $25M Suit Over Halted Mansion
- Merrill Lynch, BofA Escape $143M CDO Fraud Suit
- ResCap Examiner's Prebankruptcy Report Delayed Again
- VWR Can't Dodge Enviro Suit Over Lab Supply Facility
- JPMorgan Hid Bad Loan Reports In RMBS Sales, Dexia Says
- NJ Court Won't Revive Hoboken Rent-Control Row
- Property Insurance Reform Bill Clears Texas Senate Panel
- NJ Assembly To Vote On Sandy Relief Watchdog Bills
- Crain Caton Settles Malpractice Suit Over Bad $4.5M Loan
- Blackstone Strikes $1B Deal For Stake In 40 Retail Centers
- House Dems Push Obama To Replace FHFA Chief
- Don't Miss The Window To Challenge NYC Property Taxes
- S&P Credit Ratings Are Protected Speech, Suit Says
- FHA Needs Overhaul To Stave Off Bailout, Congress Hears
- Assured's $90M Win Gives Insurers Ammo Against Banks
- NJ Town Skirting Affordable Housing Duties, Builder Claims
- Howard Hughes' Plans For NYC Pier Mall Get Panel's OK
- Brandywine Venture To Build $158M Philly Housing Tower
- NY Post-Sandy Buyout Plan A Possible Blueprint For Future
- Fla. Developer's $19M Payout Not Covered, 11th Circ. Hears
- Herrick Feinstein Not To Blame For Failed Tower, Atty Says
- Developer Sues NJ Town For Project Approval Extensions
- H&R REIT, KingSett Up Primaris Takeover Bid With $2.8B Offer
- Lenders Have No Say In Eminent Domain Cases, NJ Court Says
- Relators Didn't Uncover Bankruptcy Trustee's Fraud: Judge
- Illinois Hops On Springing Guaranty Bandwagon
- MSR Resort Judge Keeps Everyone In Suspense
- 3rd Circ. Clarifies Time Limit On Mortgage Rescission Suits
- Plaintiffs' Attorneys Double Down In Wake Of S&P Suit
- DOJ's S&P Case Gives New Life To Mortgage Meltdown Cases
- Archstone Hit With $400M Suit Over Manhattan Property Buy
- S&P Fixes For 1st Amendment Fight With Cahill Gordon Hire
- DOJ Cuts 27th Plea Deal In Real Estate Bid-Rigging Probe
- FiveStar, IStar Settle Dispute Over $112M Resort Loan
- Assured Wins $1B MBS Contract Suit Against Flagstar
- Fla. Bill Aims To Speed Permitting For Manufacturing Plants
- Class Cert. Rejected in Chase Flood Insurance Kickback Suit
- Barnes & Thornburg Hires Former Altisource GC In Indy
- FHA Reduces Single-Family Mortgage Insurance Requirements
- Ally CEO Threatens To Withdraw $750M ResCap Creditor Deal
- Hilton Head RE Brokers' Group Settles Antitrust Claims
- Universal's $1.6B Expansion Plan Gets Nod From LA Council
- RE Pro Rejoins K&L Gates After Stint In Obama Admin
- Century 21 Tried To Bully Franchisee Into Merger, Suit Says
- Tax Break For Dolphins Stadium Gains Ground In Fla. Senate
- US Sues S&P For Inflated RMBS Ratings That Fueled Crisis
- Know The Standard Of FDIC Liability For Community Banks
- Credit Suisse Unit Faces Contract Suit Over $1B Loan Pool
- Trump Wants Bill Maher To Pay $5M Over Ape Sex Remark
- Bold DOJ Goes All-In With Suit Over S&P Ratings
- Goldman Execs Hid 'Structured Exits' Scheme, Investor Says
- MSR Makes Final Push For $1.5B Sale As Critics Take Aim
- FHA Finalizes Rule Expanding Hospital Loan Refinancing
- Revel Casino Accused Of Skipping Out On Construction Bill
- Wyndham Affiliate Puts Up $115M For NYC's Alex Hotel
- BofA Board Dodges Investor Suit Over Foreclosure Practices
- $8.5B BofA Mortgage Pact Hid Self-Dealing, Investors Say
- Starwood Sells 4 French Hotels To Qatar Holding Unit
- DOJ Will Sue S&P Over Crisis-Era Ratings
- Adorno & Yoss Sued For Malpractice In Miami Condo Dispute
- 4th Circ. Clears SunTrust's $40M Win In Loan Coverage Suit
- New Domino Site Plans To Face Further Approvals
- Wynn Shakes Off Troubles Over Macau Casino Deal
- Insurers Cry Foul Over $8.7B ResCap MBS Settlement
- Post Irene And Sandy: Use Of Hurricane Deductibles
- Calif. Noncompete Clauses — Still Unenforceable
- Judge Won't Rethink FCA Ruling Over Trustee's Kickbacks
- Insurer Can't Fight Dismissal Of MBS Claims Against BofA
- Lubbock Advances Texland Petroleum's Fracking Plan
- Post-Sandy Zoning Relief 1st Step In Climate-Proofing NYC
- Landowners Ask High Court To Revive $4M Takings Case
- Md. Sets Stage For Bidders On Disputed $800M Casino Project
- Banks Likely To Adopt CFPB Rules While Legal Issues Unfold
- Washington Post Puts DC Headquarters On Sale Block
- Philadelphia Expands Master Plan For Navy Yard
- Haynes & Boone Snags Project Deals Vet In Mexico City
- Insurer Must Partially Cover Failed La. Project, 5th Circ. Says
- Brandywine Inks $121M Deal To Shed NJ Office Park
- GOP Sen. Pushes Bill To Put Commission Atop CFPB
- Hot Investment Areas For REITs
- JLS Calls Super Bowl Winner With Office Vacancy Model