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Real Estate - February, 2026

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• REIT Execs Hurt Investors With Dividend 'Reset,' Suit Says
• Real Estate Recap: Tariff Twist, EB-5 Chatter, Clean Air Clarity
• Insurer Challenges Hail Damage Claim Timing
• DC Circ. Revives 'Trespasser' Atty Metro Death Suit
• Georgia Appeals Court Says Homebuilders Can't Fight Fees
• Sunoco Sued Over Pipeline Leak In Philly-Area Neighborhood
• Bristol-Myers Campus Sale Suit Sent Back To NJ
• Texas Justices Have No Home For Zillow's Defamation Row
• Ala. Lawmakers OK Boosted Tourism Project Tax Break Cap
• Philly Developer Stuck With $38M Wrongful Death Judgment
• Latham, Sidley Advise Healthpeak Senior Housing Spinoff IPO
• Judge Sends Wilkie Partner's Abuse-Of-Process Suit To Trial
• AI-Assisted Arbitration Needs Safeguards To Ensure Fairness
• Developer Admits Stealing From Investors, On Hook For $13M
• Real Estate Law Firm Failed To Stop $400K Theft, Ga. Suit Says
• 3 Takeaways From The Supreme Court's Mich. Tax Sale Case
• Seneca Nation Gains Sovereignty Over 200 Acres In New York
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NC Lawyer Gets At Least 4 Years For Real Estate Fraud
• Aurora Care Group Sues Over Block Of $8.5M Property Sale
• Fed's Bowman Says Basel Redo Coming By End Of March
• Fifth Third Bank Pursues $80M From Texas Developer
• Judge Won't Block Trump's White House Ballroom Project
• Senator Moves To Dismantle Utah National Monument Plan
• Homebuyers Aim To Block 'Egregious' Deal In Related Case
• NC Judge 'Outraged' At Charlotte Housing Authority After Trial
• Judge Orders Dam Spill To Protect Columbia River Salmon
• 11th Circ. Accuses CSX Of 'Semantics Games' In Fla. Trail Spat
• Condo Board Files Ch. 11, Citing Developer's 'Self-Dealing'
• JRK-Owned Co. Will Pay Up To $5.1M To Conn. Tenants
• Seyfarth Adds Trio Of Real Estate, Corporate Attys In Dallas
• Yardi Urges No More Discovery In Wash. Rent-Fixing Suit
• Playing Piano Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Procopio Tax, Real Estate Pro In Calif.
• Lender In Fla. High-Rise Dispute Says $70M Loan Wasn't 'Free'
• Fast-Food Contractor Sues DOL Over Pentagon Debarment
• CRE Finance Pro Joins Polsinelli's Denver Office
• Judge Tosses Kucinich's Suit Over Browns' Stadium Move
• BP Says Wash. 'Odors' Suit Smells No Better 2nd Time Around
• Judge Skeptical Of Bid To Toss FTC's Zillow, Redfin Case
• Justices Skeptical That Mich. Tax Sale Is Unconstitutional
• HUD Attys Fight To Keep Fair Housing Suit Alive
• NYC Energy Storage Guidance Clarifies Compliance Pathways
• Builders Lose Bids To Toss NJ Town's Suit, DQ Counsel
• Fla. Officials OK Land Transfer For Tampa Rays' Ballpark Plan
• Takeaways From CFPB's Retreat On Immigrant Fair Lending
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Dechert
• Bradley Arant Adds Maynard Nexsen Real Estate Duo In Dallas
• Manhattan Legal Sector Notches 18% Spike In Leasing Activity
• Colo. Lawmakers OK Wider Farm, Ranch Tax Classification
• Senate Dem Bill Adds To Trump's Wall Street Home Buy Ban
• Former Philly Hospital Operator's Ch. 11 Wind-Down Gets OK
• Landowner Says Insurer Must Cover $1.3M Easement Dispute
• DC Circ. Weighs Power To Keep CFPB Job Cuts On Hold
• SDNY's New Self-Report Policy Eases Path To Declinations
• High Court Rejects NJ Towns' Bid To Pause Housing Rule
• Voters Can't Have Say In PUD Project, Developers Claim
• Denver Schools Face Racketeering, Mortgage-Scheme Suit
• 4th Circ. Nixes Tree Farm Plans For Va. Golf Community
• NC Judge Tosses 'Zombie Mortgage' Debt Collection Suit
• 11th Circ. Clears Path For CFPB's Clean-Energy Loan Rule
• 4th Circ. Backs Homeowners In Fight With Loan Servicer
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Ex-Baker McKenzie Atty In Chicago
• Banking Groups Say Reg Tweaks Would Bolster Home Loans
• How New Texas Law Streamlines Eviction Proceedings
• Judiciary Seeks Control Over Courthouse Maintenance
• Tech Giants Amazon, Google And Meta Ink Major AI Deals
• AI-Generated Doc Ruling Guides Attys On Privilege Risks
• Interior Department Finalizes NEPA Rollback For Public Lands
• Wells Fargo Denies Involvement In Alleged Fla. EB-5 Fraud
• Chemical Co. PQ Contaminated Port Of Tacoma, Suit Says
• Fla. Hotel's Control Of Beach Key In Drowning Suit
• Insurer Found In Breach Of Duty In Timeshare Exit Co. Case
• 3 Firms Guide Homebuilder Co.'s $221M Sale
• Tenant Screener Didn't Hinder Disabled Man, 2nd Circ. Says
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Leadership Strategy After Day 1
• NJ Watchdog Takes File Fight In Hospital Row To 3rd Circ.
• 6 Firms Guide Investors' $3.4B Resi REIT Buy
• Ga. Law Firm Aims To Escape Nonprofit's Housing Deal Suit
• 5th Circ. Says Atty Fee In Architecture IP Case Wasn't Explained
• Wash. Ranch Asks High Court To Undo Tribal Immunity Order
• AIG Insurer Can't Avoid Fla. Condo's $3.8M Plumbing Suit
• NM Legislators OK Property Tax To Pay Bonds, Interest, Costs
• Calif. Housing Law Challenge Won't Go Before High Court
• Real Estate Recap: REITs, FinCEN, Transfer-Based Cleanup
• Ex-Exec Must Arbitrate Claims In CoStar DQ-Embroiled Spat
• Zillow Fights Class Claims It Pushed Buyers Into Pricey Loans
• Fintech Mortgage Co. Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach
• Veterans Accuse Mortgage Lender Of Illegal Kickback Scheme
• Judge Says Court Can't Approve Tulsa, Tribal Settlement
• Building Company's 65-Hour Weeks Omitted OT, Court Told
• How Blockchain Could Streamline Real Estate Transactions
• Ind. Stadium Bill Moves NFL's Bears Step Closer To Ill. Exit
• Calif.'s Civility Push Shows Why Professionalism Is Vital
• Del. Dispatch: Workplace Sexual Misconduct Liability In Flux
• Up Next At High Court: Cuban Seizures & Removal Deadlines
• Attys Regret Unnoticed ChatGPT Errors In Conn. Court Filings
• Kennedy Wilson Investor Sues To Block $1.65B Take-Private
• BCLP Adds Ex-McDermott Atty To Real Estate Platform In NY
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Apollo Invests $1B In 5th Contribution To UAE Developer
• NYC Moving Co. Says Rival 'Denigrating' Competition
• Ohio Justices Shield Lenders From COVID-Era Class Claims
• Texas Tornado Ruling Puts Policy Definitions In Spotlight
• Colo. Metro District Wants Claim Paid On $2M Project
• SEC Says Calif. Man Dragging Feet On Fraud Suit Settlement
• SEC Accuses Texas Brothers Of $12M Real Estate Fraud
• Property Co. Denies Connection To Hawaii Temple Access Suit
• Feds Hit 7 People With COVID Relief, Mortgage Fraud Claims
• NM Lawmakers OK Longer Redevelopment Property Tax Break
• Trivia Competition Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Equifax's Bid To Arbitrate 'Too Clever By Half,' Judge Says
• Fla. Court Rejects Appeal Of 'Customary Use' Beach Ruling
• Trump Admin Doubles Down At DC Circ. In Fight Over CFPB
• State Law Matters More For Bankruptcy Tolling, NC Justices Told
• Ga. Railroad Defends Land Seizures In Eminent Domain Fight
• Florida Court Revives Homeowner Suit Against Insurer
• Oklahoma Tribes' Bid For Indian Country Status Denied
• Feds Release $130M NY, NJ Gateway Hudson Tunnel Funds
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Willkie
• Law School's Missed Lessons: What Cross-Selling Truly Takes
• Diversity In Demand Feeds Data Center REITs' Gains
• 5 Firms Shape Kennedy Wilson's $1.65B Take-Private Deal
• Colo. Utility Advocates Dispute Energy Financing Program
• Wash. Bank Ignored Ponzi Scheme Warnings, Investors Say
• Fla. Apt. Owners Reach Deal In Construction Defect Suit
• CoStar Rival Urges High Court To Reject Antitrust Appeal
• Kraft Heinz To Face Damages Bid In Factory Upgrade Row
• NY Regulators, Cannabis Biz Challenge Town's Zoning Policy
• Merger Materials Hid Portland Project Woes, Investors Say
• OCC Mortgage Escrow Rules Add Fuel To Preemption Debate
• DC Judge Won't Halt Bidding Process For New Dulles Terminal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• CFIUS Initiative May Smooth Way For Some Foreign Investors
• When Tokenized Real-World Assets Collide With Real World
• 4 Firms Guide Cos.' $1.9B PacifiCorp Assets Buy
• Trump Family Invests In $1.5B Go-Public Merger For Drone Co.
• US Trustee Says Office REIT's Ch. 11 Plan Can't Be OK'd
• How AI Data Centers Are Elevating Development Risk In 2026
• Minn. House Bill Seeks Task Force On Property Tax Increases
• AG Ends Pursuit Of RICO Case Against NJ Power Broker
• Latham Leads PE Infrastructure Firm Kinterra's $950M Fund
• Fintech's Home Equity Product Is Predatory Loan, Suit Says
• Ex-Miami City Atty Seeks To Halt Real Estate Fraud Suit
• Duane Morris Adds Cross-Border Real Estate Pro In Dallas
• Jury Clears Insurer In $4M Apartment Shooting Suit
• Feds Resist Sierra Club's Bid To Enforce Border Wall Deal
• Reed Smith Nabs Ex-WilmerHale Capital Markets Pro
• 5 Cattle Trading Co. Workers Charged In $220M Fraud Scheme
• Ga. Building Manager Not Covered For Apartment Fire Claims
• Real Estate Recap: Office Conversions, Multifamily Oversupply
• Conn. Title Insurer Settles With Atty Tossed From Boards
• LA Dealt Case-Ending Sanctions In Encampment Sweep Suit
• NC High Court Snapshot: County Tax Tiff, Earth Fare Pay Fight
• Liberty Unit Seeks Coverage Repayment For Bio-Lab Fire
• How Lenders Can Be Ready For Disparate Impact Variabilities
• Louisiana Atty Takes Responsibility For AI Usage Snafu
• Judges On AI: Practical Use Cases In Chambers
• Palm Beach Says Homeowner's Private Beach Suit Is Too Late
• Zillow, Redfin Say FTC Suit Fails To Show Antitrust Harm
• MoFo, Paul Hastings Build $4.5B Tri Pointe Homes Sale
• Creek Nation's Ala. Burial Site Claims Face Dismissal Bids
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Split 5th Circ. Backs State Farm After 'Fecal Catastrophe'
• EPA Targets High Court Do-Over With GHG Rule Repeal
• ArentFox Schiff Hires Ex-Haynes Boone Real Estate Ace In NY
• Airbnb Escapes Most Of Conservative Investors' Suit
• Colo. City Faces Bias Suit For 'Sober Living' Housing Policy
• Calif. Insurance Chief Backs Smoke Standards Bill
• Washoe Tribe Reclaims 10,274 Acres In Sierra Nevada
• Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Investment Co. Sues In Del. Over $3.5M Manhattan Condo Deal
• PNC Customer's Improper Withdrawal Claims Can Proceed
• Renters Can't Block RealPage, Equity Residential Subpoenas
• Colo. Justices Seem Skeptical Water Entity Can't Condemn
• Mobile Home Orgs Can't Bring Class Suit, Fla. Panel Says
• CoStar Digs In On Quinn Emanuel DQ Bid In CREXi IP Suit
• Miami World Cup Counsel Share Look At Prep Work, Impact
• Steward Health Creditor Trust Seeks $56M From Insurers
• Reflections From High Court Oral Args Over Fed Gov. Removal
• Ventas, Welltower See Growth Amid Senior Housing Push
• Calif. Will Allow Property Tax Break For Some Tribal Land
• Creek Nation Fights City's Bid To Pause Jurisdictional Suit
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Hogan Lovells
• Sustainability Investor Raises $2.4B In Latest Fund Close
• Gov't Seeks Exit From HUD Attys' Suit Over Fair Housing Work
• Del. Developer Accuses Ex-GC Of Drafting 'Unfair' Agreements
• Weil, Latham Lead Solar Project Builder's $513M IPO
• Neb. Changes Property Tax Hike Hearing Attendance Rules
• Insurer Must Defend Real Estate Firm Against Copyright Suit
• CoStar Pay Plan Frustrates Proxy Fight, Del. Suit Claims
• CCA Gets OK On Ch. 11 Plan After Bahamas Developer Deal
• Ex-Home Depot Exec Gets 3 Years For $2M Embezzlement
• Colony Ridge To Pay $68M To End DOJ, Texas Lending Case
• Suit Claims Colo. Landlord Extracted Illegal Fees
• 9th Circ. Panel Wary Of Reviving Wash. Gas Appliance Suit
• Wash. Judge Won't Block Racial Equity Housing Program
• RealPage Defends Case Challenging NY Rental Pricing Law
• Utah Lawmakers OK Corporate Income Definition Change
• Texas Justices Unsure Appraisal Is Avoidable In $40M Claim
• Chinese Bank Targets Expat Over $209M Awards
• Paul Hastings Lands 8 More Attys For New Charlotte Office
• Next Steps For Fair Housing Enforcement As HUD Backs Out
• Title Insurer Gets Lender's Fraudulent Loan Suit Trimmed
• Malpractice Claim Assignability Continues To Divide Courts
• NJ Panel Nixes Amusement Park Co.'s Luxury Housing Suit
• 9th Circ. Judge Casts Doubt On Feds' Grant Condition Stance
• Pa. Governor's Property Fight With Neighbor Lands In Court
• 4th Circ. Reopens Class Action Door In Navy Federal Bias Suit
• Data Center Builders, Power Suppliers Duel For Project Needs
• Conn. AG Launches Blight Probe Of JRK-Owned Apartments
• 2 Firms Guide Office REIT's IPO Plans
• Colo. Judge Denies Tenant's Bid To Reinstate Airport Lease
• Pullman & Comley Says Lender Can't Sue Over $16.2M Deal
• Long Island Towns Challenge State Over Cannabis Preemption
• Deutsche Bank Escapes FDIC's RMBS Underwriter Claims
• Mass. Justices Urged To Keep Rent Control Initiative Off Ballot
• Ga. Apt. Complex Seals Win Over Worker's Assault Suit
• Safanad Sells UK Care Home Biz To REIT For $1.6B
• Neb. Lawmakers OK Rule Changes For Property Tax Hearings
• $8M Rent-To-Own Class Settlements Get Final OK
• Real Estate Recap: Data Center Moratoriums, Fraud Detection
• Wintrust Beats Mortgage Loan Racial Bias Suit For Good
• Menzies Targets NYC Townhouse In $7.6M Niger Award Feud
• Tampa Bay Rays Unveil New MLB Stadium Renderings
• Judge Rejects Compass' Bid To Block Zillow Listing Rules
• NJ Watchdog Must Give Up Files In Hospital Row
• Tips For Counsel As PE Eyes Data Center Facility Services
• CFIUS Must Adapt To Current Foreign Investment Realities
• 3 Firms Lead TPG's Stake Acquisition Of Sabre Industries
• Louisiana Attys Face Possible Sanctions For AI Slop Usage
• As Federal Water Regs Recede, Calif.'s Permitting Tide Rises
• Judge Gives Final OK For $42M Broker Fees Settlements
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, S&C, Wachtell
• Pa. Grocer Denied Bid To Bar Competition From Walmart
• BNY Mellon Can't Sue Investor In Texas Over Facility Funding
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Dual Representation DQ, Biting Censure
• Nixon Peabody Real Estate Atty Named Rochester Office Head
• 2 Firms Advise JV's Data Center Portfolio Sale To Igneo
• Cooley Adds Ex-Kirkland Corporate Real Estate Leader In NY
• Weil, Latham Advise Data Center Parts Builder's $1.5B IPO
• Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 9th Circ. Reopens Funko Investors' Securities Class Action
• Fla. Court Affirms Win For Law Firm In $10M Malpractice Case
• Gov't Pushes For Greystar Antitrust Settlement Approval
• CREXi Fights Bid To Disqualify Quinn Emanuel In CoStar IP Suit
• Eversheds Sutherland Hires Paul Hastings Trial Pro
• NJ Panel Backs Approval Of Orthodox Girls' School Campus
• FTC Defends Case Over Zillow-Redfin Rental Ads Pact
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Resilience
• Real Estate Atty Can't Duck Meddling Claims, NC Justices Told
• Keller Williams To Pay $20M To Settle Antitrust Claims
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• Donahue Fitzgerald Adds Fennemore Craig Real Estate Atty
• Breaking Down Expense Allocation In Mixed-Use Properties
• OCC Urged To Scrap Escrow 'Giveaway' To Banks
• Feds Look To Trim Cross-Claims In Yellowstone Bison Suit
• Zillow, Microsoft Say Users' Wiretapping Case Still Falls Short
• Atlanta Housing Exec Admits Role In Section 8 Fraud
• Wachtell Lipton, Davis Polk Steer $12B Santander Deal
• Trump Admin Can't Gut CFPB Off The Books, DC Circ. Told
• Contract Disputes Recap: Terminations Galore
• NY-NJ Commission Sues Over Frozen Hudson Tunnel Funding
• RealPage, Landlords Must Face Ky. AG's Antitrust Case
• Zillow, Redfin Oppose Pausing FTC Case For Shutdown
• Developer In Miami Condo Battle Moves To End Association
• Can OCC State Banking Law Preemption Survive The Courts?
• Kan. Bill Would Increase School Property Tax Exemption
• Kan. Bill Would Allow Liquor Tax Hike For Property Reduction
• COVID-Era Eviction Pause Was Illegal, Wash. Landlords Claim
• Colo. Hotel Owners Accused Of Owing Nearly $14M On Loan
• Mich. AG Can't Toss Fire Policy Challenge, Property Co. Says
• Norfolk Southern Blames DR Horton For Runoff Rail Damage
• Jury Finds Real Estate Co. Founder Liable In SEC Fraud Case
• NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools
• Calif. Lawmakers OK Tax Break For Tribal Land Conservation
• Del. Lawmakers OK Review, Revision Of Property Assessment
• Town's Northeastern Univ. Land Grab Divides Mass. Top Court
• Md. Senate Bill Would OK Split Of Building, Land Tax Rates
• NJ Panel Backs Dismissal Of Longtime Redevelopment Feud
• Latham, Gibson Dunn Steer Brookfield's $1.2B Peakstone Buy
• The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court