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After FTC Deal, Invitation Homes' Problems Persist In Phoenix

Following an FTC settlement, the corporate landlord last year was still more likely than independently owned landlords in Maricopa County to file evictions, and it even eclipsed its 2022 and 2023 filing rates. Tenants say fee and maintenance problems have also continued.

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Real Estate Investors' Latest Craze? Truck Parking Lots

Many people don't like them because they're an eyesore, but truck terminals and container yards have become coveted assets for real estate investors, partly because of how hard it is to develop more of them.

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New Tactics In The Data Center Wars: Incentives, Moratoriums

A rising tide of public opposition and scrutiny of artificial intelligence has culminated in several states repealing tax incentives for data centers and one state enacting the nation's first moratorium, prompting developers to look for friendlier pastures.

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USCIS Delays Shouldn't Mean Detention For EB-5 Investors

Jun Li

Some EB-5 investors with pending petitions were recently detained amid a surge in immigration arrests, but when on... (more story)

CFPB Fair Lending Litigation Reveals Compliance Complexity

Timothy Ofak and Augustus Calabresi

A recent legal challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's fair lending amendments underscores continu... (more story)

Ensuring Eligibility For Data Center Sales Tax Breaks

Peter Lowy

As states compete to lure data centers, sales tax exemptions are an important component of many incentive packages... (more story)

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Amundsen Davis Sued For Malpractice Over Nobu Hotel Case

Amundsen Davis is facing a lawsuit in Illinois federal court from the romantic partner of a construction executive convicted of misusing millions intended for Chicago's Nobu Hotel, alleging the firm failed to ... (more story)

Cornerstone, Old Republic Partly Settle $9.8M Coverage Suit

A building products manufacturer has settled its coverage dispute with Old Republic Insurance Co., though its claims against Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co., seeking $9.8 million in coverage for def... (more story)

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4 Firms Guide $1.2B Self-Storage REIT Merger

Two real estate investment trusts sponsored by SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc. affiliates have agreed to a $1.2 billion all-stock merger that's being advised by Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Venable... (more story)

Surgery Partners Stake Sale Values Idaho Hospitals At $1.2B

Surgery Partners, an owner and operator of short-stay surgical facilities, said Friday it has reached a deal to sell its stake in two Idaho hospitals for nearly $800 million to Salt Lake City, Utah-based Intermountain Health.

Taxation With Representation: Kleinberg Kaplan, Baker Botts

In this week's Taxation With Representation, Brookfield Asset Management acquires Aypa Power from funds managed by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners, Brookfield and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board buy... (more story)

Cushman & Wakefield 401(k) Climate Risk Suit Shipped To Ill.

A proposed class action accusing commercial real estate services giant Cushman & Wakefield of mismanaging its 401(k) plan by including a fund that ignores climate change-related financial risks has been transf... (more story)

WDP, Argan To Create $14.8B European Logistics RE Giant

Belgian warehouse landlord WDP and French logistics real estate investment trust Argan have agreed to combine in a deal that will create one of Europe's largest logistics REITs, with a portfolio exceeding €13 ... (more story)

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2 Conservative Airbnb Investors Drop Proxy Bias Suit

Two right-leaning institutional investors that accused Airbnb of wrongly excluding their shareholder proposals from proxy materials have been allowed to quietly drop their lawsuit against the short-term rental business.

Fannie, Freddie Investors' $612M Trial Win Affirmed

The D.C. Circuit on Friday affirmed a $612 million jury verdict against the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, agreeing with a lower court's finding that the jury was provided with "am... (more story)

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Housing Law Backs New Models For Manufactured Housing

A newly passed federal law is making it possible to reimagine how manufactured housing is built in the U.S. Cozen O'Connor partner Thomas Casparian spoke with Law360 Real Estate Authority about the changes the... (more story)

NY AG Settles Illegal Eviction Claims With Property Manager

The Office of the New York State Attorney General has settled its illegal eviction claims against a Brooklyn-based property management company that owns or oversees more than 40 New York City properties with o... (more story)

Property Co. Fired Director Amid Cancer Diagnosis, Suit Says

The former director of operations for a property management company has alleged in a federal lawsuit that she was fired in the midst of finding out she had cancer, saying her ex-employer knew she might seek ac... (more story)

Housing Groups Sue Over HUD Grant Program Overhaul

Two fair housing groups asked a Massachusetts federal judge to block the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from slashing grants for a program to assist housing discrimination victims and funneli... (more story)

NYC OKs Proposals To Speed Up Permit Process, Land Sales

New York City's Commission on Government Efficiency voted on Thursday to advance five November ballot proposals that aim to speed up the process for selling off city-owned land, approving building permits, bui... (more story)