Expert Analysis

Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: April Lessons

In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy identifies practice tips from three ... (more story)

How Developers Can Leverage The New Markets Tax Credit

An increased regulatory focus on affordable housing raises important legal considerations for structuring transact... (more story)

5 Takeaways From Capital Proposals For Community Banks

While much commentary has centered on how federal regulators' proposed capital overhaul would affect the biggest b... (more story)

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NYC Building Goes Into Ch. 11 To Avoid Foreclosure Sale

A New York company connected to a local property manager filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition for its five-story, mixed-use building in downtown Manhattan, heading off a foreclosure sale that had been schedu... (more story)

Antitrust Suit Targets CoStar Noncompetes, Cross-Post Limits

CoStar Group faces a lawsuit in Virginia federal court alleging that the real estate information service has for years sought to prevent cross-listings by customers and shut out would-be competitors through ac... (more story)

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Whistleblower Suit Alleges Wells Fargo Inflated CMBS Income

A whistleblower lawsuit unsealed this week in New York state Supreme Court accused Wells Fargo of inflating income of underlying properties across numerous commercial mortgage-backed securities loans it pooled... (more story)

Trump Plan To Remake DC Golf Course Is In Rough Legal Shape

President Donald Trump's plans to renovate a public Washington, D.C., golf course and turn it into a championship venue faces strong legal headwinds as experts say the administration skipped several regulatory... (more story)

KC Moves Closer To Approving $1.9B Ballpark Plan For Royals

Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas announced the city's Parks and Recreation Board of Commissioners had authorized a plan that would help the Royals baseball team build a new $1.9 billion stadium downtown.

U.S. Says It Will Stay Out Of Calif. Monument Venue Dispute

The U.S. Department of the Interior won't weigh in on whether a dispute between a miner, tribal nations and conservation groups over the Chuckwalla National Monument's establishment in California should stay i... (more story)

Enviro Groups Back Garden State's Bid To Block ICE Facility

A coalition of environmental groups and community residents asked a New Jersey federal court for permission to file an amicus brief supporting the Garden State's bid to halt the conversion of a warehouse to a ... (more story)

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Pa. Gov. Says Neighbors' Land Dispute Belongs In State Court

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit arising from a property dispute with his neighbors over a strip of land between their homes, arguing that the suit was canceled out... (more story)

Mortgage Co. Says Vets' Fraud Scheme Claims Distort Truth

Veterans United Home Loans told a Missouri federal judge that a proposed class action alleging the company directs veterans toward expensive mortgages fails to show the homebuyers were prevented from consideri... (more story)

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Carmel Partners Closes Multifamily Fund With $1.35B Raised

Carmel Partners managed to raise $1.35 billion for its U.S. multifamily real estate fund, which has been used to buy nine properties, the real estate investment management company announced Tuesday.

Hochul, Mamdani Pitch Tax On 2nd Homes In NYC

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a proposal Wednesday for a pied-à-terre tax on second homes in the city valued at $5 million or more as state lawmakers hammer out a budget.

NJ Towns Urge 3rd Circ. To Revive Suit Over Housing Law

A group of New Jersey municipalities and elected officials told the Third Circuit they have Article III standing for their tossed suit against the state government over a 2024 law that they claim unfairly forc... (more story)

Landlord Wants Out Of Fraud Claim In NJ AG's RealPage Suit

A New Jersey landlord is urging a federal court to revisit part of a March decision and dismiss claims against it under a state consumer fraud statute amid the New Jersey attorney general's antitrust suit agai... (more story)

Penn National Says No Coverage In Property Sale Fraud Suit

Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. told a North Carolina federal judge it should have no duty to indemnify a businessowner policyholder accused in an underlying lawsuit of knowingly hiding a w... (more story)