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CFPB Rule Recalibrates Fair Lending Compliance

A close reading of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new final rule on fair lending enforcement reveals a... (more story)

Legal Risks Rise As Construction-Site Drone Use Soars

Construction companies using drones face mounting legal risks as Federal Aviation Administration compliance requir... (more story)

Assessing Material Adverse Event Clauses Amid Iran Conflict

As deals signed before the current Middle East conflict come under pressure, determinations over material adverse ... (more story)

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NYC Loft Owner Closes Stormy Ch. 11 With Sale To Lender

A New York bankruptcy judge Tuesday gave the owner of a Manhattan loft permission to hand the property over to its mortgage lender and wind down its business, and congratulated the parties for concluding a con... (more story)

NJ, ICE Pause Fight Over Planned Immigrant Detention Center

The state of New Jersey and one of its municipalities on Tuesday temporarily paused their bid to block a planned immigration detention center after reaching an agreement with federal officials that halts most ... (more story)

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It's A Landlord's Market At Last, Office REITs Say

As New York's office market notched its best first quarter for leasing in more than a decade, office owners said they're seeing demand return to cities such as San Francisco and Chicago as well as Class B buil... (more story)

Davis Polk Guides $386M Securitization For Telecom Owner

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised wireless infrastructure company TowerPoint Infrastructure Partners on a recent $386 million oversubscribed securitization of its assets in the U.S. to support debt refinancing... (more story)

Chamberlain Hrdlicka Adds Real Estate Litigator In Houston

Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry announced Monday that an experienced real estate litigator who spent the last 15 years as a solo practitioner has joined the firm's Houston office as a shareholder.

Senate Puts Warsh On Track To Replace Powell As Fed Chair

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Trump nominee Kevin Warsh to a board seat at the Federal Reserve, moving him one step closer to taking over from Jerome Powell as chairman of the central bank.

Ex-Tannenbaum Construction Co-Chair Joins Jones Day

Jones Day announced on Tuesday the hiring of a former co-chair of the construction and design practice group at New York law firm Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP as a partner in its real estate practice.

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Mamdani Pitches New York Budget With Tax On 2nd Homes

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a budget plan Tuesday that seeks to tax high-value second homes in the city, a proposal that will require the approval of state lawmakers, who are locked in protract... (more story)

Zillow Fights Buyers' Effort To Revise Home Loan Lawsuit

Zillow told a Washington federal court that homebuyers should not be allowed to amend their complaint alleging the real estate platform used its market dominance to inflate costs nationwide, arguing the late c... (more story)

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Multifamily REIT Execs Expect Steady, Gradual Lease Growth

Multifamily real estate investment trust executives told investors in recent earnings calls that they don't believe 2026 leasing activity will mimic the muted seasonal curve seen during the prior year thanks t... (more story)

Australia Aims to Curb Property Loss Tax Deductions

The Australian government plans to implement measures aimed at limiting tax deductions in situations where interest expenses tied to rental properties exceed related income, which will raise 3.6 billion Austra... (more story)

Invitation Homes Pays CLO To Delay Planned Retirement

Invitation Homes said Mark Solls, the company's chief legal officer, agreed to remain in his position and take an additional compensation package, deferring his previous plan to retire by the end of the year.

Zillow Aims To Tear Down CoStar's Property Photo Rights Suit

Zillow urged a Seattle federal judge to throw out a mass copyright lawsuit from rival CoStar over tens of thousands of property photos, arguing that its automated handling of user-uploaded images does not cons... (more story)

Watergate Office, Multifamily Sites Included In Elme Sell-Off

Real estate investment trust Elme Communities said Monday that it has sold the Watergate 600 office building in Washington, D.C., along with four other multifamily properties for a combined $252.7 million as t... (more story)