Attorneys Break Down COPA Bill Poised To Pass In NYC
As a bill to give nonprofits the opportunity to buy some residential buildings is gaining momentum toward possible passage in the New York City Council this month, real estate attorneys are analyzing the policy's potentially far-reaching impact.
Moody's Says Funding Types Grow With Data Center Demand
Financing sources for data center projects are becoming more diverse as the number and size of such developments continue to grow, according to a report from analyst and credit rating agency Moody's.
How Energy Scarcity Is Changing Data Center Deals
Building digital infrastructure has become a high-stakes, complex game thanks to energy constraints and the pressure of having billions of dollars on the line, leading to tenser negotiations and to some developers building their own power plants, attorneys say.
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The Ninth Circuit on Thursday rejected Las Vegas hotel guests' request for the full appeals court to reconsider a panel's August ruling that threw out their proposed class action accusing the casino-hotel oper... (more story)
A Florida bankruptcy judge confirmed Thursday the Chapter 11 plan for the owners of a prized piece of land proposed for a high-rise construction along the skyline of downtown Miami that could be worth more tha... (more story)
Hawaii real estate investment company MW Group, San Francisco-headquartered real estate investment company DivcoWest and funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate have struck a $2.3 billion deal to take a H... (more story)
A Florida federal judge on Thursday granted the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's bid for an amended $32 million default judgment against three companies owned by two French half-brothers accused of mi... (more story)
Fintech lender Enova International said Thursday it plans to buy digital bank Grasshopper in a $369 million deal guided by Covington & Burling LLP, Squire Patton Boggs LLP and Hogan Lovells LLP.
The Federal Circuit on Thursday refused to revive a pair of computer font patents challenged by Duolingo Inc. and CoStar Realty Information Inc., backing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board findings that the pat... (more story)
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has launched a new group focused on private investment and mergers and acquisition opportunities by family offices.
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Climate perils have depressed home values in some of the riskiest real estate markets, as insurers charge homeowners more for coverage to make up for the cost of protecting against risks like hurricanes and fi... (more story)
The Federal Trade Commission filed suit Thursday in New York federal court to challenge a $725 million merger combining Loctite with Liquid Nails, arguing that joining "the clear top two brands of construction... (more story)
Rental industry analyst Yardi Matrix reports that multifamily rents and demand each sagged for the fourth straight month in November, a broad trend that visited cities both with and without new supply coming to market.
A Washington federal judge on Thursday appointed Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP and DiCello Levitt LLP as interim co-lead counsel over consolidated claims that Zillow paid kickbacks to brokers for referrals t... (more story)
A Delaware bankruptcy judge Thursday approved the Chapter 11 plan for the operator of the dormitories at eight Georgia public university campuses, overruling an objection to the claims releases in the plan
A housing nonprofit sued California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other parties in state court over government orders that blocked the construction of residential properties in certain areas hit by the January wildfires.
An affordable housing nonprofit in Atlanta has accused a Georgia law firm, attorney and their client in state court of lying and improperly blocking its attempt to sell townhomes it had developed, arguing that... (more story)