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Breaking Down Expense Allocation In Mixed-Use Properties

Rapid increases in condominium fees and special assessments, driven by multiple factors such as rising insurance c... (more story)

Can OCC State Banking Law Preemption Survive The Courts?

While two December proposals from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency seek to foreclose pending consumer... (more story)

3 Key Ohio Financial Services Developments From 2025

Ohio's banking and financial services sector saw particularly notable developments in 2025, including a significan... (more story)

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Weil, Latham Advise Data Center Parts Builder's $1.5B IPO

Minnesota-based data center and industrial parts builder Forgent Power Solutions raised $1.5 billion after it began trading Thursday, with advice from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP.

CREXi Fights Bid To Disqualify Quinn Emanuel In CoStar IP Suit

Commercial real estate platform CREXi has urged a California federal judge to let it keep Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP as its counsel as it fights CoStar's accusations of copyright infringement, sayin... (more story)

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Blackstone Optimistic On AI, Warehouses, Apartments In 2026

Executives at Blackstone Inc. said during its quarterly call with analysts to discuss financial results that while parts of the real estate sector are still sluggish, the company is confident in the long-term ... (more story)

Eversheds Sutherland Hires Paul Hastings Trial Pro

Eversheds Sutherland announced that it has added a partner to its litigation practice group, who joins the firm from Paul Hastings LLP fresh off the heels of guiding Prologis Inc. through a three-month jury tr... (more story)

Real Estate Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP guided Blackstone through its $16.2B acquisition of AirTrunk and $4 billion acquisition of a grocery-focused real estate investment trust, cementing the firm's spot among the 202... (more story)

Construction Group Of The Year: Greenberg Traurig

Delivering major litigation wins coast-to-coast while negotiating more than $2.5 billion in construction contracts, Greenberg Traurig LLP earned a selection as one of the 2025 Law360 Construction Groups of the Year.

Donahue Fitzgerald Adds Fennemore Craig Real Estate Atty

East Bay law firm Donahue Fitzgerald LLP said it has hired an Oakland, California-based Fennemore Craig PC attorney as a partner in its real estate group.

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Gov't Pushes For Greystar Antitrust Settlement Approval

The federal government pushed back against public comments that criticized its proposed antitrust settlement with landlord Greystar Management Services LLC, telling a North Carolina federal court Wednesday to ... (more story)

Fla. Senate Advances Bill Endorsing Neighborhood ADUs

The Florida Senate on Wednesday unanimously advanced a bill directing local governments to allow homeowners to build accessory dwelling units, such as garage apartments or guesthouses, in all single-family res... (more story)

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Zillow Says Home Values, Mortgage Payments Are Dropping

The value of U.S. housing declined in January for the sixth straight month and lower mortgage rates led to an 8.4% year-over-year decrease in the costs of monthly mortgage payments, according to a report poste... (more story)

Pa. Co.'s Housing Found Tax-Exempt Under New Charity Test

A clarification to Pennsylvania's charity exemption test by the state Supreme Court did not change the exempt status of properties owned by a group that offers low-income housing, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth... (more story)

FTC Defends Case Over Zillow-Redfin Rental Ads Pact

The Federal Trade Commission is defending its antitrust case challenging a partnership between Zillow Group Inc. and Redfin Corp., telling a Virginia federal court the pact is a clear agreement between the com... (more story)

Real Estate Atty Can't Duck Meddling Claims, NC Justices Told

A property owner told North Carolina's top court that a real estate attorney can't skirt allegations he helped meddle in an ownership dispute over a parcel of land in Charlotte, saying her tort claims against ... (more story)

Keller Williams To Pay $20M To Settle Antitrust Claims

Keller Williams Realty has agreed to pay $20 million to resolve claims that it participated in a decades-long conspiracy to fix real estate broker commissions and inflate home prices, according to a proposed c... (more story)