Expert Analysis

How Shift In Ohio Foreclosure Appeals Alters Lenders' Risk

In a series of recent decisions, the Ohio Supreme Court changed who bears the risk of an erroneous foreclosure jud... (more story)

Preventing HOA Bias After Wash. Ruling Highlights Risk

Because homeowners nationwide can now draw on precedent from a recent Washington state appellate decision holding ... (more story)

Tracking The 2027 Va. Bills That May Tighten Data Center Regs

Data center developers and operators should monitor Virginia legislation responding to the state's new data center... (more story)

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2 Firms Advise $130M Loan For Brooklyn Apartment Project

Developer Tavros Holdings closed on a $130.2 million mortgage at the site of a 260-unit Brooklyn residential project in a deal advised by Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein LLP and Day Pitney LLP.

Telecom Shareholders Aim To Toss Award Over Arbitrator Bias

Majority shareholders of a Central and South American telecommunications tower business fighting a $300 million arbitration award they were ordered to pay to the minority shareholders of that business have tol... (more story)

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Property Tax Break Tops RE Questions Facing Fla. Voters

Real estate matters will factor into Florida voters' decision-making on Election Day, most prominently over a proposal to amend state property tax law but also in several other state and local questions that c... (more story)

Office Snapshot: O'Melveny's Bespoke Houston Shop

More than four years after launching its third Texas location in Houston, O'Melveny & Myers LLP has set up a permanent downtown office in a custom two-floor space designed to accommodate its growing roster in Space City.

Report Predicts Opportunities, No Easy Path For Real Estate

A broad survey of real estate professionals is projecting the industry will emerge next year from the fog of uncertainty generated by recent interest rates volatility, tariffs and geopolitical tensions but fin... (more story)

State Dept. Owes $461M For Work During COVID, Builder Says

Trump administration officials reneged on the U.S. Department of State's agreement to pay an Alabama-based construction giant for cost overruns while it continued working on a dozen embassy projects during the... (more story)

Interior Says Records Order Not Needed For Golf Course Suit

The U.S. Interior Department told a D.C. federal judge Wednesday there's no need to order it to retain records on East Potomac Golf Course tree removals or makeover plans in a case where its assertions have of... (more story)

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Philly Property Owner Can't Get Retroactive Relief, Court Says

A Philadelphia property owner isn't eligible for retroactive relief for his real estate tax abatement that he failed to timely file for, a Pennsylvania state court found.

CFPB Faces 2nd Suit Over Bid To 'Erase' Fair Lending Rules

One of the nation's oldest civil rights groups Thursday sued to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent rollback of longstanding federal protections against lending discrimination, widening ... (more story)

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Trudeau Urges Gov't Role In Easing Housing Crisis

Headlining the Urban Land Institute's annual meeting in Miami Beach, Florida, former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that government has a critical role to play in addressing the housing cri... (more story)

Homebuyers Defend Third Zillow Suit Over Loan Kickbacks

A group of homebuyers urged a Washington federal judge to uphold a third amended complaint alleging Zillow paid kickbacks to brokers who steered homebuyers to use the company's mortgage services, driving up th... (more story)

Landlord's Suit Over Seattle Tenant Laws Revived On Appeal

A Washington Court of Appeals panel has reinstated a real estate company's challenge to a string of Seattle landlord-tenant laws, finding the firm has adequately detailed how the contested ordinances stunted i... (more story)

Zillow To Pay $212M To Exit Investors' Home-Flipping Suit

Zillow told a federal judge in Washington state Wednesday the company has agreed to settle an investor class action accusing it of hiding problems with its now-shuttered home buying business, agreeing to pay $... (more story)

Homebuilder Sues Subcontractors In Fla. Seminole Tribe Case

Lennar Homes LLC has roped dozens of subcontractors into the Seminole Tribe of Florida's lawsuit over construction defects in more than 550 homes built for its members, arguing that if Lennar is held liable, i... (more story)