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After FTC Deal, Invitation Homes' Problems Persist In Phoenix

Following an FTC settlement, the corporate landlord last year was still more likely than independently owned landlords in Maricopa County to file evictions, and it even eclipsed its 2022 and 2023 filing rates. Tenants say fee and maintenance problems have also continued.

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Real Estate Investors' Latest Craze? Truck Parking Lots

Many people don't like them because they're an eyesore, but truck terminals and container yards have become coveted assets for real estate investors, partly because of how hard it is to develop more of them.

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New Tactics In The Data Center Wars: Incentives, Moratoriums

A rising tide of public opposition and scrutiny of artificial intelligence has culminated in several states repealing tax incentives for data centers and one state enacting the nation's first moratorium, prompting developers to look for friendlier pastures.

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USDA, Treasury Moves May Widen Agricultural Deal Scrutiny

Robert Green

Two agency actions that identify weaknesses in the government’s foreign investment screening architecture signal a... (more story)

From Order To Regulation: How EOs Are Reshaping Banking

Jonathan Kolodziej

The pattern of regulatory activity emerging in the wake of the Trump administration's first 18 months of executive... (more story)

USCIS Delays Shouldn't Mean Detention For EB-5 Investors

Jun Li

Some EB-5 investors with pending petitions were recently detained amid a surge in immigration arrests, but when on... (more story)

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Fertilizer Biz Asks Justices To Reverse Idaho Tribal Land Swap

An Idaho agribusiness is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to undo a Ninth Circuit decision that invalidated a U.S. Department of the Interior land transfer over tribal concerns of contamination from a planned fer... (more story)

EOS Lends $140M To Refinance Fla., Colo. Hotel Portfolio

New York-based EOS Investors on Monday said its hospitality lending arm provided $140 million to refinance a portfolio of three hotels in Colorado and Florida owned by a KSL Capital Partners affiliate.

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4 Firms Guide $1.2B Self-Storage REIT Merger

Two real estate investment trusts sponsored by SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc. affiliates have agreed to a $1.2 billion all-stock merger that's being advised by Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Venable... (more story)

Long Beach Hotel Renovation Co. Inks $80M Deal With Lender

An entity used to renovate a century-old Long Beach, California, hotel reached an $80.8 million settlement with a New York lender in federal bankruptcy court after filing for Chapter 11 protection last fall.

NYC Real Estate Week In Review

Patterson Belknap and Lavian LLP landed work on two of the largest New York City real estate deals that became public last week, with a pair of residential trades topping the list.

Brookfield, Nvidia Commit $10B To Korea AI Expansion

Korean internet company Naver is set to receive $9 billion from investment manager Brookfield and $1 billion from artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia as part of an AI infrastructure push announced during ... (more story)

No Prison For Ex-COO In $284M Ariz. Sports Park Bond Fraud

A Manhattan federal judge on Friday declined to sentence the former chief operating officer of a massive Arizona sports complex to prison over his role in a $284 million bond fraud scheme orchestrated by the p... (more story)

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Long Island Castle Operator Says It Has Potential Ch. 11 Buyer

The owner of a century-old mansion turned hotel and event venue told a New York bankruptcy judge on Monday that it is in talks with a buyer for the property with an offer that would repay creditors in full and... (more story)

Wash., Hayden Homes Reach $1.6M Deal To End Fee Claims

Hayden Homes LLC and affordable housing-focused nonprofit lender First Story agreed to pay more than $1.6 million to settle Washington state's claims that they charged home sellers illegal private transfer fee... (more story)

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Housing Law Backs New Models For Manufactured Housing

A newly passed federal law is making it possible to reimagine how manufactured housing is built in the U.S. Cozen O'Connor partner Thomas Casparian spoke with Law360 Real Estate Authority about the changes the... (more story)

Mass. Board Rejects Homeowner's Effort To Cut Valuation

A Massachusetts homeowner's sales comparison analysis fell short of the proof needed to lower her property's tax valuation, the state's Appellate Tax Board said in a decision released Monday.

2 Conservative Airbnb Investors Drop Proxy Bias Suit

Two right-leaning institutional investors that accused Airbnb of wrongly excluding their shareholder proposals from proxy materials have been allowed to quietly drop their lawsuit against the short-term rental business.

Fannie, Freddie Investors' $612M Trial Win Affirmed

The D.C. Circuit on Friday affirmed a $612 million jury verdict against the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, agreeing with a lower court's finding that the jury was provided with "am... (more story)

NY AG Settles Illegal Eviction Claims With Property Manager

The Office of the New York State Attorney General has settled its illegal eviction claims against a Brooklyn-based property management company that owns or oversees more than 40 New York City properties with o... (more story)