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Race Is On As California Housing Zoning Mandate Is Now Law

A California law that took effect Wednesday and aims to increase housing near transit hubs has many cities up and down the state scrambling as they wait to hear back on their proposals for exemptions or exclusions.

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Atty-Turned-Developer Helped Add Teeth To Fla. Housing Law

Amendments to Florida's landmark Live Local Act, signed into law Friday, could make it harder for municipalities to discriminate against affordable-housing projects. Lawyer-turned-developer Michael Wohl, who lobbied for changes to the law after years of litigation, explained why he thinks the new provisions could make a big difference in Florida’s efforts to improve housing affordability.

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Attys Welcome Housing Bill But Say It's Not An Overnight Fix

Attorneys focused on affordable housing say that bipartisan legislation to address housing affordability contains welcome tweaks to existing programs, but will not fundamentally change the market dynamics that place housing out of reach for many.

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8 Ways 2026's Market Divide Is Rewriting Real Estate Risk

Josephine Bahn and Jeffery Mullen

As construction activity increasingly concentrates in data centers, healthcare and other resilient sectors, real e... (more story)

A Calif. Law May Aid Homeowner Recovery After LA Fires

Keith Meyer and Kya Coletta

Reconstruction bottlenecks following the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires mean that certain homeowners insurance... (more story)

Tracking The Rare 'Quick Look' Win In FTC's Zillow-Redfin Suit

Mary Helen Wimberly and Sandhya Taneja

The Federal Trade Commission’s suit claiming that Zillow illegally paid Redfin to exit the apartment rental market... (more story)

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Polsinelli Real Estate Finance Atty Rejoins K&L Gates In SC

A Polsinelli PC shareholder who worked at K&L Gates LLP early in his career has returned to the firm as a finance partner in Charleston, South Carolina.

Butler Snow Relocates To $220M Ala. Mixed-Use Development

Butler Snow LLP said it has inked a lease for an office space at a $220 million mixed-use development underway in Huntsville, Alabama.

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Latham, Jones Day Guide $6B Hyperscale Data Center JV

Realty Income Corp., Cloud Capital and others have formed a hyperscale data center joint venture, advised by Latham & Watkins LLP and Jones Day, that's already agreed to acquire three Northern Virginia data ce... (more story)

Kirkland Hires Ropes & Gray Real Estate Partner

Kirkland & Ellis LLP said Tuesday it has hired a real estate partner who joins from Ropes & Gray LLP, continuing its real estate hiring spree.

Window Co. Wins $42.4M In W Hotel Mechanic's Lien Case

A company that provides exteriors for commercial buildings has been awarded $42.4 million for unpaid work and other costs in a lawsuit stemming from a Philadelphia Marriott construction project against a contr... (more story)

Atlanta's Ex-CNN Center Lands $56.4M C-PACE Loan For Redo

Commercial real estate-focused investment manager Peachtree Group said it has originated $56.4 million in commercial property assessed clean energy financing for the redevelopment of downtown Atlanta's former ... (more story)

NC Biz Court Bulletin: Rapid-Fire Rulings, Word Of Warning

Summer is heating up in North Carolina Business Court with a slew of recent rulings, including one greenlighting a data breach class action brought by current and former workers who allege Charlotte-based Boja... (more story)

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3 Firms Guide Fla. Land Deal For $85M Multifamily Project

Multifamily developer JPI has obtained a 15.7-acre piece of Central Florida land for an upcoming $85 million Class A multifamily community, in an acquisition steered by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Munsch Hardt ... (more story)

Willow Bridge Reaches DOJ Deal To End Price-Fixing Claims

Dallas-based residential property manager Willow Bridge Property Co. has become the latest to reach a settlement with authorities in a North Carolina federal lawsuit accusing a host of landlords of fixing apar... (more story)

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NYC Landlord Attorneys Decry Rent Freeze, Expect Challenge

After the mayor-appointed board that sets rent increases each year voted to freeze rents in New York City's 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, enacting a key portion of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's agenda, attorn... (more story)

After Tense Terms, Hints Of High Court Harmony With Circuits

Following several U.S. Supreme Court terms teeming with reversals and rebukes of lower appeals courts, the justices this term found fault less often with rulings by circuit judges, who are likely becoming bett... (more story)

The Moments That Shaped The Monsanto Decision

U.S. Supreme Court justices forged unusual alliances when they ruled a federal statute preempts claims Monsanto failed to warn consumers its Roundup weed killer may cause cancer. Oral arguments provided insigh... (more story)

The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term

When one of the U.S. Supreme Court's most talkative members suddenly struggled to speak, the atmosphere at oral arguments grew increasingly anxious — until the justice deadpanned that it was an advocate's gold... (more story)

The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term

The sharpest dissents this term often involved the president, and pitted conservative and liberal justices against each other on core constitutional issues and questions about the limits to executive power, wi... (more story)