States Override Localities To Encourage Alt Housing Models
Alternative housing models — including accessory dwelling units, single-room occupancy dwellings and manufactured housing — could take a bite out of the housing affordability crisis. But first, states must overcome barriers erected by local governments.
Data Center Development Faces A Shortage On People Power
The competition for hard hat workers and specialized equipment for data centers is fiercer than ever, drawing resources away from other sectors and creating challenges for industrial developers, according to a Duane Morris construction attorney.
Why Insurance Capital Is Courting REITs
Private equity firms are looking to invest in joint ventures with real estate investment trusts in order to put some of their vast sum of insurance capital to work.
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In early 2025, Primestor Development was roughly half a decade into the planning process for a $300 million mixed-use project in Southern California that was primed to include a large modular residential compo... (more story)
Paul Hastings LLP announced Monday that it has tapped a New York partner from Ropes & Gray LLP to co-chair its investment funds and private capital team.
Real estate investment trusts raised approximately $10 billion via capital offerings in the first quarter of 2026, a slight decline from the prior year, even as mergers and acquisitions activity sped up, per a... (more story)
A Florida federal judge Friday warned that he will not allow any new or revised demonstratives for a trial beginning Monday in a suit by children who blame their birth defects on Lockheed Martin's chemical han... (more story)
A commercial landlord and property manager must pay $1.7 million to a brokerage firm, despite their claims that it was not the one who landed Green Thumb Industries as a tenant, a New Jersey appeals court rule... (more story)
Embattled Florida real estate company MV Realty agreed to pay $4.5 million to end a lawsuit from the North Carolina attorney general accusing it of using shady business practices to lock homeowners into decade... (more story)
New York and its Department of Motor Vehicles urged the Second Circuit on Friday to order the U.S. Department of Transportation to restore a $73.5 million highway funding package that the federal government ca... (more story)
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Becoming a victim of its own success, Florida has seen recent rapid growth, especially at the wealthier end of the spectrum, spawning affordability challenges for many residents. The dichotomy has been particu... (more story)
Land use, policy and deal-side attorneys are mulling recent efforts by the White House and Congress to increase the country's housing supply. Here, Law360 Real Estate Authority shares what experts think of the... (more story)
The Miami Association of Realtors on Monday announced plans to merge with the Broward, Palm Beach & St. Lucie Realtors, noting that the move would create the largest local Realtor association in the world.
As President Donald Trump and Congress turn increased attention to tackling the nation's housing affordability crisis, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner, whose agency serv... (more story)
A 21-year-old founder of an artificial intelligence startup posed as a licensed real estate appraiser to gain access to a residential appraisal software company's data collection tool and share it with his own... (more story)
A Ninth Circuit panel declined Friday to resurrect a Washington developer's lawsuit accusing Whatcom County officials of violating its constitutional rights by scaling back a housing development plan, concludi... (more story)
Canandaigua National Corp. has urged the Second Circuit to overturn a Federal Reserve Board decision that denied the community bank's request to introduce a cash guarantee program for homebuyers, arguing the a... (more story)