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The Firms Advising On Recent University Housing Bond Deals

Fall 2026 is the start of what colleges and universities have for years been calling the demographic cliff — 18 years after the birth rate dropped during the Great Recession. Law360 Real Estate Authority reviewed recent student housing project activity, via bond financings, and the law firms involved.

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These Firms Have Guided Top Higher Ed Real Estate Projects

In tandem with the start of the fall 2026 semester, Law360 Real Estate Authority takes a look at the 10 largest ongoing nonresidential higher ed real estate projects and the law firms and lawyers that have been assisting.

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Debevoise Real Estate Chair On Following Where Clients Lead

Edward M. Rishty, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP who became chair of the firm's real estate group earlier this month, recently spoke to Law360 Real Estate Authority about his practice priorities, trends he's seeing in the market, and his family's special connection with the industry.

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What Nonbank Lenders Should Watch In 'Open Banking' Redo

Kara Ward

Nonbank mortgage lenders should prepare for several key changes in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's anti... (more story)

Banks Face Lighter CRA Burdens Under Regulators' Proposal

James Williams

Banking regulators' recently proposed rule to redo the framework under the Community Reinvestment Act would materi... (more story)

Early Action Can Benefit Distressed Restaurant Franchisees

Christopher Caplinger

As rising costs put increased pressure on restaurants, as evidenced by recent bankruptcy filings by Popeyes, Farme... (more story)

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Determined To Expand, Law Firms Face Tight Office Market

Law firms are finding new ways to expand their office space, since finding sufficient space is proving to be a challenge in desirable areas such as Manhattan, where the top-tier office market has now fully recovered.

Calif. Private Fund Execs Charged In $80M Ponzi-Like Scheme

Executives of a California-based loan origination business and its affiliates were hit with securities violations and criminal charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Attorney's Off... (more story)

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Pondering New Life For Miami Courthouse On Auction Block

Amid the new towers reshaping Miami's skyline, one of the city's most prominent buildings is looking for its second act, as bids close this Friday in an auction for the shuttered Miami-Dade Courthouse. Law360 ... (more story)

Interior Board Stays BLM Data Center Approval In Nevada

A U.S. Department of the Interior appeals board said Tuesday that environmental groups are likely to show that officials violated the National Environmental Policy Act when they used a review completed for a s... (more story)

Hotel Cos. Owe For Stalled Arbitration Costs, Fla. Judge Says

A Florida federal judge denied a request by two Spanish companies to avoid interest on an arbitration award involving missed rental payments to a Panamanian hotel-casino operator during the COVID-19 pandemic, ... (more story)

7 Brew's $143M Bid Tops Dutch Bros. In Salad Chain Ch. 11

Coffee chain 7 Brew emerged as the top bidder for 73 of drive-thru chain Salad and Go's leases with a $143 million offer, besting competitor Dutch Bros.' stalking horse bid of $105 million for 65 leases, couns... (more story)

First Tenants Signed For Ft. Lauderdale Mass-Timber Office

Hines and Urban Street Development on Tuesday revealed the first office leases for their upcoming T3 FAT Village mass-timber office building taking shape in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with GXO Logistics and CBI... (more story)

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REIT Pays $200M For 4-Site Minn. Senior Housing Portfolio

Senior housing and healthcare-focused real estate investment trust LTC Properties said Wednesday that it has acquired four senior housing properties in Minnesota for $200 million.

Servicer Says Borrowers Weren't Harmed By Warning Letters

Housing loan servicer Selene Finance LP says a North Carolina federal court should end a proposed class action alleging the company sent false and deceptive notices about defaults, arguing the suit fails to de... (more story)

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JLL Guides $856M Financing For Boston Mixed-Use Tower

Developer Millennium Parters has secured $856 million in total financing from Morgan Stanley, Barclays and Nuveen Green Capital for a Class A office and luxury residential tower that is the tallest building in... (more story)

8th Circ. Backs $110M Deal For NAR Broker Fees Suit

The Eighth Circuit sided against class action settlement objectors Tuesday and affirmed $110.6 million worth of settlements in antitrust class actions alleging the National Association of Realtors and brokerag... (more story)

4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In August

Three fertility doctors defeated claims they violated a nonsolicitation agreement, while a consulting company failed in its effort to amend a four-year-old contract suit that has already been extensively litig... (more story)

Calif. Panel Signals SF Vacancy Tax Is Barred By State Law

A California state appeals court panel appeared primed Tuesday to strike down San Francisco's tax on vacant residential units, as a justice repeatedly cast doubt on the city's claims that the levy isn't preemp... (more story)

Insurer Can't Dodge Wire Fraud Coverage, Ala. Judge Says

Lenders are entitled to coverage for losses from a closing agent falling victim to wire fraud in mortgage refinancing transactions, an Alabama magistrate judge said Monday, finding that an exclusion barring co... (more story)