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NYC Energy Storage Guidance Clarifies Compliance Pathways

The New York City Department of Buildings’ recently issued bulletin provides long-awaited clarity on how battery s... (more story)

Takeaways From CFPB's Retreat On Immigrant Fair Lending

Practices discouraged under the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Justice Department's 2023 statement on th... (more story)

How New Texas Law Streamlines Eviction Proceedings

A recent legislative change to the Texas Property Code overhauls the state's eviction process and makes it more di... (more story)

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Md. Fights ICE Plans To Build Detention Facility

The Maryland attorney general's office has filed suit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, alleging plans to convert a warehouse in the state into a de... (more story)

Lender In Fla. High-Rise Dispute Says $70M Loan Wasn't 'Free'

A lender urged a Florida bankruptcy court on Wednesday to end an adversary proceeding alleging that it fraudulently induced the holder of a downtown Miami high-rise plot to accept the terms of a $70 million lo... (more story)

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Fried Frank Advises New FiDi Skyscraper HQ For AmEx

American Express announced a deal on Wednesday with developer Silverstein Properties and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to move its global headquarters from 200 Vesey Street to a forthcoming new... (more story)

CRE Finance Pro Joins Polsinelli's Denver Office

A commercial real estate attorney has come aboard Polsinelli PC's real estate practice group from Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC, bringing her expertise in navigating real estate finance matters on... (more story)

Judge Tosses Kucinich's Suit Over Browns' Stadium Move

An Ohio state court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by ex-Cleveland Mayor and former Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich against the city and the NFL's Cleveland Browns over the team's planned stadium move, r... (more story)

Sagard Buys And Leases Back Miami Sportfishing Co. HQ

Investment adviser Sagard Real Estate said Wednesday that it has acquired a light manufacturing facility and headquarters for custom sportfishing boat company SeaVee Boats in Miami.

Leading Hoteliers Project Ongoing Moderate Growth In 2026

As they delivered final reports on 2025 in recent earnings calls, leading hotel owners and operators said they are cautiously optimistic about a mostly positive trajectory extending into 2026, pointing to cont... (more story)

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BP Says Wash. 'Odors' Suit Smells No Better 2nd Time Around

BP Products North America Inc. again urged a Seattle federal judge to reject a putative class action over fumes from the petroleum company's Cherry Point Refinery in Blaine, Washington, arguing the two named p... (more story)

Judge Skeptical Of Bid To Toss FTC's Zillow, Redfin Case

A Virginia federal judge seemed skeptical on Wednesday as Zillow Group Inc. and Redfin Corp. pushed their bid to toss the Federal Trade Commission's case over an alleged agreement between the real estate listi... (more story)

EB-5 investment visa experts are facing down a series of looming deadlines for the program that introduce uncertainty and make long-term planning more difficult. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
EB-5 Experts Urge Deliberate Pace As Program Deadlines Loom

Although upcoming deadlines are casting uncertainty over the long-term future of the federal EB-5 investment visa program, industry experts said during an event Wednesday that the program is thriving — but the... (more story)

Justices Skeptical That Mich. Tax Sale Is Unconstitutional

U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical Wednesday that a Michigan county violated the U.S. Constitution when it took the title to a home over a tax debt, then sold the home at a low price and refunded onl... (more story)

HUD Attys Fight To Keep Fair Housing Suit Alive

Five attorneys with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development urged the District of Columbia federal court to not dismiss their suit accusing HUD of impeding the enforcement of fair housing laws by ... (more story)

Builders Lose Bids To Toss NJ Town's Suit, DQ Counsel

A New Jersey state judge refused to dismiss a municipality's challenge to a neighboring borough's controversial waterfront development and declined to disqualify O'Toole Scrivo LLC as plaintiffs' counsel, find... (more story)

Real Estate Group Of The Year: Dechert

Dechert LLP's work navigating large, complex deals in Canada and the Bahamas, as well as completing two mega-refinancings for "trophy towers" in Manhattan, helped the firm earn a spot as one of the 2025 Law360... (more story)