Two construction workers adjust vertical steel rebar rods while laying light gray concrete masonry unit blocks on a building site.

Incablocks Seek To Be Solution For Multiple Building Woes

A California-based company says its system of lightweight, interlocking concrete blocks could help address multiple challenges confronting the construction and real estate industries, from housing shortages to threats from hurricanes and wildfires.

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How Iran War Is Complicating Middle East Data Center Deals

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has not stopped data center investments in the region, but experts say force majeure clauses have come under a magnifying glass at the negotiating table.

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How The Fed's Rate Hike May Affect Real Estate

Real estate practitioners mostly downplayed the immediate impact that Wednesday's widely anticipated interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve will likely have on the industry, but they also noted the significant challenges that reinforced expectations for a "higher-for-longer" rate environment portends for financing and project advancement.

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PFAS Risks Require Due Diligence Beyond Compliance

Maribel Nicholson-Choice and Sven Kleinhans

While traditional environmental due diligence questions remain important, concern over perfluoroalkyl and polyfluo... (more story)

Wis. Coverage Ruling Rejects Strict Ensuing Loss Test

Alexander Hopkins

In Cincinnati Insurance v. Ropicky, the Wisconsin Supreme Court recently examined the relationship between an insu... (more story)

How Data Center Projects Can Navigate Wyo. Siting Process

Jeffrey Pope

As opposition to data center development grows nationwide, the way that Wyoming is handling the issue through its ... (more story)

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Cannabis Distributor Says Partner Denied Its $332K Stake

The manager of a Los Angeles cannabis cultivation facility seized an entire harvest without his business partner's permission, selling much of it until armed men raided the facility and took a significant port... (more story)

Fla. Panel Denies Standing For Partial Loss Of City Views

A Florida state appellate panel has affirmed a Tampa property owner's dismissal of a zoning lawsuit alleging a nearby building exceeded height standards, saying that a partial obstruction of city skyline views... (more story)

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JLL Finds NY Law Firms Jockeying For Top Office Space In '26

In New York, the biggest law firms so far this year have clamored to take as much top-quality office space as they can, contributing to a scarcity of trophy space as they seek to compete for talent, according to broker JLL. 

Genesis Settles Buyer Fight Ahead Of Sale Deadline

A Texas bankruptcy judge Monday congratulated Genesis Healthcare on reaching a deal resolving its dispute with the winning bidder for its 175 nursing homes in the leadup to its confirmation hearing set for Oct. 6.

Brixmor, Everview Team Up On $2.34B Grocery REIT Buy

Brixmor Property Group and private investment firm Everview Partners have agreed to acquire Canadian-listed Slate Grocery REIT in a transaction valued at about $2.34 billion, the companies said Monday, with at... (more story)

Healthcare REIT Sells $531M Facilities In Senior Living Pivot

National Healthcare Properties Inc. will sell almost all the remainder of its outpatient medical facilities for $531 million as it aims to finish transitioning exclusively to senior housing by the end of the y... (more story)

NYC Real Estate Week In Review

Sonnenschein Sherman and Milbank landed work on the largest New York City real estate deals that hit public records last week, with an $83.5 million Brooklyn deal leading the way.

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Arnold & Porter Guides BCB's $205M Sale Of Problem Loans

BCB Bancorp Inc. subsidiary BCB Community Bank, guided by Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, has agreed to sell off $205.3 million worth of problem loan portfolios to six buyers, the company announced.

'Survivor' Winner Asks 1st Circ. To Vacate $3.3M Tax Ruling

The First Circuit should vacate a Rhode Island federal court's $3.3 million tax judgment against the first "Survivor" winner, he told the appeals court, saying a senior U.S. district judge improperly refused t... (more story)

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Trump, Mamdani Vow To Build Affordable Housing In Queens

President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that their administrations will work together to build a 12,000-unit affordable housing project in Queens.

Renters Seek Final OK For $360M RealPage Antitrust Deals

Renter plaintiffs have told a Tennessee federal court to grant final approval for more than $359 million worth of settlements that aim to resolve their antitrust claims against multiple landlords accused of us... (more story)

X.AI Sued Over Memphis-Area Data Center Noise

Elon Musk's Colossus data centers and other xAI-operated facilities are "wreaking havoc" on Memphis-area communities, according to a federal lawsuit filed by homeowners who claim they are "plagued by excessive... (more story)

Holland & Knight Report: Housing Top Target Of CEQA Suits

More than a quarter of recent California Environmental Quality Act appeals have targeted Golden State housing projects, with residential projects accounting for the largest share of such litigation, according ... (more story)

Wilentz Goldman Adds Land Use, Real Estate Ace In NJ

Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer PA has hired ex-Prime Tuvel & Miceli partner Danielle N. Kinback to be a shareholder for its environmental, land use and redevelopment teams in New Jersey.