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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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Genesis JV Partner Can Take Ch. 11 Stay Challenge To 5th Cir.

A company that formed a real estate joint venture with bankrupt nursing home operator Genesis Healthcare can directly appeal a Texas bankruptcy judge's ruling on the scope of Chapter 11's automatic stay, the F... (more story)

Aurora Care Group Sues Over Block Of $8.5M Property Sale

An Aurora-based care facility claimed in a Colorado state court lawsuit Wednesday that a nonprofit elder care group spiked the $8.5 million sale of a building by enforcing expired or unenforceable provisions f... (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)

Fed's Bowman Says Basel Redo Coming By End Of March

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman told senators Thursday that federal regulators plan to release a reworked Basel III endgame proposal in the next month, stressing that relaxing the ca... (more story)

Fifth Third Bank Pursues $80M From Texas Developer

Fifth Third Bank has sued a San Antonio real estate developer in Texas federal court for more than $80 million, seeking to invoke guaranties on two troubled construction loans after the borrowing entities defa... (more story)

Judge Won't Block Trump's White House Ballroom Project

A District of Columbia federal judge rejected a historical preservation nonprofit's bid to temporarily block President Donald J. Trump's plans to turn the White House's East Wing into a ballroom, ruling on Thu... (more story)

IRS Wrongly Backs Easement Valuation, 11th Circ. Told

The IRS wrongly backed a legal error by the U.S. Tax Court in calculating the value of a Georgia conservation easement, a partnership told the Eleventh Circuit in trying to reclaim its $33 million tax deductio... (more story)

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NC Lawyer Gets At Least 4 Years For Real Estate Fraud

An Asheville, North Carolina, attorney has been convicted of charges related to real estate fraud and sentenced to at least 4 years in prison after prosecutors alleged he conspired with two others to steal pro... (more story)

Homebuyers Aim To Block 'Egregious' Deal In Related Case

Homebuyers asked an Illinois federal judge to block an allegedly inadequate settlement attorneys in a related antitrust case reached with one of the real estate firms they're suing, saying allowing their claim... (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)

Insurance Industry Still On Alert After Tariff Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs was an overall positive for the insurance industry. Experts say elevated prices could still lead to higher claims costs and premiums.

Student Housing Rents Falling For 2026 School Year

Student housing preleasing activity for the 2026 to 2027 school year has seen a continued price deceleration, with rents in January down 0.2% from prices recorded in January 2025, per a report from Yardi Matrix.

NC Judge 'Outraged' At Charlotte Housing Authority After Trial

A North Carolina federal judge on Thursday said he was "outraged" at Charlotte's public housing authority for seemingly operating without regard for federal regulations, according to testimony he heard during ... (more story)

Knightvest Capital Buys Texas Mid-Rise Community

Knightvest Capital has bought a 316-unit Houston mid-rise community that the multifamily investment firm has renamed and plans to renovate, the company announced Thursday.