What's Next For Data Centers After Midterm Setbacks?

The new political landscape to emerge from last week's midterm elections could herald more oversight and slow data center development, but attorneys expressed optimism that deals will be done and could ultimately benefit local communities more.

Multifamily REIT Vivmark Looks To Ramp Up Development

Vivmark Residential is planning to increase its real estate development activity following the completed $69 billion AvalonBay Communities Inc. and Equity Residential merger that created the multifamily giant, executives told analysts on an earnings call.

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What They're Saying About Fla.'s New Property Tax Break

Florida voters pushed a controversial property tax break just over the finish line on Election Day despite warnings from local governments and police and firefighter associations that the proposal would eliminate billions of dollars used to fund public safety and other core services. Now comes the waiting period to see how local governments respond when they put their budgets together next year.

Expert Analysis

What To Know About New Proposed Opportunity Zone Regs

Jessica Millett and Caroline Koo

The Treasury and IRS recently released proposed regulations for the permanent extension of the opportunity zones program, with ...(read more)

How Power Grid Delays Are Reshaping Data Center Deals

Kathryn Furman, Steven Zavodnick and Jeffrey Brum

Texas' pause on permits while it studies data centers' effect on its electrical grid highlights the nationwide problem of years...(read more)

How NYC Consumer Bill Could Expand Private Claims

Brian Turetsky

New York City's proposed Power Act could expose companies to sweeping private claims under its prohibition on unfair, deceptive...(read more)

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Hoteliers Report Strong Q3, Weigh Portfolio Moves

Executives at leading hotel companies shared a number of insights on their approaches to their real estate holdings during recent earnings calls in which most reported strong third-quarter results.

Greenberg Traurig Helping With Miami Supertall Tower Project

Greenberg Traurig is representing a venture of Oak Row Equities, OKO Group and Mariposa Real Estate that's eyeing a 1,042-foot supertall tower in Miami and recently submitted a study request to the Federal Aviation Authori...(read more)

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South Florida's Office Market Stays Hot Even As Rivals Gain

Miami and the surrounding South Florida office market continues to exhibit strong momentum and future potential, according to fresh data as well as the accounts of leaders from several major corporate transplants who share...(read more)

Developer Says Data Center Campus Suit Isn't Moot

A developer urged a Michigan federal court on Tuesday to not toss its suit against a local city that has blocked the developer's data center campus plans, arguing that the suit shouldn't be dismissed, in part, because the ...(read more)

Trump Admin Still Can't Cut Trees At DC Golf Course

A D.C. federal judge issued a scathing order refusing to pause her injunction blocking the Trump administration from cutting down more trees at East Potomac Golf Course, rejecting the government's attempt to decouple the t...(read more)

Zacua Ventures Clinches 2nd Fund With $135M In Tow

Venture capital firm Zacua Ventures, which invests in the construction, manufacturing, energy, mining and infrastructure sectors, on Tuesday announced that it wrapped its second fund with $135 million in tow.

No 3rd Circ. Redo For Green Group Over Pa. Pipeline Permits

The Third Circuit won't grant an en banc rehearing to an environmental group's challenge to a pair of Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. pipeline projects in Pennsylvania, after ruling in October that the state's permittin...(read more)

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$9M Deal Settles Payment Fee Suit Against Mortgage Servicer

A North Carolina federal judge has approved a $9 million settlement reached between a mortgage servicer and a certified class of North Carolina borrowers over illegal processing fees for mortgage payments.

Michigan Judge Weighs RICO Claims In Tax Foreclosure Fight

A Michigan federal judge considered Tuesday whether to dismiss racketeering claims against a former mayor of the Wayne County city of Taylor who is accused of participating in a bribery scheme involving tax-foreclosed prop...(read more)

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Calif. Voters Reject Prop. 45 Fast-Tracking CEQA Reviews

Golden State voters have rejected the California Chamber of Commerce-backed Proposition 45, which would have limited reviews under the California Environmental Quality Act and allowed developers to fast-track most housing,...(read more)

Firm Must Face Suit For Including Atty Fees In Collection Bids

A New Jersey appellate court on Tuesday revived four lawsuits alleging that a state firm violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, finding that the firm attempted to collect attorney fees and filing fees along with ...(read more)

Judge Rejects Zillow's Redo Bid For Antitrust Suit Ruling

A Washington federal judge on Tuesday rejected Zillow Group Inc.'s reconsideration request for a prior ruling that refused to dismiss a proposed antitrust class action, which alleges that the property listing giant runs a ...(read more)

MVPs: Orrick's Young Lee And Matthew Neuringer

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP partners Young Lee and Matthew Neuringer have guided major projects in 2026, including the Federal Aviation Administration's multibillion-dollar modernization of its air traffic control an...(read more)

MVP: Simpson Thacher's Sam Rudik

Sam Rudik of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP helped advise Blackstone on financing for a $16 billion Oracle data center campus in Michigan and a $1.75 billion initial public offering for a data center investment vehicle, ea...(read more)