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Race Is On As California Housing Zoning Mandate Is Now Law

A California law that took effect Wednesday and aims to increase housing near transit hubs has many cities up and down the state scrambling as they wait to hear back on their proposals for exemptions or exclusions.

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Atty-Turned-Developer Helped Add Teeth To Fla. Housing Law

Amendments to Florida's landmark Live Local Act, signed into law Friday, could make it harder for municipalities to discriminate against affordable-housing projects. Lawyer-turned-developer Michael Wohl, who lobbied for changes to the law after years of litigation, explained why he thinks the new provisions could make a big difference in Florida’s efforts to improve housing affordability.

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Attys Welcome Housing Bill But Say It's Not An Overnight Fix

Attorneys focused on affordable housing say that bipartisan legislation to address housing affordability contains welcome tweaks to existing programs, but will not fundamentally change the market dynamics that place housing out of reach for many.

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What Ex-CFPB Head's Calif. Role May Foretell For Oversight

Benjamin Chapin, John Wells and Michael Mongan

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's selection of former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra to l... (more story)

New Colo. Retainage Bonds Shift Construction Power Balance

Daniel Miktus and Steven Paletz

A new Colorado law that can force property owners and developers to accept bonds from contractors in lieu of tradi... (more story)

8 Ways 2026's Market Divide Is Rewriting Real Estate Risk

Josephine Bahn and Jeffery Mullen

As construction activity increasingly concentrates in data centers, healthcare and other resilient sectors, real e... (more story)

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Minn. Tax Court Weighs Tower Sale Prices In Value Dispute

The Minnesota Tax Court will consider recent purchase prices for the Wells Fargo Center in Minneapolis, along with a discounted cash flow analysis, in a hundred-million-dollar tax valuation dispute over the office tower.

3 Firms Guide MasTec's $1.7B Acquisition Of Superior Group

MasTec, a Coral Gables, Florida-based engineering and construction company, said it has reached a deal to buy The Superior Group, an Ohio-based, data center infrastructure-focused electrical contractor, for $1.7 billion.

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Latham, Jones Day Guide $6B Hyperscale Data Center JV

Realty Income Corp., Cloud Capital and others have formed a hyperscale data center joint venture, advised by Latham & Watkins LLP and Jones Day, that's already agreed to acquire three Northern Virginia data ce... (more story)

NJ Office Buildings Finding Second Life As Housing, JLL Says

More and more "outdated" and "underutilized" New Jersey office properties are being converted into affordable housing and other developments due to quotas and shifting market demands, according to a report fro... (more story)

NYC Real Estate Week In Review

King & Spalding LLP picked up work on the two largest New York City real estate deals that hit public records last week, a busy period that saw 14 trades above $20 million become public, despite the observance... (more story)

PGIM Gets $98M For South Fla. Office Portfolio

A trio of companies has purchased a three-property, 365,000-square-foot South Florida office portfolio from PGIM for $97.8 million and plans to spend more than $30 million on renovations.

What They're Saying About Fla. Real Estate At 2026's Midpoint

Florida has experienced its share of real estate boom and bust cycles over the years, but while the first half of 2026 fell short of the recent past, attorneys and other industry experts say the state appears ... (more story)

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FTC Can't Get Zillow-Redfin Deal Held Illegal Before Trial

A Virginia federal judge refused in a bench ruling Wednesday to limit Zillow and Redfin's ability to defend a rental listings syndication deal the Federal Trade Commission says was a $100 million payoff for Re... (more story)

Judge Limits Wayne County Surplus Property Tax Settlements

Former property owners seeking surpluses from Wayne County tax foreclosure proceedings got a partial restriction of the county's settlement practices when a Michigan federal judge ruled Tuesday that former own... (more story)

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NYC Landlord Attorneys Decry Rent Freeze, Expect Challenge

After the mayor-appointed board that sets rent increases each year voted to freeze rents in New York City's 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, enacting a key portion of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's agenda, attorn... (more story)

Property Biz Says Tenant Fees Were Disclosed Upfront

A national property management company urged a Colorado federal court to toss a proposed class action accusing it of charging tenants more than $2.6 million a year in unauthorized "junk fees," arguing the form... (more story)

Dream Finders Raises Beazer Buyout Offer To $875M

Homebuilder Dream Finders Homes, led by Foley & Lardner LLP, on Wednesday revealed that it has submitted an updated proposal to acquire King & Spalding LLP-advised Beazer Homes USA in a roughly $875 million al... (more story)

Pa. Gov. Shapiro Partly Escapes Property Tiff With Neighbors

A federal judge has partially thrown out a lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's neighbors alleging he took over a strip of property between their Montgomery County homes, ruling that while he and ... (more story)

Fee Award Halved In Douglas Elliman Shareholder Settlement

Attorneys representing investors in a derivative litigation over a sexual misconduct scandal involving former top real estate brokers at luxury residential firm Douglas Elliman were awarded $1.87 million in th... (more story)