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CRE Challenges Demand New Lease And Development Plans

As developers and landlords face declining occupancy of commercial, industrial and office space post-pandemic, a c... (more story)

Ch. 11 Free-And-Clear Sale Ruling Takes Pragmatic Approach

A recent ruling from a New York bankruptcy court in which the debtors were allowed to sell interests free and clea... (more story)

The Repercussions Of FEMA's Wildfire Cleanup Policy Cuts

The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently announced a decision to cease conducting additional soil tests to... (more story)

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Tribes Join Push For High Court To Review Ariz. Tax On Plant

Arizona misinterpreted federal law and threatened the sovereignty of a Native American tribe with its taxation of a natural-gas-powered plant that sits on a reservation, the tribe told the U.S. Supreme Court i... (more story)

KHP Hires Goodwin Procter Partner As New General Counsel

Real estate private equity firm KHP Capital Partners said Wednesday that former Goodwin Procter LLP real estate partner Alex Lewis will become the firm's executive vice president and general counsel.

During recent quarterly earnings calls, real estate companies reported anticipated cost increases from tariffs ranging from 1% to 6%, with third- and fourth-quarter results likely showing those impacts. (iStock.com/zimmytws)
Here's What Real Estate Execs Are Saying About Tariffs

Executives across a wide range of real estate industries recently said President Donald Trump's tariffs would result in cost increases — some providing single-digit expected jumps — and some companies have bee... (more story)

Texas Panel Backtracks In Nate Paul's Receiver Row

A Texas appellate court revoked its prior ruling and backed a lower court ruling that allowed an attorney acting as a receiver in one suit to take over as counsel in another suit for a company belonging to rea... (more story)

Gov't Properties REIT Tapped To Build Oregon Courthouse

The General Services Administration has selected Easterly Government Properties Inc. to build a new federal courthouse in Oregon and inked a 20-year, noncancelable lease for the site once construction is compl... (more story)

K&L Gates Hires Ex-White & Case Atty As Partner In Australia

K&L Gates LLP announced it has brought on a former White & Case LLP attorney as a partner for its energy, infrastructure and resources team in its Melbourne, Australia, office.

Life Sciences REIT Says Tariffs Won't Affect Current Projects

An Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. executive said during a Tuesday earnings call that tariffs "are not expected to have a material influence" on the yields of the current development and redevelopment pro... (more story)

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2 Firms Guide Texas Multifamily Portfolio Buy

Altus Equity Group Inc. said it has partnered up with real estate private equity firm Wellings Capital to acquire a 1,225-unit portfolio of six West Texas apartment communities in a deal guided by Phillips Mur... (more story)

Ohio Top Court Backs Challenged Solar Farm Approval

Justices at the Ohio Supreme Court affirmed a regulatory board's approval of a 350-megawatt solar farm that some Licking County neighbors opposed – though one justice said the company developing it should have... (more story)

Construction financing for One Twenty Brickell Residences, a dual-tower luxury mixed-use condominium and rental development, covers financing for the condominium, multifamily, commercial and parking components of the property, according to the press release. (AP Photo/Pedro Portal/Miami Herald)
PMG Lands $413M Construction Loan For Miami Towers

Developer PMG obtained a $413 million construction loan for the developer's luxury, mixed-use One Twenty Brickell Residences project in Miami in a deal guided by PMG's in-house counsel, Kramer Levin Naftalis &... (more story)

CFPB Aims To Mediate Colony Ridge 'Reverse Redlining' Suit

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a Houston-based real estate developer asked a Texas federal judge Tuesday to pause the bureau's reverse redlining suit so they can engage in mediation to resolve the case.

Condo Assoc., Insurer End Nashville Bombing Coverage Row

Aspen Specialty Insurance Co. and a Nashville condominium association have agreed to end their dispute over coverage for nearly $11 million in damages caused by the 2020 Christmas Day bombing in the city, endi... (more story)

Welltower Reports $6.2B In Q1 Deals, Surpassing 2024 Results

Executives of healthcare real estate investment trust Welltower on Tuesday touted the company's work closing more acquisitions during this year's first quarter than it did in all of 2024, ahead of expected eco... (more story)

Miami Condo Fire Victims Win Class Certification

A Florida state court judge certified a class of more than 140 Miami residents displaced in a condominium fire in a lawsuit alleging the structure was not safely maintained, ruling that the case will proceed m... (more story)