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After FTC Deal, Invitation Homes' Problems Persist In Phoenix

Following an FTC settlement, the corporate landlord last year was still more likely than independently owned landlords in Maricopa County to file evictions, and it even eclipsed its 2022 and 2023 filing rates. Tenants say fee and maintenance problems have also continued.

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Real Estate Investors' Latest Craze? Truck Parking Lots

Many people don't like them because they're an eyesore, but truck terminals and container yards have become coveted assets for real estate investors, partly because of how hard it is to develop more of them.

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New Tactics In The Data Center Wars: Incentives, Moratoriums

A rising tide of public opposition and scrutiny of artificial intelligence has culminated in several states repealing tax incentives for data centers and one state enacting the nation's first moratorium, prompting developers to look for friendlier pastures.

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Being A Singer Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Jessica Caterina

Before law school, I spent seven years trying to make it as a professional singer in Los Angeles, and nearly every... (more story)

Navigating OFAC's 50% Rule For Cross-Border Exec Mobility

Xuan Zhang

A recent Office of Foreign Assets Control guide signals that its 50% ownership rule can determine not only sanctio... (more story)

USDA Rule Would Broaden Foreign Co. Reporting Burden

Margaret Krawiec and Todd Kelly

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's recently proposed overhaul of foreign landholder reporting obligations would ... (more story)

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Ex-Client Can't Revive Brach Eichler Malpractice Suit

A New Jersey appellate panel on Thursday affirmed a lower court ruling granting summary judgment to Brach Eichler LLC in a suit accusing the firm of legal malpractice from its work in a long-running real estate dispute.

J&J's Delays Should End $25M Asbestos Appeal, Builder Says

A western Massachusetts real estate developer has asked a Connecticut appeals court to toss Johnson & Johnson's appeal of a $25 million asbestos cancer verdict in his favor, saying the company has yet to file ... (more story)

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4 Firms Guide $1.2B Self-Storage REIT Merger

Two real estate investment trusts sponsored by SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc. affiliates have agreed to a $1.2 billion all-stock merger that's being advised by Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Venable... (more story)

Baker Botts, Vinson Steer Matador's $1.3B Oil Operations Deal

Dallas-based oil and gas company Matador Resources said Thursday that it plans to buy an EnCap Investments subsidiary operating in the Permian Basin for $1.3 billion and separately acquire acreage in Texas and... (more story)

Meland Budwick Adds Real Estate Pro From Cozen O'Connor

Meland Budwick PA has bolstered its real estate and corporate group in Miami with the addition of a partner from Cozen O'Connor.

Another Landlord Exits Kentucky's RealPage Antitrust Case

Kentucky has settled antitrust claims with another landlord that it had accused of using RealPage's revenue management software for rent price-fixing.

Bar Works Fraudster Gets More Prison Despite Cooperation

A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday tacked on more time behind bars for the architect of the $57 million Bar Works shared office space investment Ponzi scheme, expressing concern that the Englishman has the ... (more story)

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House Panel Summons CEOs Over Private Listing Partnership

A House antitrust subcommittee requested a briefing with Midwest Real Estate Data CEO Rebecca Jensen and Compass International Holdings CEO Robert Reffkin over their companies' private listing partnership.

HUD Says States Aren't Harmed By Fair Housing Standards

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development told a California federal court to toss a suit filed by the District of Columbia and 15 states over past standards for receiving funding for fair housing en... (more story)

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Housing Law Backs New Models For Manufactured Housing

A newly passed federal law is making it possible to reimagine how manufactured housing is built in the U.S. Cozen O'Connor partner Thomas Casparian spoke with Law360 Real Estate Authority about the changes the... (more story)

7th Circ. Backs Chicago's Tenant Payout Ordinance

The Seventh Circuit held Wednesday that a Chicago ordinance requiring owners of foreclosed rental buildings to pay tenants $10,600 to help with relocation costs is not an unconstitutional taking of property, s... (more story)

Data On Racial Gap In Home Premiums Spurs Oversight Calls

Research showing that residents of majority black and Hispanic ZIP codes often pay more for homeowners insurance underscores what some experts say is a pressing need for more oversight of race-based discrimina... (more story)

Landlords Claim Mayor Mamdani Swayed NYC Rent Freeze Vote

A group of landlords on Wednesday challenged a decision last month by the New York City Rent Guidelines Board to freeze rent on more than 1 million rent-stabilized leases in the city, claiming Mayor Zohran Mam... (more story)

Eastham Sues Over Failed Alabama Apartment Venture

An investor has sued the general partner and property management companies behind an Alabama apartment venture, along with their owner, Audubon founder and CEO Andrew Schwarz, in the Delaware Chancery Court, a... (more story)