Iran Conflict Reveals Real Estate Risk And Resilience
The Iran conflict's impact on U.S. commercial real estate so far has been limited, but some real estate and construction attorneys in the U.S. and the Middle East are seeing early consequences, including clients invoking force majeure provisions.
Investors Hype Senior Housing At Goodwin Conference
In what might be a sign of the times, housing and medical care facilities for elderly baby boomers shared the spotlight as today's most promising asset classes in a recent panel on real estate capital flows held by Goodwin Procter LLP and the Columbia School of Business.
Data No Longer An Afterthought In Real Estate
Data is an increasingly important component of the real estate business, informing operations and helping to shape expansion strategy and acquisitions. Its custodianship, legal structure, licensing agreements and the contracts governing data performance and use are all important points that attorneys who specialize in technology transactions negotiate.
Iran Conflict Reveals Real Estate Risk And Resilience
The Iran conflict's impact on U.S. commercial real estate so far has been limited, but some real estate and construction attorneys in the U.S. and the Middle East are seeing early consequences, including clients invoking force majeure provisions.
Investors Hype Senior Housing At Goodwin Conference
In what might be a sign of the times, housing and medical care facilities for elderly baby boomers shared the spotlight as today's most promising asset classes in a recent panel on real estate capital flows held by Goodwin Procter LLP and the Columbia School of Business.
Data No Longer An Afterthought In Real Estate
Data is an increasingly important component of the real estate business, informing operations and helping to shape expansion strategy and acquisitions. Its custodianship, legal structure, licensing agreements and the contracts governing data performance and use are all important points that attorneys who specialize in technology transactions negotiate.
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Michigan's attorney general spoke Tuesday about joining 15 states and the District of Columbia in a California federal suit claiming the Trump administration undermines enforcement of fair housing laws by thre... (more story)
Plaintiffs suing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for rescinding a COVID-era eviction rule without notice and comment dropped their case Monday, saying the agency had agreed to "indefinitel... (more story)
New York's attorney general sued a solar panel company and two lending partners in New York state court Tuesday, accusing them of a $275 million scheme involving costly solar and home improvement projects fals... (more story)
Extell Development is moving forward with plans to demolish the shuttered Wellington Hotel in Midtown Manhattan to make room for a new supertall mixed-use tower, with Fried Frank guiding the company on land use matters.