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How Reserve Studies Fit Into Condo Association Compliance

In the five years since the Surfside condominium collapse and as states like New Jersey establish related safety m... (more story)

Mapping US-China Investment Compliance For EB-5 Deals

Chinese capital deployment through the U.S.'s EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, alongside China's recently establis... (more story)

Fannie, Freddie AI Rules Raise Stakes For Mortgage Lenders

Artificial intelligence governance frameworks recently released by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac impose monitoring an... (more story)

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JPM's Construction Debt Grows As Wells Pulls Back By $1.6B

JPMorgan's construction debt on the books rose in the first quarter while Wells Fargo continued to pare its construction debt holdings during the period, showing contrasting narratives for the nation's two big... (more story)

'Hard-Money' Lenders Guilty Of Stealing Upfront Fees

A Manhattan federal jury convicted two Florida men of using their "hard-money" commercial real estate finance company to steal $18 million in upfront fees, after prosecutors said they defrauded developers to w... (more story)

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How The 'Great Wealth Transfer' Will Impact Farmland

The "great wealth transfer" is shaping up to be a major storyline for the next couple of decades as the Baby Boomers begin to pass their assets to the next generation. Tyler Davis, president at land brokerage ... (more story)

UK REIT Segro Rejects £12.6B Bid By Linklaters-Led Prologis

Real estate investment trust Segro said Wednesday that it has rebuffed an unsolicited £12.6 billion ($16.6 billion) bid from Prologis, saying the approach was "opportunistically timed" as the U.S. company seek... (more story)

KKR Unit Unveils Univ. Of Tennessee Mixed-Use Project

Private equity firm Arctos Partners LP, a KKR unit, and its partners are working with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville on a mixed-use development that will include a private club, homes, a 24-story hotel... (more story)

Summer Camp Co. SIMAD's Ch. 11 Steered By Cole Schotz

A quintet of partners from Cole Schotz PC is stewarding the Chapter 11 case of summer camp operator and real estate holding company.

Two Harbors Pushes Back CrossCountry Vote Again

Two Harbors Investment Corp. has once again delayed its special shareholders vote for a transaction that involves mortgage lender CrossCountry Mortgage LLC acquiring the mortgage servicing-focused real estate ... (more story)

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Colo. Justices Say Courts Can Order Condemnation Discovery

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that trial courts have discretion to order discovery before immediate possession hearings in condemnation proceedings, finding a lower court erred in concluding it lack... (more story)

NYC Loft Owner Reaches Pact With JPMorgan In Ch. 11

The owner of a Manhattan loft told a New York bankruptcy judge on Tuesday that it had reached a tentative agreement with lender JPMorgan Chase Bank NA that should enable the bank to take possession of the buil... (more story)

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Harvard Report Warns Housing Costs Keep Squeezing US

The share of renters considered cost-burdened reached a new all-time high as the price of housing continues to confound tenants and homeowners alike, according to an annual report from Harvard University relea... (more story)

Rent Ballot Measure Can't Go To Voters, Mass. Justices Say

A religious carveout has doomed a November ballot question seeking to bring back rent control in Massachusetts, the state's highest court ruled Tuesday, siding with a group of residents who challenged its cert... (more story)

Justices Say Mich. Tax Sale Allowed Under Constitution

A Michigan county did not violate the U.S. Constitution when it took the title of a home over a tax debt, then sold the home at a low price and refunded only that amount to the homeowner, the U.S. Supreme Cour... (more story)

Justices Clear Path For Exxon Damages Claim In Cuba Case

The U.S. Supreme Court found Tuesday that a federal law allowing U.S. victims of property seizures by the Cuban government to seek damages automatically abrogates the sovereign immunity of state-owned entities... (more story)

Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Landmark Housing Legislation

The U.S. Senate on Monday passed an amended version of landmark housing legislation focused on expanding housing supply and lowering housing costs with an 85-5 vote.