Expert Analysis

Legal And Regulatory Keys To Sustainable Building Projects

While the federal government continues to roll back environmental regulations, market momentum toward high-perform... (more story)

Anticipating The Justices' Potential Ruling On Tax Takings

Recent oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court case Pung v. Isabella focused on rules for valuation, timing and a... (more story)

Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: April Lessons

In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy identifies practice tips from three ... (more story)

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Why Hawaiian Brewing And Bottling Co. Sought Ch. 11

Hawaii Brewery Development Co., a water bottling company and brewery, ended up in small business bankruptcy proceedings after a power struggle with a creditor that was seeking to gain control of a company that... (more story)

ICE Says 'Speculative' Harms Can't Block NJ Detention Center

Federal officials are urging a New Jersey federal judge to reject a bid from the state and one of its municipalities to block work on a planned immigration detention center, arguing the plaintiffs lacked stand... (more story)

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REIT Capital Offerings Downshift, As Deal Activity Rises

Real estate investment trusts raised approximately $10 billion via capital offerings in the first quarter of 2026, a slight decline from the prior year, even as mergers and acquisitions activity sped up, per a... (more story)

Data Center Builder Csquare Confidentially Files IPO Plans

Private equity-backed data center builder Csquare on Friday revealed that it has filed confidential plans with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an upcoming initial public offering.

Sheppard Advises On $160M Loan For S. Fla. Tower

New York developer Time Equities Inc. has closed on a $160 million construction loan from M&T Bank to build the first phase of a mixed-use housing project in downtown Boynton Beach, Florida, with advice from S... (more story)

Blackstone Execs Talk AI, 401(k) Alternative Assets

In a call with analysts to discuss the company's first-quarter results, executives at Blackstone Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate owner, said artificial intelligence is becoming a bigger driver... (more story)

Nuclear Reactor Developer X-Energy Prices Upsized $1B IPO

Shares of X-Energy, a developer of nuclear reactors and fuel technology, began trading Friday after the company raised $1 billion in an upsized initial public offering advised by Latham & Watkins LLP and Skadd... (more story)

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AI Co. Founder Copied Real Estate Appraisal Tool, Suit Says

A 21-year-old founder of an artificial intelligence startup posed as a licensed real estate appraiser to gain access to a residential appraisal software company's data collection tool and share it with his own... (more story)

9th Circ. Won't Renew Wash. Developer's Suit Against County

A Ninth Circuit panel declined Friday to resurrect a Washington developer's lawsuit accusing Whatcom County officials of violating its constitutional rights by scaling back a housing development plan, concludi... (more story)

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Fla. Realtor Groups' Merger Will Reach Across County Lines

The Miami Association of Realtors on Monday announced plans to merge with the Broward, Palm Beach & St. Lucie Realtors, noting that the move would create the largest local Realtor association in the world.

Bank Asks 2nd Circ. To OK Fed-Blocked Mortgage Program

Canandaigua National Corp. has urged the Second Circuit to overturn a Federal Reserve Board decision that denied the community bank's request to introduce a cash guarantee program for homebuyers, arguing the a... (more story)

NYC Council Plans Small-Lot Housing Update, Advisory Panel

New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin on Friday announced construction code reforms that she said could create up to 35,000 new housing units on small lots across the city, along with a new panel of expert... (more story)

Compass Looks To Dodge 'Baseless' MLS Counterclaims

Compass Inc. urged a Washington federal court to toss a multiple listing service's "baseless" and "conclusory" counterclaims against the real estate brokerage's antitrust suit, which alleges that the MLS' prop... (more story)

Affordable Housing Pros See Promise In NYC-Backed Insurer

A New York City-backed program to offer property and liability insurance to affordable housing operators is a promising approach to reducing a key operating cost for landlords that don't have the flexibility o... (more story)