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Semiannual Reporting Sparks Conundrum For REITs

After the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday unveiled a proposal to allow companies to make semiannual disclosures, attorneys who advise real estate investment trusts are skeptical that many REITs will opt for less frequent reporting.

Signing an NDA is often the first step in the process of moving a facility to a new location, but data center development deals are increasingly met with pushback from residents. (iStock.com/tiero)

To NDA Or Not To NDA Your Data Center Proposal?

Some companies in the data center space are thinking twice about how they use industry-standard nondisclosure agreements with local governments, as backlash rises from communities that say developers often cloak their projects in secrecy.

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New Starts Still Lag As 2 REITs Go All In On Senior Housing

Executives from healthcare real estate investment trusts Ventas and Welltower said they are shifting more of their portfolios to senior housing assets amid continued strong demand, but one REIT said rents largely aren't supporting the high costs of new senior living construction.

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AI Data Center Boom May Spur Wave Of Toxic Tort Suits

Benjamin Heller

Nascent litigation matters against data center operators, set against limited government regulation and a growing ... (more story)

How Data Center Accounting May Draw Enforcement Scrutiny

Grant Nichols, Yelena Kotlarsky and Alex Blumberg

As public and media scrutiny of the data center industry intensifies, regulators, enforcement authorities and Cong... (more story)

NY's Growing Enviro Reg Framework Will Transform Projects

Jose Almanzar, Graham Coates and Alexandra Ward

Three closely connected environmental rulemakings in New York state — concerning greenhouse gas reporting, remedia... (more story)

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Blackstone, Haliburton Plug $1B In Energy Startup VoltaGrid

Behind-the-meter power generation company VoltaGrid said Monday that it plans to acquire a supplier and expand its offerings for data centers, microgrids and industrial uses with a $1 billion investment from B... (more story)

Latham Snags Skadden Real Estate Co-Chair

An attorney who practiced for nearly three decades at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and co-chaired the firm's real estate group has moved to Latham & Watkins LLP's New York office, the firm announced Monday. 

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It's A Landlord's Market At Last, Office REITs Say

As New York's office market notched its best first quarter for leasing in more than a decade, office owners said they're seeing demand return to cities such as San Francisco and Chicago as well as Class B buil... (more story)

Troutman Brings On Holland & Knight RE Pro In Dallas

Troutman Pepper Locke announced Monday that it has bolstered its real estate practice group by bringing on a former Holland & Knight partner in Dallas who advises clients on transactions and other matters.

Broadway Shows Freed From NYC Rent Tax On Billboards

Operators of four Broadway musicals don't owe New York City's commercial rent tax on billboard advertisements that they paid third-party entities to run because the operators didn't use the billboards, a city ... (more story)

UpCodes Aims To Unlock, Untangle Building Laws

Scott and Garrett Reynolds launched their company, UpCodes, with the aim of using technology to help anyone engaged in a building project more easily comply with the myriad codes regulating the field, but alon... (more story)

UWM Ups Two Harbors Bid To Thwart CrossCounty Deal

UWM Holdings Corp. is trying to thwart CrossCountry Mortgage LLC's bid to acquire real estate investment trust Two Harbors Investment Corp., upping its bid for the REIT on Monday from $12 per share to $12.50 p... (more story)

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Foley & Lardner Guides Dream Finders On $704M Beazer Bid

Dream Finders Homes said Monday it has offered to acquire Beazer Homes USA in an all-cash deal valuing the company at roughly $704 million in equity, with Foley & Lardner LLP advising the homebuilder on the proposal.

Pa. Monastery Conversion Co. Allegedly Skirted Sewer Rules

A Pittsburgh developer converting a former monastery and school into apartments kept the original sewer connection and failed to turn over information and fees to the local sewer authority, the authority said ... (more story)

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Multifamily REIT Execs Expect Steady, Gradual Lease Growth

Multifamily real estate investment trust executives told investors in recent earnings calls that they don't believe 2026 leasing activity will mimic the muted seasonal curve seen during the prior year thanks t... (more story)

Chiron Nabs 3 Communities For $425M In Senior Living Pivot

Chiron Real Estate Inc. announced that it has acquired three senior living communities in a series of transactions totaling $425 million, part of the real estate investment trust's current repositioning.

NYC Condo Board Says Ch. 11 Filing Can Be Fixed

A New York City condominium board that's connected to a Midtown Manhattan hotel and a 57-unit condominium building told a New York federal bankruptcy court to not dismiss its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, arguin... (more story)

Brokers Deny 'Reverse Auction' In Backing Opt-In Settlements

Real estate brokerages facing an antitrust lawsuit in Florida federal court pushed back against homebuyers in a proposed class that are seeking to block two defendants from opting into a settlement in a simila... (more story)

Fla. Panel Revives Homeowners' Storm Damage Suit

A Florida appeals court on Friday revived a couple's suit claiming their home insurer wrongfully refused to fully pay a claim for storm damage, saying the lower court erroneously disposed of the case based on ... (more story)