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'Measure Twice, Cut Once' Also Applies To Builders' Insurance

A New York federal court's recent decision in Ohio Security Insurance v. Southwest Marine and General Insurance, d... (more story)

What CFPB Disparate Impact Proposal Means For Lenders

Should the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's reasoning for making proposed changes to the Equal Credit Opport... (more story)

What To Watch As NY LLC Transparency Act Is Stuck In Limbo

Just about a month before it's set to take effect, the status of the New York LLC Transparency Act remains murky b... (more story)

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Miami Dade College Votes To Transfer Land For Trump Library

The Miami Dade College board of trustees voted again Tuesday to transfer a parcel of land in downtown Miami to the state of Florida to build the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library, after saying the library w... (more story)

Nuveen Real Estate Caps $650M Debt Fund

Asset management firm Nuveen Real Estate capped its first closed-end fund focused on commercial property debt at $650 million, beating the investment vehicle's target, the company said Tuesday.

The Vessel, left, and The Shed, the latest additions to Hudson Yards, in New York. The Shed is a new arts space consisting of a stationary building with a a shell constructed around it that can move in a matter of minutes to cover the adjacent public plaza and create an additional 120-foot-high giant room.
MoFo, Gibson Dunn Steer $541M Hudson Yards Buy

Morrison Foerster and Gibson Dunn guided Mori Trust's blockbuster $541 million acquisition of the lower floors of 35 Hudson Yards from partners Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group, MoFo announced on Monday.

Oberon Says UK REIT Owes $40M Fee For Assura Takeover

A New York investment bank accused a healthcare-focused U.K. real estate investment trust and an affiliate of owing more than $40 million after the bank found a real estate portfolio acquisition target for the... (more story)

Monsanto Agrees To $120M Deal Over Ill. PCB Pollution

Monsanto Co. has reached a deal to pay $120 million to the state of Illinois to resolve a lawsuit seeking to hold the company liable for polychlorinated biphenyls pollution into the state's air, water and soil... (more story)

Colo. Hotel Owner Seeks $790K In Storm Damage Coverage

An insurer owes more than $790,000 for damage to a hotel roof during a winter storm and resulting water damage, a Colorado property owner alleged in a suit removed to federal court, saying the carrier unreason... (more story)

NYC Real Estate Week In Review

Haynes Boone and Frenkel Hershkowitz & Shafran LLP guided two of New York City's largest real estate deals in the past week, which included the sale of two adjacent office towers in Flatiron and a third office... (more story)

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Homebuyers Defend NAR Antitrust Claims Against Brokerage

A group of homebuyers told a Pennsylvania federal judge that brokerage Hanna Holdings failed to show cause for escaping antitrust claims over its use of rules set by the National Association of Realtors that a... (more story)

Mich. County's Tax Sale Violates Constitution, Justices Told

A Michigan county violated the takings clause of the U.S. Constitution when it took title to a home over a tax debt, then sold the home at a low price and refunded only that amount to the homeowner, the homeow... (more story)

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DOJ Looks To Settle RealPage Rent Price-Fixing Claims

The federal government filed a proposed final judgment on Monday that aims to settle antitrust claims accusing property management software company RealPage Inc. and multiple landlords of conspiring to use Rea... (more story)

AM Best Says US Home Insurance Market Outlook Is 'Stable'

The U.S. homeowners insurance market is benefiting from a combination of moderating premium growth, reinsurance market stabilization and improved catastrophe risk management practices, global credit rating age... (more story)

Developer Secures $240M For Mixed-Income NJ Housing Plan

A developer has landed $240 million in financing from Goldman Sachs for a 34-story mixed-income residential tower in Jersey City, New Jersey, according to JLL Capital Markets.

Fund Targets Senior Housing Following $1.3B Debut In 2024

Boutique real estate investment manager Town Lane announced Monday it has established a new investment platform focused on senior housing properties in the U.S. after the venture launched last year with roughl... (more story)

4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In November

A judge dismissed a flurry of proposed class actions alleging retailers flouted a Massachusetts law requiring that job applications include a notice of the state's ban on lie detectors, while a personal injury... (more story)