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Race Is On As California Housing Zoning Mandate Is Now Law

A California law that took effect Wednesday and aims to increase housing near transit hubs has many cities up and down the state scrambling as they wait to hear back on their proposals for exemptions or exclusions.

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Atty-Turned-Developer Helped Add Teeth To Fla. Housing Law

Amendments to Florida's landmark Live Local Act, signed into law Friday, could make it harder for municipalities to discriminate against affordable-housing projects. Lawyer-turned-developer Michael Wohl, who lobbied for changes to the law after years of litigation, explained why he thinks the new provisions could make a big difference in Florida’s efforts to improve housing affordability.

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Attys Welcome Housing Bill But Say It's Not An Overnight Fix

Attorneys focused on affordable housing say that bipartisan legislation to address housing affordability contains welcome tweaks to existing programs, but will not fundamentally change the market dynamics that place housing out of reach for many.

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8 Ways 2026's Market Divide Is Rewriting Real Estate Risk

Josephine Bahn and Jeffery Mullen

As construction activity increasingly concentrates in data centers, healthcare and other resilient sectors, real e... (more story)

A Calif. Law May Aid Homeowner Recovery After LA Fires

Keith Meyer and Kya Coletta

Reconstruction bottlenecks following the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires mean that certain homeowners insurance... (more story)

Tracking The Rare 'Quick Look' Win In FTC's Zillow-Redfin Suit

Mary Helen Wimberly and Sandhya Taneja

The Federal Trade Commission’s suit claiming that Zillow illegally paid Redfin to exit the apartment rental market... (more story)

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Co. Owes Taxes From $24M Property Sale, Canada Court Says

A Canada-based company owes taxes stemming from a CA$34 million ($24 million) property sale in Vancouver, the Tax Court of Canada ruled, holding that federal tax law treats the company as a domestic business e... (more story)

Microsoft Data Center Upends Neighborhood Peace, Suit Says

A data center operated by Microsoft Corp. in southeastern Wisconsin emits "unreasonable and excessive noise," disrupting the lives of nearby residents, according to a proposed class action filed in federal court Wednesday.

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Latham, Jones Day Guide $6B Hyperscale Data Center JV

Realty Income Corp., Cloud Capital and others have formed a hyperscale data center joint venture, advised by Latham & Watkins LLP and Jones Day, that's already agreed to acquire three Northern Virginia data ce... (more story)

San Francisco Gets State's OK For Housing Plan

The California Department of Housing and Community Development gave the city of San Francisco the green light Wednesday for its plan to implement a new housing zoning law, Law360 can exclusively report.

DHS Proposes 'Major Revisions' To EB-5 Investor Program

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's bid to overhaul the EB-5 investment visa program targets fraud and national security threats, expands DHS authority and adds protections for good-faith investors, amo... (more story)

3 NJ Bills On Data Center Regulation Sent To Governor

The New Jersey Senate and the state's General Assembly recently passed three data center regulation bills that will be considered by Gov. Mikie Sherrill.

Calif. Judge Sends $2M Cannabis Land Dispute To Arbitration

A Los Angeles County judge has hit pause on a $2.2 million lawsuit accusing a cannabis company of misappropriating an investor's contribution after both sides agreed to take the case to arbitration.

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Conn. Judge Voids Contractor Policy Over False Statements

A Union Mutual unit has no duty to defend a masonry business owner from allegations that he did incomplete work on a home, a Connecticut federal judge ruled, finding his insurance policy was void because he li... (more story)

Kennedy Wilson JV Buys Westchester Complex For $237M

A joint venture between California-based real estate investor Kennedy Wilson and Japan-based partners Kenedix and Hulic teamed up to acquire a multifamily complex in Westchester County, New York, for $237 million.

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NYC Landlord Attorneys Decry Rent Freeze, Expect Challenge

After the mayor-appointed board that sets rent increases each year voted to freeze rents in New York City's 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, enacting a key portion of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's agenda, attorn... (more story)

Fla. Panel Backs Permit Holders' Win In Miami Dock Suit

A Florida appellate panel on Wednesday upheld a lower court win for two residents who took out a permit to build a dock at their Miami residence, finding that the dock didn't unreasonably obstruct a neighbor's... (more story)

Home Builder Fired Worker Over Pregnancy, EEOC Says

Senior employees at a home builder routinely talked about how they equated pregnancy with a lack of professional commitment before firing a pregnant worker, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday.

3rd Circ. Tests FERC's Attention To Public Input In Hydro Case

A Third Circuit panel Wednesday dug into whether the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission really listened to the concerns of residents of York County, Pennsylvania, about its initial approval of a hydroelectri... (more story)

Zillow Loses Bid To Exit IBM Sign-On Tech Patent Suit

A Washington federal judge has refused to let Zillow out of IBM's lawsuit accusing the online real estate marketplace company of infringing a user sign-on patent, rejecting Zillow's argument that the company's... (more story)