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Where Ceding Control In Joint Ventures Ups Developer Risks

With new data predicting liquidity will continue drying up in 2026, developers seeking relief via joint venture re... (more story)

How SF Family Zoning Suit Could Stymie City, Builder Goals

A recent suit asserting that San Francisco should further study the environmental impact before permitting taller ... (more story)

NYC Energy Storage Guidance Clarifies Compliance Pathways

The New York City Department of Buildings’ recently issued bulletin provides long-awaited clarity on how battery s... (more story)

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Louisiana Atty Sanctioned Over AI Hallucinations In Filing

A Louisiana attorney was fined $1,000 Thursday for his use of artificial intelligence in drafting an error-riddled brief, while three co-counsel were spared penalty.

Taxation With Representation: Slaughter And May, Kirkland

In this week's Taxation With Representation, British insurer Beazley accepts a cash takeover offer from Zurich Insurance Group, a consortium of investors led by Blackrock's Global Infrastructure Partners and t... (more story)

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Venture Aims To Protect Real Estate Rights In Digital Future

Amid rapid advances in artificial intelligence and augmented reality, the newly launched Digital Rights Network platform is aiming to give building owners the infrastructure they need to protect the digital ri... (more story)

Gov't Settles Affordable Housing Dispute With NY Village

The federal government has agreed to settle its affordable housing suit against a New York village that was accused alongside a local county of failing to comply with a 2018 agreement that required the village... (more story)

Longtime GC at Marriott Vacations Worldwide To Step Down

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. announced Friday that the company's longtime general counsel will soon step down, more than three decades after beginning his in-house legal career at Marriott International Inc.

Miami Developer Can't Avoid Lender's $290M Foreclosure Suit

Developer Royal Palm Companies was dealt a blow in its bid to stave off a foreclosure suit over a $290 million loan backing a high-rise project in Miami when a state court recently tossed its counterclaim alle... (more story)

SoCal Industrial, Office-To-Resi Projects Get $74M In Loans

Commercial real estate debt manager Thorofare Capital said it extended $74.2 million in loans to an industrial refinancing in Anaheim, California, and an office-to-multifamily conversion in Los Angeles.

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Miami Developer Accused Of $85M Fraud Scheme, DOJ Says

Federal prosecutors have accused a Miami real estate developer of leading an $85 million investment fraud scheme and failing to pay both his personal income taxes and payroll taxes for his employees, the U.S. ... (more story)

NY Appeals Court Won't Revive Section 8 Protections

A New York state appellate court confirmed that a New York Human Rights Law provision outlawing source-of-income discrimination is unconstitutional, allowing landlords to decline to rent to prospective tenants... (more story)

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Senators OK Bipartisan Housing Bill With Regulation Cuts

The U.S. Senate has advanced a bipartisan housing bill that aims to increase housing availability and affordability by, among other things, cutting back on housing regulations to speed up the construction of h... (more story)

Berkshire Unit Wants Out Of Broker Commission Fees Suit

A Berkshire Hathaway unit that owns real estate brokerage HomeServices of America Inc. urged a Missouri federal court to grant its quick win bid against an antitrust class action that accused the National Asso... (more story)

Unwanted Home-Buying Texts May Violate TCPA, Judge Says

Texts from a real estate marketing company offering to buy a Georgia woman's home plausibly count as solicitations under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, according to a federal judge who is refusing to l... (more story)

Fla. Luxury Condo Builders Nab $200M Construction Loan

Madison Realty Capital issued a $200 million construction loan to Related Group, BH Group and Marriott International for development of a Ritz-Carlton branded luxury condominium project in West Palm Beach, Florida.

EU Approves KKR, PAG's $3B Sapporo Property Biz Buy

The European Commission on Thursday approved global investment firm KKR & Co. Inc. and private asset manager PAG's $3 billion acquisition of Sapporo Holdings Ltd.'s real estate business.