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September 10, 2025
Conn. Firm Escapes Claims Over Alleged Payout Delays
A couple who alleged that two law firms misused the legal system by delaying payouts from a property owner they represented has dropped claims against Neubert Pepe & Monteith PC without explanation.
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September 10, 2025
HomeServices, Douglas Elliman Fight Renewed Fee Claims
HomeServices of America and Douglas Elliman have urged a Florida federal court to toss a case from homebuyers targeting real estate commission rules, arguing that the latest version of the complaint adds 100 pages of allegations but still fails to fix the problems, the court found.
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September 10, 2025
Trump To Take Fed Gov. Cook's Removal Case To DC Circ.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday told a Washington, D.C., federal judge that the government will appeal the judge's decision granting a temporary win to Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook in her challenge to the president's attempt to remove her from her position.
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September 10, 2025
Fla. Court Backs Win For Late Argentine Soccer Star's Ex-Wife
A Florida appellate court on Wednesday mostly sided with the ex-wife of deceased Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona against estate claims, originally brought by the star himself, over allegedly fraudulent, hidden real estate purchases.
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September 10, 2025
Real Estate Fundraising Shows Signs Of A Turnaround
Real estate funds are on track to raise more capital in 2025 than they did in 2024 if the current pace of fundraising continues, though the spell of sluggishness that has afflicted the industry may not be over yet, according to a Pitchbook report on global private market fundraising.
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September 10, 2025
Kirkland-Led Milestone Raises $1.1B For Multifamily Deals
The Milestone Group, advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, said Wednesday that it accrued $1.1 billion in its latest fund raise for investing in suburban multifamily communities, surpassing the equity vehicle's predecessor and hitting its hard cap.
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September 10, 2025
$7M Ida Damage Case Settles Amid 5th Circ. Arbitration Fight
A New Orleans property owner and its insurers have resolved a dispute over coverage for a $7 million Hurricane Ida damage claim, amid a fight over whether the matter belonged in arbitration, the parties told the Fifth Circuit.
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September 10, 2025
K&L Gates Guides $1B Special Situations Fund
Guided by K&L Gates LLP, Cottonwood Group raised $1 billion for its opportunistic real estate fund, doubling the private equity real estate investment firm's original $500 million target, according to the law firm's Tuesday statement.
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September 10, 2025
Calif. Land Use Atty Weighs Wildfire Impact On Development
On top of California's usual late summer wildfires, this year the state is still healing from January's devastating blazes in the Los Angeles area. Venable partner Ellia Thompson shares how these disasters are influencing development and what steps lawyers, government and developers may want to consider.
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September 09, 2025
Investor Tells Texas Justices UDF Claims Aren't Derivative
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday pressed an alternative investment firm to explain how its suit against an adviser to a fund at the center of a $100 million, decadelong Ponzi scheme would not be classified as a derivative action, asking what distinct injury allows the firm to sue individually.
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September 09, 2025
Private Fund Adviser To Pay $9.7M To End SEC Suit
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Tuesday that a real estate-focused Colorado private fund adviser and his two management firms would pay $9.7 million to settle claims of defrauding investors with misrepresentations, which include concealing conflicts of interests in proposed buyout transaction requests he sent to investors.
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September 09, 2025
Meet The Attys Guiding Georgia Apartment Co.'s Ch. 11
A team of attorneys from Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein LLP are representing the minority owner of a 200-unit apartment complex in the Atlanta metro area in a Chapter 11 it launched in New York.
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September 09, 2025
Mass. AG Says RE Investment Firm Flouting Rent Rules
The Massachusetts attorney general on Tuesday accused a real estate investment firm of repeatedly raising rents at a mobile home park and then, after learning residents had complained, retaliating by more than doubling the monthly rate.
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September 09, 2025
Compass Hires Ex-Cooley, Ex-DOJ Antitrust Atty As CLO
Compass Inc. hired a former Cooley LLP antitrust partner and a former U.S. Department of Justice antitrust attorney as its new chief legal officer, the residential real estate brokerage announced Tuesday.
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September 09, 2025
4 Firms Guide Property Finder's $525M PE-Backed Investment
Property Finder, a property portal operating across the Middle East and North Africa, said Tuesday it has secured a $525 million minority investment led by funds advised by Permira, with significant participation from Blackstone Growth, in a deal steered by four law firms.
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September 09, 2025
Littleton Says Proposed City Amendment Violates State Law
The city of Littleton, Colorado, is challenging the legality of a proposed amendment for the 2025 election aiming to restrict changes to residential zoning for areas currently designated for single-family properties.
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September 09, 2025
Emmet Marvin Guides $127M Loan For Brooklyn Tower Project
The Domain Cos. borrowed two loans worth more than $127 million combined from U.S. Bank for the developer's Brooklyn mixed-use, multifamily tower project, in deals guided by Emmet Marvin & Martin LLP, according to official property records filed Tuesday.
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September 09, 2025
Mass. Lawmakers Pitch Local Real Estate Transfer Taxes
Massachusetts cities would have the option of levying fees on real estate transfers worth more than $1 million to help fund affordable housing efforts under legislation pitched Tuesday to a joint House-Senate panel.
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September 09, 2025
Voters To Decide On Proposals To Shift NYC Land Use Power
The New York City Board of Elections on Tuesday voted to allow a number of housing-related questions to be on the ballot in November, over objections by the New York City Council.
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September 09, 2025
Real Estate Lawyers On The Move
Shartsis Friese, Bryan Cave and Addleshaw Goddard are among the law firms that have made recent real estate or construction hires.
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September 09, 2025
Contractors Settle Hartford Apartment Construction Suit
A subcontractor and general contractor litigating federal claims over a Hartford, Connecticut, apartment construction project have reached a settlement in the case ahead of a trial, following a conference Monday.
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September 09, 2025
Execs Hit With 'Drastic' Sanctions In RE Platform Dispute
A New York state court has sanctioned two directors of Fang Holdings Ltd. and their affiliates for "flagrant and blatant disregard" of discovery orders amid a shareholder derivative suit accusing them of manipulating the Chinese real estate portal to enrich themselves.
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September 09, 2025
Sotheby's Executive Returns To Gunster In Florida
A former vice president and brokerage manager for Sotheby's International Realty has rejoined her former law firm Gunster in Florida to continue her practice representing high-net-worth individuals, developers and investors in residential and commercial real estate transactions.
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September 09, 2025
Manulife, TruAmerica Launch $1B Affordable Housing JV
Manulife Investment Management said Tuesday that it is partnering with Los Angeles investor TruAmerica Multifamily on a $1 billion joint venture to acquire income-restricted housing backed by low-income housing tax credits.
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September 08, 2025
Universities Put To The Test In 6 Higher Ed Property Conflicts
New York University's challenge to a recent rezoning, Chapter 11 proceedings for a student housing owner serving the University of California, and an Illinois university's refusal to hand over property to a local municipality are among the cases vexing higher education parties and their partners.
Expert Analysis
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Expect To Feel Aftershocks Of Chopra's ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Shake-Up
Publications released by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau personnel in the last days of the Biden administration outline former Director Rohit Chopra's long-term vision for aggressive state-level enforcement of federal consumer financial laws, opening the doors for states to launch investigations and pursue actions, say attorneys at Hudson Cook.
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Corp. Transparency Act's Future Under Treasury's Bessent
The Corporate Transparency Act’s ultimate fate faced uncertain terms at the end of 2024, but new U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's statements and actions so far demonstrate that he does not intend to ignore the law, though he may attempt to make modifications, say attorneys at Taylor English.
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Nippon Order Tests Gov't Control Over Foreign Investments
The U.S. government is primarily interested in restraining foreign transactions involving countries of concern, but former President Joe Biden’s January order blocking the merger of Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel shows that all foreign direct investments are under the federal government’s microscope, say attorneys at Blank Rome.
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A Look At A Possible Corporate Transparency Act Exemption
Attorneys at Kirkland offer a deep dive into the application of the Corporate Transparency Act's reporting requirements specifically to U.S.-domiciled co-issuers in typical collateralized loan obligation transactions, and consider whether such issuers may be able to assert an exemption from the CTA's reporting requirements.
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Emphasize Social Spaces During RE Project Public Review
As Boston continues to work through revisions to its public review process for real estate projects, developers attempting to balance impact mitigation and community improvements may benefit from emphasizing the ways in which development plans can facilitate open social exchange, says David Linhart at Goulston & Storrs.
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Complying With Calif. Price-Gouging Law After LA Fires
The recent tragic Los Angeles fires have brought attention to the state's sometimes controversial price-gouging protections, and every California business should keep the law's requirements in mind, despite the debate over whether these statutes help consumers, say attorneys at Cooley.
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What Contractors Can Do To Address Material Cost Increases
In light of the Trump administration's plans to increase tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, construction industry players should proactively employ legal strategies to mitigate the impacts that price increases and uncertainty may have on projects, says Brenda Radmacher at Seyfarth Shaw.
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Reg Waiver Eases Calif. Rebuilding, But Proceed With Care
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order suspending some environmental review and permitting requirements for the reconstruction of homes and businesses damaged by recent wildfires may streamline rebuilding efforts, but will require careful navigation of the evolving regulatory landscape, says Gregory Berlin at Alston & Bird.
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A View Of The Shifting Insurance Regulatory Landscape
Attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland explore how the Federal Insurance Office's climate report, the new presidential administration and the California wildfires might affect the insurance regulatory landscape.
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The Tides Are Changing For Fair Access Banking Laws
The landscape of fair access banking laws, which seek to prevent banks from denying services based on individuals' ideological beliefs, has shifted in the last few years, but a new presidential administration provides renewed momentum for advancing such legislation against the backdrop of state efforts, say attorneys at Latham.
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How Congress Can Stem Consumer Finance Law Uncertainty
In the face of rising uncertainty about consumer finance laws that are based largely on fluctuating administrative rules, Congress should cement certain existing laws into statute and clarify federal agencies' delegations of authority, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.
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Illuminating The Trend Of Florida's Unpaid Hurricane Claims
The sheer number of insurance claims closed without payment for damage caused by Hurricanes Milton and Helene reveals a systemic problem within Florida's insurance industry exacerbated by complex issues, including climate change and state regulators' resource limitations, say attorneys at Farah & Farah.
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Insurance Considerations For LA Wildfire Recovery
Businesses and homeowners affected by the destructive Southern California wildfires must act swiftly and strategically to navigate the complexities of the insurance recovery process, including by identifying all applicable policies, documenting damage thoroughly and keeping abreast of relevant state law, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.