Residential
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September 16, 2025
Pulte, Insurers Settle Property Damage Coverage Dispute
Two PulteGroup Inc. subsidiaries have settled their property damage coverage suit against multiple insurers in New Mexico federal court, according to the presiding judge's order on Tuesday.
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September 16, 2025
Office, Multifamily Deals Thrive In Calif. Bay Area AI Boom
Office buildings and apartments were the hottest properties to trade hands in the San Francisco Bay Area during the first half of 2025, amid the region's office market rebound as an influx of artificial intelligence companies pop up and claim workspace, according to a CBRE report.
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September 16, 2025
Insurer Must Arbitrate Chemical Injury Coverage Dispute
An insurer must arbitrate its dispute with a homeowners association over coverage for underlying suits claiming that the association's pool contractor allowed hazardous chemicals to spread and injure patrons, a Virginia federal court ruled, finding that the policy's nonbinding arbitration agreement is enforceable under state law.
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September 16, 2025
CORRECTED: Investment Co. Borrows $196M For NYC Condos Refi
Alternative investment manager InterVest Capital Partners borrowed more than $196 million from Deutsche Bank AG to refinance 114 condominium units in Manhattan's Upper West Side neighborhood, according to official property records.
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September 15, 2025
Rocket Mortgage Can't Defeat DOJ's Racial Bias Suit
A Colorado federal judge has declined to toss the federal government's race discrimination suit against Rocket Mortgage, an appraisal management company and an appraiser, finding, among other things, that Rocket could have requested correction of the appraisal at the heart of the suit.
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September 15, 2025
Delayed Notice Of $3.2M Verdict Bars Coverage, Insurer Says
A Florida property owner isn't covered for a $3.2 million judgment entered against it in an underlying personal injury lawsuit, an insurer told a federal court Monday, arguing that the property owner failed to fulfill its reporting obligations and that exclusions in a commercial general liability policy bar coverage.
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September 15, 2025
Building Owner Urges DC Circ. To Weigh Tenant Eviction Row
The owner of a Washington, D.C., multifamily property asked the D.C. Circuit on Monday for an immediate stay of a decision that allowed a tenant to access a unit the owner recovered while the tenant was hospitalized following an arrest, claiming the order puts residents at risk.
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September 15, 2025
No New Deals In $100M Commercial Bribery Case, NY DA Says
Prosecutors told a New York state judge Monday that there would be no plea deals for the men accused of orchestrating a $100 million corporate bribery and kickback scheme and that they were headed for trial in January, prompting defense attorneys to cry foul.
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September 15, 2025
Calif. Nonprofit Launches Affordable Housing PE Fund
BRIDGE Housing launched a private equity fund that's on pace to raise $350 million to fund the construction, preservation and acquisition of affordable and workforce housing "in major metropolitan areas in California, Oregon and Washington," the Golden State-headquartered nonprofit announced Monday.
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September 15, 2025
Condo Group Says Insurer Undervalued $3.8M Plumbing Loss
A condominium association accused an AIG unit in Florida federal court Monday of "grossly" undervaluing the amount of damages it incurred from a cracked water pipe, saying the entirety of its plumbing system has since failed, causing more than $3.8 million in repair and replacement costs.
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September 15, 2025
LA Developer Agrees To Tear Down Homes In Laurel Canyon
The Los Angeles city attorney on Monday announced a plea agreement with one of two developers accused of violating building and safety guidelines by restarting construction on a contentious five-home development in Laurel Canyon.
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September 15, 2025
NYC Real Estate Week In Review
Greenberg Traurig and Goldberg Weprin are among the law firms that picked up work on the largest New York City real estate deals that hit public records last week, with all five of the week's top deals happening in Manhattan.
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September 15, 2025
JLL Guides $1.1B Multifamily Sale, Freddie Mac Financing
Fairfield acquired a 15-property multifamily portfolio spanning six states from Sunroad Enterprises in a $1.1 billion blockbuster deal, seller-side broker JLL announced Monday.
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September 15, 2025
RI Court Halts Political Criteria In $75M Homelessness Grant
A Rhode Island federal judge granted a temporary restraining order directing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to disburse grants through a $75 million program to combat homelessness after groups complained the Trump administration sought to impose new barriers to winning funding.
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September 15, 2025
NJ Multifamily Building Nabs $220M Bridge Loan
Developer Namdar Group borrowed a $220 million bridge loan from real estate lender TYKO Capital to refinance Namdar's 576-unit, 27-story mixed-use Jersey City, New Jersey, multifamily property, commercial real estate finance services company Walker & Dunlop Inc. announced Monday.
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September 12, 2025
Higher Ed Real Estate: A Back To School Special
As colleges and universities face mounting financial pressures and enrollment challenges, their real estate strategies are evolving. From legal battles over property disputes to creative approaches for monetizing underutilized assets, Law360 Real Estate Authority offers a window into real estate concerns in the higher education sector.
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September 12, 2025
Fla. Ex-Atty Banned From Pro Se Suits To Win Back House
The Florida Supreme Court has sanctioned a disbarred Tampa tax attorney and banned her from filing any more pro se complaints related to efforts to regain her house, which was taken away by court order more than eight years ago.
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September 12, 2025
Wash. Condo Association, Insurer Settle Water Damage Suit
A Washington condominium association has settled a lawsuit with Country Casualty Insurance Co. over $2.4 million in unpaid claims for water damage that an architect and the association discovered in a probe to find hidden problems in buildings.
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September 12, 2025
Boston Activist Eyes Plea In Charity Fraud Case
A prominent Boston anti-violence activist asked a federal judge on Friday to schedule a change of plea hearing in a case alleging she misused donations to a nonprofit and pandemic assistance funds for housing, travel, dining and other personal expenses.
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September 12, 2025
New House Bill Would Boost Infrastructure Protections
A Democratic congressman and two other lawmakers are headlining a bipartisan House bill that aims to bolster both critical infrastructure protections and the authority of the federal government's Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States when it comes to probing and blocking real estate deals that could endanger the properties.
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September 12, 2025
Firm Says Lender In 'Falsified' Loan Suit Wasn't A Client
Pullman & Comley LLC has told a Connecticut state judge it should not have to face a New York lender's claims in a legal malpractice case accusing the multistate law firm of failing to flag allegedly falsified $16.2 million loan documents because the plaintiff was not its client.
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September 12, 2025
Title Group Says FinCEN Erred In Rule On All-Cash Resi Deals
The American Land Title Association told a Florida federal judge that the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network underestimated the costs and overestimated the benefits of a rule imposing new reporting requirements on all-cash residential real estate transactions.
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September 12, 2025
NYC Eviction Counsel Program Struggles To Meet Its Goals
More than half the households eligible for New York City's Right to Counsel program are not receiving legal representation in eviction cases, with representation rates for all households that appear in court peaking at just over half of tenants in 2022 before falling to roughly one-third of citywide tenants in 2024, according to a report.
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September 11, 2025
Nationwide, Travelers Settle 'Hot Tub Lung' Coverage Dispute
Nationwide and Travelers told a California federal judge they have reached a settlement in a lawsuit over coverage for a condominium association facing claims from a resident alleging he needed a double lung transplant due to contaminants from a hot tub and pool.
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September 11, 2025
Texas Justices Wary Of Letting Developers Out Of $75M Bond
Texas Supreme Court justices seemed hesitant Thursday to buy an argument from Greystar Development & Construction LP that it and other defendants on the hook for a $406 million judgment only need to collectively pay a $25 million bond for their appeal, saying the statute seemingly compels each individual defendant to pony up.
Expert Analysis
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How Fla. Is Floating A Raft Of Bills To Stem Insurance Woes
Proposed reforms that follow a report skewering Florida's insurance industry offer a step in the right direction in providing relief for property owners, despite some limitations, say attorneys at Farah & Farah.
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After Fires, Calif. Must Streamline Enviro Reviews For Housing
Recent waivers to the California Environmental Quality Act and other laws granted by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to expedite reconstruction of residential property damaged in the Los Angeles wildfires are laudable — but given the state's widespread housing shortage, policymakers should extend the same benefits to other communities, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
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Making The Opportunity Zones Program Great At Last
As the opportunity zone program approaches its expiration, the Republican-led government could take specific steps to extend and improve the program, address its structural flaws, encourage broader participation and enable it to live up to its promised outcomes, say attorneys at Pillsbury.
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How 2025 Is Shaping The Future Of Bank Mergers So Far
Whether the long-anticipated great wave of consolidation in the U.S. banking industry will finally arrive in 2025 remains to be seen, but the conditions for bank mergers are more favorable now than they have been in years, say attorneys at Skadden.
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Why NY May Want To Reconsider Its LLC Transparency Law
Against the backdrop of the myriad challenges to the federal Corporate Transparency Act, it may be prudent for New York to reconsider its adoption of the LLC Transparency Act, since it's unclear whether the Empire State's "baby-CTA" statute is still necessary or was passed prematurely, say attorneys at Pillsbury.
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Dewberry Ruling Is A Wakeup Call For Trademark Owners
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dewberry v. Dewberry hones in on the question of how a defendant's affiliates' profits should be treated under the Lanham Act, and should remind trademark litigants and practitioners that issues involving monetary relief should be treated seriously, say attorneys at Finnegan.
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California Climate Lawsuit Bill Is Constitutionally Flawed
A bill in the California Legislature that would let victims of climate-related disasters like the Los Angeles wildfires sue oil and gas producers for spreading misinformation about climate change is too vague, retroactive and focused on one industry to survive constitutional scrutiny, says Kyla Christoffersen Powell at the Civil Justice Association of California.
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The Current And Future State Of Bank-Fintech Partnerships
Though the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under President Donald Trump seems likely to cultivate an environment friendlier to the financial services industry, bank-fintech partnerships should stay devoted to proactive compliance and be ready to adapt to regulatory shifts that may intensify scrutiny from enforcers, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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Navigating Mortgage Insurance Provisions After LA Fires
As homeowners affected by the Los Angeles wildfires consider rebuilding, mortgage lenders and servicers must negotiate the complex intersection between the standard deed of trust and property insurance, says Heather Wright at Buchalter.
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Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons
In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five federal appellate court class certification decisions and identifies practice tips from cases involving breach of life insurance contracts, constitutional violations of inmates and more.
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Year Of The Snake Will Shake Up RE And Mortgage Finance
The year ahead may bring profound transformation and opportunities for growth in the real estate and mortgage finance sectors, with significant issues including policy battles and questions surrounding the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, says Marty Green at Polunsky Beitel.
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How Southern Calif. Fires Can Affect National, Local Pricing
The fire-related California state of emergency declared last month in Los Angeles and Ventura counties triggered laws around price-gouging and pricing restrictions that affect not just individuals and businesses in the state, but also nationwide, meaning sellers should be mindful of how price changes are discussed and rolled out, say attorneys at Proskauer.