Residential
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April 28, 2025
Greystone Lends $41M For Minn. Nursing Homes Buy
Greystone provided a $41 million interest-only, nonrecourse bridge loan for Oxford Capital Group LLC's acquisition of six Minnesota assisted living facilities that have a total of 372 beds, Greystone announced Monday.
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April 28, 2025
Miami Developer Sues To Find Source Of Smear Campaign
Prominent Miami developer Michael Stern filed suit Friday in Florida state court against a John Doe who he claims is engaging in a coordinated smear campaign, spreading false information about Stern and his development company.
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April 28, 2025
NYC Real Estate Week In Review
Simpson Thacher and Goulston & Storrs are among the law firms that guided the largest New York City real estate deals to hit public records last week, with a pair of Brooklyn matters topping the list.
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April 28, 2025
NYC Urges Dismissal Of Suit Over Tenant Broker Fee Ban
New York City defended a law approved last year banning landlords from passing on broker fees to tenants, in an attempt to toss a federal lawsuit from a group of broker interests claiming the policy is preempted by state law and barred on constitutional grounds.
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April 28, 2025
Latham Advises REIT's $340M Stock Offering
Retail-focused real estate investment trust Agree Realty Corp. signed a forward sale agreement in which the REIT made a more than $340 million public offering of 4.5 million shares of its common stock for the price of $75.70 apiece, in a deal guided by Latham & Watkins LLP, the law firm announced.
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April 28, 2025
2nd Circ. Backs Guilty Verdict In NYC Murder-For-Hire Case
The Second Circuit on Monday affirmed the convictions and life sentences of a New York City developer and another man for plotting the murder of a former employee who they claimed had poached workers and clients to launch his own real estate business.
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April 28, 2025
High Court Skips Review Of Investors' Eminent Domain Case
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to review a case from a pair of real estate investors who sought more compensation from a New York transportation authority that used eminent domain to take their renovated residential property.
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April 28, 2025
Md. Expands Tax Break For Biz-Owned Child Care Property
Maryland expanded eligibility for a property tax credit for Anne Arundel County businesses that dedicate a portion of their property to child care services under a bill signed by the governor.
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April 25, 2025
SEC Accuses Ex-Fla. Real Estate Co. CFO Of $93M Scheme
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday sued the former chief financial officer of a Miami real estate development company for his role in orchestrating an alleged scheme that swindled approximately $93 million from investors.
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April 25, 2025
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
Tupperware looked for permission to end healthcare reimbursements for roughly 230 employees; Heritage Coal's owners asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to allow the company to complete a permit transfer as part of a pre-Chapter 11 sale; and Film Finance Inc., behind productions including "Everything Everywhere All At Once," sought to have its Chapter 11 case dismissed. Here are some of the bankruptcy stories you may have missed last week.
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April 25, 2025
Fried Frank Guides $350M Starwood Refi On FiDi Tower
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP advised a $350 million refinancing provided by Starwood Property Trust for Manhattan's 125 Greenwich supertall luxury condo tower.
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April 25, 2025
Fox Rothschild Hires Condo, Co-Op, HOA Adviser In NY
Fox Rothschild LLP announced Friday that it has added an attorney with experiencing advising condominium and cooperative boards, along with homeowners' associations, to its New York real estate department.
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April 25, 2025
Ga. HOA Not Covered In $10M Dog Attack Suit, Insurer Says
An insurer told a Georgia federal court that it doesn't owe coverage to a homeowner's association in a $10 million suit brought by a woman who said she was viciously attacked by her neighbor's dogs in part because of the association's failure to enforce its covenant on animals.
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April 25, 2025
NJ Towns Challenge State Affordable Housing Framework
A coalition of nearly two dozen New Jersey municipalities has filed suit against state officials, arguing a provision of the state's affordable housing framework unfairly places all responsibility for building such housing on non-urban municipalities.
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April 25, 2025
Manufactured Home Finance Biz Faces New 'Risky Loan' Suit
After the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau walked away from a similar case earlier this year, a proposed class action in Tennessee federal court accuses a Berkshire Hathaway-owned company of signing up customers for loans they couldn't afford for manufactured homes typically built and sold by an affiliate.
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April 24, 2025
Pinnacle CEO Must Arbitrate Fee Dispute With Gibson Dunn
A New York appeals court affirmed Thursday that multifamily landlord Pinnacle Group NY LLC and CEO Joel Wiener must arbitrate a dispute with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP over a $1.75 million outstanding bill for legal fees, despite being nonsignatories to the arbitration agreement.
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April 24, 2025
Md. Extends Tax Exemption To All Housing Agency Nonprofits
Maryland expanded a tax exemption for property owned by nonprofit entities created by public housing authorities in certain jurisdictions to include all such entities in the state under a bill signed by the governor.
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April 24, 2025
Multifamily Muddles Through Tariff Uncertainty, Yardi Finds
Yardi Matrix increased its forecast of new multifamily housing supply for the next three years despite President Donald Trump's tariffs creating what it called "greater-than-normal uncertainty" in the long term, the commercial real estate research firm said Thursday in its second-quarter report.
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April 24, 2025
NY AG Says Housing Fraud Claim Is 'Retribution' By Trump
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday pushed back on claims by a federal housing official that she committed mortgage fraud, with her counsel branding it "the latest act of improper political retribution" directed by President Donald Trump after James' office secured a nearly half-billion dollar civil fraud judgment against him.
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April 24, 2025
Md. Authorizes Property Tax Breaks For Affordable Housing
Maryland authorized county governments to exempt real property used for rental housing from local property taxes if the owner maintains a portion of the property as affordable housing and enters a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement under legislation signed by the governor.
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April 24, 2025
Md. Expands Property Tax Breaks For Child Care Facilities
Maryland expanded a property tax exemption to large family child care homes and increased its maximum annual property tax credit amount for child care facilities under bills signed by the governor.
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April 24, 2025
Guo Ch. 11 Trustee Can Spend $1.6M Maintaining NJ Mansion
The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing Chinese exile Miles Guo's bankruptcy in Connecticut can spend an extra $600,000 to maintain a Mahwah, New Jersey, mansion connected to the convicted fraudster, a judge has ruled.
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April 23, 2025
Mortgage Bankers Urge HUD To Ease Multifamily Loan Rules
The Mortgage Bankers Association asked the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to discard a set of environmental policies attached to federal multifamily loans since 2011, calling the rules obstacles to new housing construction.
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April 23, 2025
Non-Wash. Landlords Want Out Of Yardi Rent-Fixing Case
A group of landlords pushed to be permanently dismissed from rent-fixing litigation against rent software company Yardi Systems Inc. and other parties, arguing that the presiding Washington federal court lacks personal jurisdiction over them since they're not connected to the state.
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April 23, 2025
Goldman Heiress Fights Chancery Ruling In NY Estate Dispute
The late Sol Goldman's billionaire daughter Jane Goldman is appealing a Delaware Chancery Court declaratory ruling that her nephew, Steven Gurney-Goldman, has rights to administer and settle his deceased father's interest in the family's vast real estate empire as an estate executor.
Expert Analysis
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Reassessing Lease Provisions To Account For ESG Initiatives
As companies seek to build ESG considerations into their businesses, it's crucial to understand how such initiatives can quickly become significant enough to compel reassessment of lease agreement provisions, and how best to modify leases accordingly, say Julian Freeman and Gabe Pitassi at Cox Castle.
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Avoid Getting Burned By Agencies' Solar Financing Spotlight
Recently coordinated reports and advisories from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission maximize the spotlight on the consumer solar financing market and highlight pitfalls for lenders to avoid in this burgeoning field, says Mercedes Tunstall at Cadwalader.
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Assessing Algorithmic Versus Generative AI Pricing Tools
A comparison of traditional algorithmic pricing models and those powered by generative artificial intelligence can help regulators and practitioners weigh the pros and cons of relying on large language models to price products or services, say Maxime Cohen at McGill University, and Tim Spittle and Jimmy Royer at Analysis Group.
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Navigating A Potpourri Of Possible Transparency Act Pitfalls
Despite the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's continued release of guidance for complying with the Corporate Transparency Act, its interpretation remains in flux, making it important for companies to understand potentially problematic areas of ambiguity in the practical application of the law, say attorneys at Sidley.
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DOJ Must Overcome Hurdles In RealPage Antitrust Case
The U.S. Department of Justice's recent claims that RealPage's pricing software violates the Sherman Act mark a creative, and apparently contradictory, shift in the agency's approach to algorithmic price-fixing that will face several key challenges, say attorneys at Clifford Chance.
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What To Know About ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Stance On Confidentiality Terms
A recent circular from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau represents a growing effort across government agencies to address overbroad confidentiality agreements, and gives employers insight into the bureau's perspective on the issue as it relates to the Consumer Financial Protection Act, say Holly Williamson and Elizabeth King at Hunton.
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What's Next For Federal Preemption In Financial Services
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's review of its preemption interpretations and growing pressure from state regulators signal potential changes ahead for preemption in U.S. financial services, and the path forward will likely involve a reevaluation of the entire framework, say attorneys at Clark Hill.
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Increased Scrutiny Raises Int'l Real Estate Transaction Risks
Recently proposed regulations expanding the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' oversight, a White House divestment order and state-level legislative efforts signal increasing scrutiny of real estate transactions that may trigger national security concerns, say Luciano Racco and Aleksis Fernández Caballero at Foley Hoag.
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Financial Incentives May Alleviate Affordable Housing Crisis
There is a wide array of financial incentives and assistance that the government can provide to both real estate developers and individuals to chip away at the housing affordability problem from multiple angles, say Eric DeBear and Madeline Williams at Cozen.
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Portland's Gross Receipts Tax Oversteps City's Authority
Recent measures by Portland, Oregon, that expand the voter-approved scope of the Clean Energy Surcharge on certain retail sales eviscerate the common meaning of the word "retail" and exceed the city's chartered authority to levy tax, say Nikki Dobay at Greenberg Traurig and Jeff Newgard at Peak Policy.
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The Bank Preemption Ripple Effects After Cantero, Flagstar
The importance of federal preemption for financial institutions will only increase as technology-driven innovations evolve, which is why the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Cantero v. Bank of America and vacatur of Kivett v. Flagstar Bank have real modern-day significance for national banks, say attorneys at WilmerHale.
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Assessing The Practicality Of Harris' Affordable Housing Plan
Vice President Kamala Harris' proposed "Build the American Dream" plan to tackle housing affordability issues takes solid recommendations into account and may fare better than California's unsuccessful attempt at a similar program, but the scope of the problem is beyond what a three-point plan can solve, says Brooke Miller at Sheppard Mullin.
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RealPage Suit Shows Growing Algorithm, AI Pricing Scrutiny
The U.S. Department of Justice's suit against RealPage for helping fix rental rates, filed last week, demonstrates how the use of algorithmic and artificial intelligence tools to assist with pricing decisions is drawing increasing scrutiny and action across government agencies, and specifically at the Federal Trade Commission and the DOJ, say Andre Geverola and Leah Harrell at Arnold & Porter.