Construction Attorneys Brace For Impact Of Tariff Uncertainty
With the industry's reliance on materials and tight project schedules, anyone involved in construction has to be keeping a close eye on developments in the current trade wars, lawyers in the field told Law360 Real Estate Authority.
An Obscure Law's Rise To Prominence In Calif. Housing Crisis
The so-called builder's remedy has emerged as a potentially potent tool for California developers and advocacy groups and an emblem of the state's seriousness as it looks to overcome pockets of local resistance to adding much-needed housing inventory. But it took years of hard-fought litigation and support from multiple parts of state government to reach this point.
Legal Hurdles To Watch For On Real Estate Secondary Deals
Advising real estate investors and fund managers on secondary transactions can be relatively painless if you know what to do. Here are some of the most important legal issues attorneys say they must work out when helping clients in this space.
Construction Attorneys Brace For Impact Of Tariff Uncertainty
With the industry's reliance on materials and tight project schedules, anyone involved in construction has to be keeping a close eye on developments in the current trade wars, lawyers in the field told Law360 Real Estate Authority.
An Obscure Law's Rise To Prominence In Calif. Housing Crisis
The so-called builder's remedy has emerged as a potentially potent tool for California developers and advocacy groups and an emblem of the state's seriousness as it looks to overcome pockets of local resistance to adding much-needed housing inventory. But it took years of hard-fought litigation and support from multiple parts of state government to reach this point.
Legal Hurdles To Watch For On Real Estate Secondary Deals
Advising real estate investors and fund managers on secondary transactions can be relatively painless if you know what to do. Here are some of the most important legal issues attorneys say they must work out when helping clients in this space.
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If a Florida appellate court overturns the trial court in a pending construction contract dispute, the state could... (more story)
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The founding partner of a now-dissolved New York City boutique real estate firm is suing a former partner who he'd mentored for years, alleging he schemed to undermine the firm and orchestrate a client exodus ... (more story)
A Florida federal judge awarded more than $487,000 to two investors who alleged that they were tricked into providing funds for multiple South Florida real estate projects in a multimillion-dollar real estate fraud scheme.
Months into President Donald Trump's trade war, hotels are largely not yet feeling the effects of tariffs but are "scared to death" at what could come, Greenspoon Marder's hospitality leader told Law360 Real Estate Authority.
Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies landed a $235 million refinancing of a New York City hotel portfolio that entered special servicing in October, in a filing prepared by Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP.
Secured lenders of resort construction firm SilverRock Development Corporation have objected to the debtor's proposed designation of a stalking-horse bid, telling a Delaware bankruptcy court on Monday the $60 ... (more story)
Greenberg Traurig LLP has hired a Goodwin Procter LLP partner as a shareholder for its Boston real estate team.
A Zurich Insurance Group unit owes over $5.1 million for business income and extra expenses losses and lost property value after a Texas hotel sustained water damage related to vandalism, the hotel owner told ... (more story)
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A Brooklyn federal judge on Monday set a fall trial date for a former top aide to two New York governors over allegations that she secretly acted as an agent of China's government in the U.S., while prosecutor... (more story)
Real estate firm Opendoor Technologies Inc. has agreed to pay $39 million as part of an investor settlement presented to an Arizona federal court for preliminary approval to resolve litigation accusing the com... (more story)
A New York federal judge on Tuesday trimmed most of a suit filed by real estate trade groups, brokers and landlords challenging a New York City law that bans broker fees in specific instances, ruling that the ... (more story)
Companies accused by data security firm Atlas Data Privacy Corp. of violating New Jersey's judicial privacy law argued in federal court Monday that the suits should be dismissed because they lack enough facts ... (more story)
A Florida state appellate court reinstated a lawsuit brought by real estate groups against a county rent control measure saying they're owed attorney fees and costs as a "collateral legal consequence" of a cha... (more story)
A real estate marketing company and a lead generation business were hit with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court by a woman who alleges they violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
A Virginia homeowner cannot recover premiums he'd prepaid for private mortgage insurance under a federal law mandating such insurance for certain borrowers, the Fourth Circuit ruled Monday, finding the Homeown... (more story)