
Attorneys Say Look Before Leaping Back Into Senior Housing
Attorneys advising on senior housing deals are seeing more interest from investors and developers, due to demographic trends and the post-pandemic recovery, but emphasize the unique legal considerations of a sector that straddles healthcare and real estate.

How To Be A Savvy Legal Adviser When Building Data Centers
All eyes are on force majeure and limitation of liability provisions in contracts for building data centers, but a few other legal considerations also bear great significance in the outcome of a successful project.

Calif. Eyes Urban Infill Housing, Sidestepping CEQA Overhaul
California state lawmakers faced with an ongoing housing crisis have backed a measure to boost new urban projects, even while avoiding other confrontations over a long-cited obstacle to housing construction.
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The U.S. House of Representatives has advanced a bill to give federal officials more oversight on agricultural land purchases by foreign government adversaries such as China, Iran and Russia.
Real estate investment manager Faropoint launched its fourth industrial real estate fund under Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's guidance on Wednesday, and said it has its sights set on raising $1 billion in capital commitments.

As President Donald Trump's trade war continues, lenders are increasingly exercising caution in underwriting deals for hotels, particularly in areas that depend on a steady influx of international travel, Dent... (more story)
Bain Capital Real Estate and 11North Partners announced Wednesday that they have acquired three open-air retail centers in Oklahoma City for approximately $212 million, in a move that underscores growing insti... (more story)
The hospitality finance sector has still not recovered from the onset of COVID-19 more than five years ago, and tariff and interest rate questions are now adding more uncertainty on the lending front, Sheppard... (more story)
Insurance underwriter Title Resources Group announced on Wednesday that it has added attorney Natasha Branch as vice president of education and underwriting counsel for North Carolina.
Beverly Hills, California-based real estate investment firm Tryperion Holdings said it has raised $163 million in a fund focused on a variety of U.S. real estate investments with backing from billionaires and ... (more story)
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A Missouri federal judge has granted final approval of settlements for two antitrust class actions and awarded roughly $24 million to class counsel representing home sellers who accused multiple real estate br... (more story)
The New York City Housing Authority closed on financing for its $593 million renovation of 14 public housing buildings scattered across the Bronx, funding unlocked via the properties' conversion to Section 8 u... (more story)

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)
The Georgia affiliate of student and military housing provider Corvias filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware bankruptcy court Wednesday saying an unsustainable contract with Georgia's public universities... (more story)
Lakeland Bank and the U.S. Department of Justice urged a New Jersey federal judge to reject a brief from three fair housing groups opposing the early termination of the bank's $13 million redlining settlement,... (more story)
Fox Rothschild LLP has brought on board an experienced commercial real estate transactions attorney for a counsel role in its Minneapolis office, the firm announced on Tuesday.
Carlton Fields has brought on a title insurance expert to its real estate and commercial finance practice, who joins the firm on the heels of a 16-year tenure at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.