Residential
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October 09, 2025
NY Atty General Indicted Following Pressure From Trump
New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted in Virginia federal court Thursday on charges related to mortgage fraud, three weeks after President Donald Trump wrote a social media post encouraging U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to take action because James and two other political opponents were "guilty as hell."
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October 09, 2025
Private Flood Carriers See Opportunity In Federal NFIP Lapse
Private flood insurance executives see a market opportunity for a growing sector of the property and casualty industry as the National Flood Insurance Program remains restricted in its ability to renew or sell flood coverage amid the government shutdown.
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October 09, 2025
Drones May Boost Claim-Handling Efficiency, Carrier Pros Say
As insurance carriers evaluate ways to utilize new technologies in their claims and underwriting processes, the use of drones and aerial imagery has emerged as an opportunity to improve response times and efficiency, specifically in connection with natural disasters, insurer-side experts say.
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October 09, 2025
Ohio Judge OKs Trimmed Norfolk Southern Derailment Suit
An Ohio federal judge approved on Thursday a joint dismissal motion filed by two kennel owners and Norfolk Southern that will permanently toss the kennel owners' property claims from their derailment suit against the railroad company.
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October 09, 2025
2 Firms Ink $132M Miami Student Housing Refinancing
Holland & Knight LLP and Day Pitney LLP guided the $132 million financing of a TREO Group student housing community serving University of Miami students, consolidating two previous construction loans, per a statement from Day Pitney.
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October 09, 2025
FinCEN Extends Residential Real Estate Targeting Orders
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced Oct. 9 that it has renewed directives requiring title insurance companies to identify the people behind shell companies in non-financed, residential property deals in over a dozen states.
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October 09, 2025
Brockstedt Mandalas Grows In Delaware With Real Estate Atty
Brockstedt Mandalas Federico LLC has added a longtime Delaware lawyer who previously operated his own civil litigation firm for more than a decade to handle real estate, landlord and tenant matters, among others.Â
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October 09, 2025
Brokerage Urges 10th Circ. To Revive NAR Antitrust Suit
A residential brokerage startup has pushed the Tenth Circuit to reinstate its permanently dismissed antitrust suit against the National Association of Realtors and multiple brokerages, which were accused in Utah federal court of conspiring against the startup because it offered lower buyer-broker commission fees.
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October 08, 2025
S. Fla. Real Estate Pros See Slower But Resilient Market
The South Florida real estate market has seen its frenetic pace of growth slow in the past year — with a recent report even rating Miami as having the world's biggest housing bubble — but local real estate professionals expressed confidence at an event Wednesday that there are more bright days ahead.
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October 08, 2025
5th Circ. Says Some NOLA Rental Rules Are Unconstitutional
A Fifth Circuit panel partially revived a proposed class action filed by homeowners and two companies challenging New Orleans' short-term rentals regulations, ruling in a published opinion that some of the regulations are unconstitutional.
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October 08, 2025
Wash. Condo Owner Seeks $8.1M In Water Damage Coverage
A condominium association said its insurer must provide coverage for more than $8.1 million in hidden water damage, telling a Washington federal court the insurer failed to acknowledge that weather conditions such as rain and wind-driven rain contributed to the damage and are covered under its policies.
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October 08, 2025
High Court Open To Allowing USPS 'Campaign Of Terror' Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared likely Wednesday to let a Texas woman pursue claims that U.S. Postal Service workers engaged in an alleged "racially motivated harassment campaign," with several justices doubting that a federal tort law immunized the service from being held liable for intentional delivery failures.
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October 08, 2025
Over A Dozen Firms Have Aided Top Real Estate Deals Of 2025
Stibbe and A&O Shearman are among the law firms that helped with the 10 largest global real estate mergers and acquisitions through the third quarter.
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October 08, 2025
Ind. Justices Toss Tax Challenge Over Homestead's Scope
Indiana homeowners who claim that the 1-acre limit for the state's reduced homestead tax rate is unconstitutional failed to show that property beyond that limit is used as part of their primary residence, which undercuts their case, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
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October 08, 2025
Harbor Group Lands $356M Freddie Mac Loan For Resi Buy
Harbor Group International secured a $356.4 million Freddie Mac loan for its purchase of a portfolio of multifamily properties in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, borrower-side broker Walker & Dunlop announced Wednesday.
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October 08, 2025
Lender, Servicer Fight Bid To 'Relitigate' Foreclosure Claims
A state-run mortgage lender and a servicer asked a New York federal court to dismiss a proposed class action alleging that they schemed to inflate interest calculations in foreclosure cases, arguing that the borrower is attempting to improperly relitigate a state court's foreclosure judgment.
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October 08, 2025
Landlord Loses Bid To Depose DC In RealPage Case
A District of Columbia Superior Court judge has rejected a landlord's bid to depose D.C. for the city's rent price-fixing suit against property management software company RealPage Inc. and multiple landlords.
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October 08, 2025
NYC Real Estate Week In Review
Greenberg Traurig scored work on the two largest New York City real estate deals to hit public records last week, both of which were nine-figure transactions.
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October 07, 2025
Mortgage Giants Shared Data To Fix Rates, Homeowners Say
A proposed class of homeowners has launched a sweeping class action against Rocket Mortgage, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and more than two dozen other mortgage lenders, accusing them of conspiring through Optimal Blue's pricing software to secretly share sensitive data and fix mortgage rates nationwide, allegedly inflating costs and deepening the U.S. housing affordability crisis.
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October 07, 2025
6th Circ. OKs Contested Deal In Foreclosure Class Action
The Sixth Circuit on Monday affirmed the approval of a contested settlement to resolve claims that 43 Michigan counties illegally kept the proceeds from the sales of tax-foreclosed properties, although one judge's concurrence said he did so "with the greatest reluctance."
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October 07, 2025
2 Firms Guide $135M NYC Office Deal, Teeing Up Resi Build
Greenberg Traurig LLP and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP guided the $135 million purchase of a New York City office building that buyer Vanbarton Group plans to convert into a residential tower, per county property records.
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October 07, 2025
Simpson Thacher Atty On Making New REIT Blueprints
The real estate investment landscape has changed dramatically in recent years, as alternative asset managers — and their counsel — have pioneered ways to tap into new sources of capital. Simpson Thacher partner Benjamin Wells spoke to Law360 about the changes he's seen, how to navigate regulatory shifts, and how real estate investment trusts may continue to reinvent themselves.
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October 07, 2025
Developer Wants Permit Fee Suit Against Miami Revived
A developer on Tuesday asked a Florida appeals court to revive its claims against the city of Miami for allegedly overcharging builders permit and inspection fees, saying the city's unlawful carrying forward of the excess funds violates a state law limiting these actions.
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October 07, 2025
Fla. Bayfront Condo Building Posted For Bulk Sale
Blanca Commercial Real Estate and MSP Group have listed a North Bay Village, Florida, bayfront condominium for a bulk sale, the companies announced on Tuesday.
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October 07, 2025
3 Firms Guide Real Estate-Focused SPAC's $200M IPO
Blank-check company BOA Acquisition Corp. II filed plans Monday for a $200 million initial public offering guided by Paul Hastings LLP, Maples and Calder LLP and Proskauer Rose LLP, saying it is seeking to invest directly in real estate and infrastructure assets.
Expert Analysis
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Recent Securities Cases Highlight Risks In AI Disclosures
Increasing public disclosure about the use and risks of artificial intelligence, and related litigation asserting that such disclosures are false or misleading, suggest that issuers need to exercise great care with respect to how they describe the benefits of AI, say Richard Zelichov and Danny Tobey at DLA Piper.
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Consider Best Legal Practices For Commissioning Public Art
Commissioning public art for real estate projects can provide many benefits to real estate developers and the public, but it's important to understand the unique legal and contracting aspects of the process to ensure that projects are completed on time and on budget, says Sarah Conley Odenkirk at ArtConverge.
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Proposed Mortgage Assistance Rule: Tips For Servicers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent proposal to alter Regulation X mortgage servicing procedures to broadly construe requests for assistance, and stay foreclosure proceedings during loss mitigation review, will, if finalized, require mortgage servicers to make notable procedural changes to comply, says Louis Manetti at Locke Lord.
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How Multifamily Property Owners Can Plan For The EV Future
As the electric vehicle market expands, and federal and state incentives and mandates intended to promote EV use come into effect, owners and operators of multifamily residential properties should be prepared to meet the growing demand for onsite EV charging infrastructure, say Sydney Tucker and Andreas Wokutch at Frost Brown.
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Fla. Insurer-Breach Cases Split On Unrepaired Property Issue
A Florida appellate court's recent decision in Universal v. Qureshi is directly at odds with a 2020 decision from another Florida appellate court, and raises important questions for policyholders and insurers about the proper measure of damages in breach claims involving unrepaired property, say Andrea DeField and Yaniel Abreu at Hunton.
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Colorado Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q3
In the third quarter of 2024, Colorado's banking and financial services sector faced both regulatory updates and changes to state law due to recent federal court decisions — with consequences for local governments, mortgage lenders, state-chartered trust companies and federally chartered lenders serving Colorado consumers, says Sarah Auchterlonie at Brownstein Hyatt.
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In The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Playbook: No Lazy, Hazy Days Of Summer
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is headed for a brisk fall season, on the heels of a heated summer, which included the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ funding structure is constitutional, and in advance of the November election, says Eamonn Moran at Holland & Knight.
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Basel Endgame Rules: A Change Is Coming
The Federal Reserve Board's recently announced recalibration of the Basel endgame proposal begins a critical chapter in the evolution of not only the safety and soundness of U.S. banks, but also of banks' abilities to lend and support American businesses and consumers, say attorneys at Davis Wright.
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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.