/real-estate-authority/residential?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Real Estate Authority Residential Copyright 2026 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:10:08 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2428642?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2428642 Washington state's governor announced six bills Friday that he's asking lawmakers to pass in the legislative session that kicks off Monday, including measures to increase housing, guard Washingtonians from people posing as law enforcement, reinforce the state's vaccine decision-making authority and establish protections around AI chatbots, particularly for youth. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:41:14 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2428646?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2428646 The New York attorney general's office urged a federal court Friday to toss a case from property management software company RealPage Inc. challenging a new state law that prohibits building owners from using software to collude on residential rental rates. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:43:54 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2428602?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2428602 The Republic Family of Companies has announced plans to partner with the recently established developer and investment firm Esen to build a mixed-use community in Charlotte's historic Plaza Midwood neighborhood. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:55:27 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427913?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427913 State attorneys general were active in 2025, working across party lines to address federal regulatory gaps in artificial intelligence, take action on consumer protection issues, continue antitrust enforcement and announce large settlements on behalf of their citizens, say attorneys at Jenner & Block. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:57:23 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2428534?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2428534 In this week's Taxation With Representation, power generation company Vistra Corp. acquires Cogentrix Energy from Quantum Capital Group, real estate firm Minto Group partners with Crestpoint Real Estate Investments to take Minto's apartment-focused real estate investment trust private, and engineering services provider Jacobs acquires a remaining stake in PA Consulting. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:21:16 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2428197?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2428197 New York has finalized new rules that extend community-lending obligations to mortgage companies in the state, a move that officials said Thursday will promote regulatory parity and fairness as nonbank lenders outpace traditional banks in the mortgage market. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:39:59 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427927?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427927 A Washington federal court suit accusing oil companies of contributing to increasing homeowners insurance premiums opened up a new consumer-oriented front in a wave of climate change litigation that experts say they only expect to see more of in the coming years. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:06:12 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427381?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427381 A nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting wilderness is suing the U.S. Department of the Interior and other federal agencies, saying they have violated the Freedom of Information Act by failing to share records about Trump administration efforts to sell public lands. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:33:11 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427954?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427954 Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP has promoted one of its veteran real estate transactional attorneys to a partner role at its San Francisco office, the firm announced. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:24:27 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2428069?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2428069 Reed Smith LLP-advised Bayview Commercial Mortgage Finance provided a $200 million commercial property-assessed energy loan for Okan Group's construction of a 72-story mixed-use high-rise in Miami, on which construction is already underway. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:31:08 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2428130?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2428130 Real estate manager LaSalle Investment Management said Thursday that it teamed up with multifamily firm Cortland on a $250 million co-investment into a group of 19 multifamily properties that Cortland acquired in November for $1.6 billion. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:55:28 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2424404?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2424404 Though 2025’s anti-money-laundering landscape was characterized not by volume of penalties but by the strategic recalibration of how illicit finance risk is handled, a series of targeted enforcement actions signaled that regulators aren't easing off the accelerator, even as they refine the rules of the road, say attorneys at MoFo. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:24:07 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427929?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427929 Changes in flood insurance pricing methods by the nation's largest provider of flood coverage have resulted in fewer people buying new policies or renewing existing ones, according to research published last month by the Environmental Defense Fund. Jesse Gourevitch, an economist at the EDF and lead author of the study, spoke with Law360 about the report's findings. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:19:40 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427895?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427895 Roc360's real estate investment trust for residential renovation loans obtained a $150 million investment from Temasek and plans to put the capital toward expanding its lending capacity, the company said on Thursday. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:13:00 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427996?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427996 An Arizona federal judge has granted final approval of a $39 million settlement between real estate firm Opendoor Technologies Inc. and its shareholders to resolve their claims that the company overhyped its pricing algorithm software, closing out the litigation that began in 2022. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:01:39 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2428041?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2428041 Two Kansas apartment complexes failed to prove that a lower court incorrectly upheld a city's park excise tax, a federal district court ruled.  Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:32:31 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427691?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427691 New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has tapped a lawyer from a group that provides free legal services to low-income clients to spearhead the city's human rights enforcement body. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:52:04 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427832?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427832 Asset manager Benefit Street Partners said Thursday it has closed its latest fund at $10 billion, with Ropes & Gray LLP advising, with the fund targeting U.S. commercial real estate investments with a focus on the multifamily sector. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:12:28 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427917?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427917 The New Jersey Tax Court transferred a property owner's dispute over a city's residential development fee to the state Superior Court on Thursday, saying that court must decide whether the tax court has jurisdiction to hear the case. Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:20:02 +0000 /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427648?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/residential/articles/2427648 A residential mortgage lender has shed a False Claims Act suit alleging it obtained Paycheck Protection Program loans it was ineligible for, though a California federal judge gave the would-be whistleblower a chance to revise its claims.