/realestate?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Real Estate Copyright 2025 sa国际传媒. en-US Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:03:28 +0000 /realestate/articles/2420165?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2420165 As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:13:49 +0000 /realestate/articles/2425215?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2425215 A New York federal judge undid an excess insurer's denial of coverage for a plumbing company facing lawsuits over a building fire, saying that both parties agreed to the policy under a "mutual mistake" over the scope of coverage. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:04:46 +0000 /realestate/articles/2425413?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2425413 LivCor LLC, a subsidiary of Blackstone, has agreed to a proposed settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice that would resolve allegations the landlord used RealPage's revenue management software to fix rent prices, according to a proposed consent decree filed in North Carolina federal court Tuesday. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:01:43 +0000 /realestate/articles/2425316?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2425316 The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has unveiled a pair of proposals aiming to, among other things, preempt state laws requiring banks it regulates to make interest payments for escrow accounts connected to certain types of residential mortgage loans, calling it a "critical tool for reducing unnecessary burden." Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:31:05 +0000 /realestate/articles/2425315?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2425315 To align with objections set by the Trump administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is turning its attention to "debanking" moving forward and has closed all open investigations that were based on disparate impact liability or unintentional discrimination. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:54:39 +0000 /realestate/articles/2424728?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2424728 The Kansas City Chiefs are leaving their longtime home in Missouri to play in a new, $3 billion stadium in Kansas City, Kansas, that state's governor and the NFL team announced. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:29:29 +0000 /realestate/articles/2425204?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2425204 The developers behind the former Hudson Hotel in Manhattan have asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to recharacterize a long-term "ground lease" tied to the property as a disguised financing arrangement, arguing the structure functions economically as a high-cost loan rather than a true lease and should not receive favorable treatment under the Bankruptcy Code. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:20:38 +0000 /realestate/articles/2425258?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2425258 A Texas bankruptcy judge approved the $18 million sale of Cajun chain Razzoo's Inc.'s assets to a subsidiary of a Dallas-based restaurant developer, which plans to keep operating 11 of Razzoo's 20 remaining locations. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:52:18 +0000 /realestate/articles/2425141?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2425141 The U.S. government urged the Ninth Circuit to stay a court order barring agencies from laying off workers through next month under the shutdown deal, saying the court intruded on federal labor panels' territory and the funding resolution didn't bar layoffs agencies had in the works. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:35:01 +0000 /realestate/articles/2424984?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2424984 The U.S. Supreme Court's 2005 holding in the controversial eminent domain case Kelo v. New London remains intact despite multiple challenges to urban development projects, but its unpopularity has spurred most states to spend the past 20 years reshaping their land-taking laws. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:03:07 +0000 /realestate/articles/2423794?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2423794 Milbank LLP has bolstered its New York office with the hire of a partner from Paul Hastings LLP with experience in the digital infrastructure and energy sectors, both in the U.S. and Latin America. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:39:44 +0000 /realestate/articles/2425120?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2425120 Massachusetts would double its real estate transfer fees under a bill advanced by a legislative committee that would raise an estimated $300 million annually to fund affordable housing and climate mitigation efforts. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:17:14 +0000 /realestate/articles/2425117?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2425117 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Australia-based infrastructure firm Goodman Group on Tuesday said they have struck a deal to develop data centers in Europe, beginning with a $2.6 billion plan to build projects in Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:12:08 +0000 /realestate/articles/2425230?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2425230 Credit-focused investment firm Mavik, advised by Paul Hastings LLP, said Tuesday it has closed its second real estate fund focused on special situations and overlooked assets at $685 million, surpassing the vehicle's target. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 19:42:13 +0000 /realestate/articles/2424456?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2424456 Trump administration antitrust enforcers put up their latest marker against trade associations Friday in a Justice Department statement of interest telling a Pennsylvania federal court that the country's largest privately held real estate brokerage is raising defenses against an antitrust lawsuit that would make such suits "unjustifiably harder." Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:47:53 +0000 /realestate/articles/2424871?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2424871 An insurer owes an additional $8.9 million for wind and hail damage to an Indiana apartment complex, the property owners told a federal court Monday, saying the carrier has wrongfully limited coverage to approximately $785,000. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:47:15 +0000 /realestate/articles/2424942?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2424942 An executive with the Atlanta Housing Authority collected fraudulent housing assistance payments and pandemic relief funds, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday.聽 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:39:02 +0000 /realestate/articles/2424499?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2424499 Sallie Mae is facing a possible class action in New Jersey that accuses the company and its top executives of committing securities fraud by underselling an increase in student loan delinquencies. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:15:43 +0000 /realestate/articles/2423721?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2423721 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has implemented significant changes since President Donald Trump took office in January, including dismissing actions with prejudice, withdrawing guidance and rescinding rules, casting the bureau in uncertain light heading into 2026, say attorneys at Mayer Brown. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:50:34 +0000 /realestate/articles/2421631?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2421631 A Brooklyn federal judge on Monday declared a mistrial in a case alleging a former top aide to two New York governors did the bidding of the People's Republic of China at the highest levels of state government in exchange for millions of dollars, after the jury deadlocked on all charges.