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Looking Beyond Property Damages For Wildfire Survivors

Personal injury attorneys seeking compensation for victims of wildfires like those in Los Angeles County must care... (more story)

Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q3

The third quarter of 2025 brought legislative changes to state money transmission certification requirements and s... (more story)

A Mortgage Lender's Guide To State Licensing Overhaul

Recent changes to the Conference of State Bank Supervisors' Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System require careful a... (more story)

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Chicago Office Leasing Returning To Pre-COVID Rates

Strong leasing activity in Chicago's downtown office market during the third quarter of the year set the market on target to record the highest leasing volume since the pandemic disruptions, per a report from Savills.

NFIP Lapse Threatens Home Sales, Hurricane Protections

Thousands of home sales could be delayed or canceled as a result of the National Flood Insurance Program lapsing under the government shutdown, and homeowners could potentially be left without coverage during ... (more story)

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Haynes Boone Leads AI Campus REIT's Upsized $683M IPO

Fermi, a real estate investment trust co-founded by former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, hit a $14.8 billion valuation Wednesday in an initial public offering for the venture that aims to build power gener... (more story)

J&J Must Pay $10M In Punitive Damages After Asbestos Loss

A Connecticut state court judge has hit Johnson & Johnson with $10 million in punitive damages after a jury sided with a builder who alleged the company's baby powder caused his terminal cancer, adding the amo... (more story)

NJ Says RealPage Price-Fixing Claims Meet 'Cartel' Standard

The New Jersey government defended its price-fixing claims against RealPage Inc. and multiple landlords in federal court, arguing that the defendants' collusion to jack up rents represents "cartel conduct in i... (more story)

Cajun Restaurant Chain Hits Ch. 11 Amid Consumer Shifts

Cajun restaurant chain Razzoo's filed for Chapter 11 protection in Texas bankruptcy court, citing consumer shifts since the COVID-19 pandemic began that have led to financial distress and made it necessary for... (more story)

11th Circ. Urged To Uphold Cut To $17M Easement Deduction

The U.S. Tax Court correctly slashed a partnership's $17 million tax deduction for donating a conservation easement, the government told the Eleventh Circuit, urging it to uphold a ruling that accused the grou... (more story)

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Major NYC Developer Indicted On Tenant Harassment Claims

Prominent New York City developer Meyer Chetrit and an unnamed co-defendant have been indicted on charges of harassing rent-regulated tenants in a Chelsea property, part of an alleged effort to clear the build... (more story)

3 Firms Advise $108M Sale Of Miami Riverfront Apartments

Nixon Peabody LLP, Greenberg Traurig LLP and Diaz Reus LLP advised the $108.4 million sale of a recently completed luxury apartment complex along the Miami River.

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Summer 2025: Hottest Buyer's Market In More Than A Decade

This past summer was the strongest buyer's market in more than a decade, with Florida and Texas showing the most strength, according to a Monday report from residential brokerage firm Redfin.

Saul Ewing Real Estate Chair Seeing An Uptick In Deal Flow

Despite lingering questions about tariffs and interest rates, real estate companies are starting to do more deals, with the hope that interest rates will continue to fall, Saul Ewing's real estate chair recently told Law360.

NJ Boroughs, Townships' Affordable Housing Suits Tossed

A New Jersey state judge has permanently thrown out two lawsuits from multiple boroughs and townships challenging a 2024 state law laying out how much new affordable housing needs to be built, ruling the plain... (more story)

Holland & Knight Advises $237M Affordable Housing Fund

Affordable housing syndicator Boston Financial said Wednesday that it has closed one of its largest multi-investor funds in nearly two decades — a $237.1 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit fund advised by H... (more story)

NJ Residential Developer Lands $286M Refi From PGIM

Capodagli Property Co. landed a $285.7 million refinancing from PGIM for a portfolio of four multifamily properties scattered across northern New Jersey, borrower-side adviser Greystone Capital Advisors announced Wednesday.