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5 Takeaways From Capital Proposals For Community Banks

While much commentary has centered on how federal regulators' proposed capital overhaul would affect the biggest b... (more story)

Mortgage EO Casts Wide Net In Push To Ease Lending Rules

A recent executive order targeting mortgage credit access states an intent to promote competition among all types ... (more story)

Fair Housing Takeaways From Colony Ridge Settlement

The recent settlement agreement between Colony Ridge Developments, the U.S. government and the state of Texas — pe... (more story)

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Jack In The Box Wants 38 Washington Stores Kept Open

Jack in the Box Inc. urged a Washington state judge to temporarily bar two franchisees from closing dozens of locations across the state, claiming that they owe nearly $1.4 million in unpaid marketing fees and... (more story)

Maryland Urges Court To Block ICE Detention Center Project

Maryland told a federal court once again that it must stop the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency from converting a local commercial warehouse into an ... (more story)

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These Law Firms Led Q1's Top Real Estate, Hospitality Deals

Clifford Chance, Wachtell and DLA Piper are among more than two dozen law firms that guided the biggest real estate and hospitality mergers announced in the first quarter, with the largest deal exceeding $10 billion.

NYC Real Estate Week In Review

Patterson Belknap and Wachtel Missry are among various law firms that steered the largest New York City real estate deals that hit public records last week, with a nine-figure Manhattan matter leading the way.

No Early Win For HOA In Storm Coverage Suit

A Denver-area homeowners association hasn't shown conclusively that losses during a 2018 hailstorm were incurred during its policy period or that its insurer failed to investigate the complex's claim, a Colora... (more story)

Mass. Developer Gets Green Light For 148-Acre Industrial Hub

East Coast developer National Development said Monday it secured local approvals to build a 148-acre industrial campus in Hudson, Massachusetts, and is on the hunt for logistics tenants.

Law Firm, Insurer Say Cos. Must Pay For Crane Crash Losses

Florida law firm Johnson Pope and its insurer have sued a group of companies involved in the construction of a 46-story luxury condominium tower in St. Petersburg, telling a state court they are entitled to re... (more story)

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Anti-Native Taunts Made Engineer 'Feel Less Than,' Suit Says

A member of a Native American tribe has filed a lawsuit in Michigan federal court against two real estate companies that provide "hotel-style" apartments, saying the "dehumanizing" racial abuse he was subjecte... (more story)

United Homes Faces Investor Suit Over Discounted Sale Plan

Homebuilder United Homes Group Inc. faces a proposed investor class action alleging the company hid that its former CEO schemed to devalue the company as he gunned to sell it off, leading to a proposed sale th... (more story)

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Carmel Partners Closes Multifamily Fund With $1.35B Raised

Carmel Partners managed to raise $1.35 billion for its U.S. multifamily real estate fund, which has been used to buy nine properties, the real estate investment management company announced Tuesday.

DOJ Seeks OK On Blackstone's LivCor Rent Price-Fixing Deal

The Justice Department has asked a North Carolina federal court to grant final approval to its settlement with LivCor LLC, a subsidiary of Blackstone, which would resolve allegations that the landlord used Rea... (more story)

Eagle Real Estate JV Seeks West Coast Multifamily Assets

Eagle Real Estate Partners LLC and TriPost Capital Partners LLC have formed a real estate investment partnership in which TriPost will provide over $50 million to support Eagle's plans to acquire $1.5 billion ... (more story)

HUD Unveils $1.1B To Back Housing In Tribal Communities

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Native American Programs says it will allocate more than $1.1 billion in Indian Block Grant funding for almost 600 tribal nations to support aff... (more story)

Senior Housing, Healthcare REIT Seeks $1.1B Value In IPO

Real estate investment trust National Healthcare Properties Inc. said Monday that it is seeking to reach a valuation of about $1.1 billion in an upcoming initial public offering advised by Paul Weiss Rifkind W... (more story)