Expert Analysis

8 Ways 2026's Market Divide Is Rewriting Real Estate Risk

As construction activity increasingly concentrates in data centers, healthcare and other resilient sectors, real e... (more story)

A Calif. Law May Aid Homeowner Recovery After LA Fires

Reconstruction bottlenecks following the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires mean that certain homeowners insurance... (more story)

Tracking The Rare 'Quick Look' Win In FTC's Zillow-Redfin Suit

The Federal Trade Commission’s suit claiming that Zillow illegally paid Redfin to exit the apartment rental market... (more story)

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Aide To Ex-NYC Mayor Cites 'Glaring Holes' In Bribery Case

An attorney for Frank Carone, the former chief of staff to former New York Mayor Eric Adams, on Wednesday said there are "glaring holes" in the indictment alleging Carone took bribes from a hotel owner in exch... (more story)

Judge To Approve $40M Sale Of Texas A&M Data Center

A Texas bankruptcy judge said Wednesday that he would approve a sale of a data and research center affiliated with Texas A&M University, RELLIS Campus Data and Research Center LLC, to AI software company ThisW... (more story)

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4 Firms Advise Public Storage's $1.2B Acquisition Deal

Public Storage will acquire Public Storage Canada in a $1.2 billion cash and shares deal guided by Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, Torys LLP, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP and Osler Hoskin & Har... (more story)

Chinese Investors Say Wash. EB-5 Developer Misused Funds

Chinese investors have filed a RICO Act lawsuit in Washington federal court, alleging that developers of a partially completed mixed-use project on a former copper smelter superfund site along Puget Sound misu... (more story)

Pa. Court's Verizon Tower Approval Comes With New Test

A Pennsylvania appellate court Wednesday set new standards for wireless providers like Verizon to seek local zoning variances, upholding approval of a Lehigh County cell tower while throwing out old Federal Co... (more story)

Genesis Beats JV Partner's Challenge To $1B Sale In Ch. 11

A Texas bankruptcy judge has rejected an objection to Genesis Healthcare's $1 billion sale of its 175 nursing homes, ruling that a joint venture partner cannot scuttle the deal by invoking a partnership agreem... (more story)

Kirkland Guides $10.2B Starwood Opportunistic RE Fund

Starwood Capital Group, advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, has closed an opportunistic real estate fund after raising more than $10.2 billion from over 300 investors from 20 countries, a representative for the p... (more story)

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Home Builder Fired Worker Over Pregnancy, EEOC Says

Senior employees at a home builder routinely talked about how they equated pregnancy with a lack of professional commitment before firing a pregnant worker, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday.

3rd Circ. Tests FERC's Attention To Public Input In Hydro Case

A Third Circuit panel Wednesday dug into whether the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission really listened to the concerns of residents of York County, Pennsylvania, about its initial approval of a hydroelectri... (more story)

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NYC Landlord Attorneys Decry Rent Freeze, Expect Challenge

After the mayor-appointed board that sets rent increases each year voted to freeze rents in New York City's 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, enacting a key portion of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's agenda, attorn... (more story)

Zillow Loses Bid To Exit IBM Sign-On Tech Patent Suit

A Washington federal judge has refused to let Zillow out of IBM's lawsuit accusing the online real estate marketplace company of infringing a user sign-on patent, rejecting Zillow's argument that the company's... (more story)

Calif. Court Rejects Challenge To FAIR Plan Fee Pass-Through

California's top insurance regulator has the authority to allow the private insurance companies that make up the state's FAIR Plan to recoup from policyholders payments the companies make to support the last-r... (more story)

Pullman & Comley Escapes Challenge To Municipal Tax Work

Pullman & Comley LLC has escaped claims that a Connecticut town illegally delegated its tax collection authority to it and one of its attorneys, with a judge agreeing to dissolve an order blocking a home sale ... (more story)

Treasury Opens Opportunity Zone Designation Cycle

The U.S. Treasury Department opened the nomination process Wednesday for locations to be designated eligible for the revamped opportunity zone tax incentive, which the 2025 budget law made permanent and enhanc... (more story)