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Timeline Considerations For Boston's New RE Review Process

Boston's newly reimagined large real estate project review process, featuring early community engagement, holds im... (more story)

10 Noteworthy CFPB Developments From 2024

In a banner year for consumer finance regulation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made significant stride... (more story)

The Story Of 2024's Biggest Bank Regs, And Their Fate In 2025

U.S. federal bank regulators were very active in 2024 with initiatives ranging from antitrust and capital to propo... (more story)

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Federal Real Estate Policy To Watch In 2025

The potential for new tariffs and the Corporate Transparency Act are among the areas of federal policy that real estate lawyers will be watching in 2025.

The Top Property Insurance Decisions Of 2024

A novel climate change coverage suit in Hawaii, three state high court pandemic coverage rulings and a Colorado ruling on a late claim-filing rule are among the top property insurance decisions of 2024. Here, ... (more story)

Lawyers will be watching multiple cases tied to malls or would-be malls this year as redevelopment increasingly comes center stage. (iStock.com/wxin)
Commercial Real Estate Cases To Watch In 2025

The real estate community in 2025 will be watching multiple disputes tied to malls or would-be malls, as well as a hotel trademarks battle. Here, Law360 previews the commercial real estate cases to watch this year.

Energy Demand Key Driver In 2025 Infrastructure Roadmap

With growing energy demand increasingly being met by renewable power, an overhaul of U.S. infrastructure is expected to gain steam in 2025, advancing a push to adapt roadways, ports and other infrastructure fo... (more story)

Proptech's Central Storyline In Real Estate Still Unwritten

After making a dynamic entrance that seemed to spark the real estate industry to finally embrace innovation, the property technology sector has struggled to develop its role as operators have focused on managi... (more story)

Proskauer Beats DQ Bid In NJ Hospital Antitrust Fight

A New Jersey federal judge refused to disqualify Proskauer Rose LLP from defending healthcare network RWJBarnabas Health Inc. in an antitrust lawsuit brought by competitor CarePoint Health Management Associate... (more story)

Fla. Judge Orders Ky. Tower Sale Laundering Case To Proceed

A Florida federal judge denied a request by two Miami businessmen to toss a civil forfeiture lawsuit brought by the U.S. government in an attempt to seize $9.1 million from the sale of a Kentucky office tower ... (more story)

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NY Businessman To Plead Guilty In Eric Adams' Fraud Case

A Brooklyn construction company operator intends to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge related to the bribery and corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, according to a notice filed by prosecu... (more story)

CFPB Sues Rocket Homes Over Alleged Realtor Kickbacks

Rocket Homes Real Estate has been giving brokers and agents incentives to steer homebuyers toward obtaining loans through Rocket Mortgage, while pressuring agents to withhold information that could save their ... (more story)

The DOJ has intensified its focus on algorithmic pricing tools, filing briefs in several cases that could set precedent for the residential rental market in 2025. (iStock.com/KentWeakley)
Residential Real Estate Cases To Watch In 2025

Attorneys who advise real estate firms are keeping a close eye on how antitrust law is applied to the real estate market as the use of revenue-management tools and pricing algorithms becomes widespread among their clients.

McElroy Deutsch Beats Former Exec's Malicious Claim

McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP got a claim for malicious prosecution against it dismissed without prejudice in litigation against its former business development director, who the firm accused of emb... (more story)

RealPage Can't Transfer Enforcers' Rent-Fix Case Out Of NC

RealPage cannot get the government's antitrust case against it moved either to the Tennessee court overseeing similar civil litigation or to Texas, where the rental software maker is headquartered, a North Car... (more story)

Calif. Panel Says Woman Has Right To Sue Over Home Sale

A California state appeals court reversed a quick win granted to Sotheby's International Realty Inc. and other real estate brokers in a suit filed over a $3.15 million sale of a Malibu home, ruling in a publis... (more story)

HUD Awards $225 Million To Boost Manufactured Housing

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it has awarded $225 million under a grant program for manufactured housing communities, prioritizing tribal applicants and resident-managed communities.