Property Plays: Brookfield, Bally's, Kushner Cos.
Goodwin Reps Gaming Co. On Bally's Chicago Casino Deal
FHFA Unveils New Protections For Multifamily Tenants
Property Plays: Brookfield, Bally's, Kushner Cos.
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Goodwin Reps Gaming Co. On Bally's Chicago Casino Deal
Goodwin Procter LLP represented Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. in a Friday deal with Bally's to finance construction of a $940 million Chicago casino and hotel in a sale-leaseback deal giving the Pennsylvania real estate investment trust ownership of Bally casinos in Kansas City and Shreveport, Louisiana.
FHFA Unveils New Protections For Multifamily Tenants
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will institute new tenant protections for multifamily properties financed by both enterprises, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Friday.
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