
Attys Tout 3 Real Estate Investment Wins In Federal Budget
Real estate investors can breathe a collective sigh of relief seeing the final version of the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act" that President Donald Trump signed into law this month, as it is largely favorable to the industry and keeps several much-admired tax breaks alive.

Could A Casino Zhuzh Up Coney Island?
Jodi Stein, a partner at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, is advising The Coney, one of eight proposals vying for three New York state licenses to operate a full-fledged casino.

These Firms Worked On The Top First-Half Real Estate Deals
A&O Shearman and Stibbe are among the more than 20 law firms that scored work on the 10 largest global real estate mergers and acquisitions of the first half, a period that saw three transactions above $4 billion.
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The entity behind a luxury hotel in New York City's Tribeca neighborhood landed a $145 million refinancing for the property from affiliates of Goldman Sachs, which includes $100 million of new equity, accordin... (more story)
Connecticut law firm Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan LLC should set aside $3.8 million to satisfy its landlord's fears that a wave of departures has rattled the firm's finances and may jeopardize its lease of a ... (more story)

Buchalter, Shumaker and Warshaw Burstein are among the law firms that have made recent real estate or construction hires.
New Jersey's tax agency will be required to purchase certain unused tax credits for real estate development projects under a bill Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed Tuesday.
Maynard Nexsen PC announced Tuesday that it has merged with Atlanta-based real estate firm Miller Lavoie LLP, bringing on eight attorneys to the firm's national footprint to strengthen its real estate investme... (more story)
Bridge Logistics Properties has acquired a three-building, 332,793-square-foot industrial portfolio in Fontana, California, for $83.5 million, the logistics real estate investment manager announced Tuesday.
Leasing activity across the Midwest office market in the second quarter of 2025 moderated from an optimistic first quarter, with "muted" net absorption and an increasing vacancy rate, per a report from CBRE.
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A Charter Review Commission convened by New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a number of proposals on Monday that city voters will see on ballots in November, most of which center on housing.
California's Manhattan Beach is best known for surfing and beach volleyball, but a local real estate listing is making a play for attention, as the seller's willingness to accept cryptocurrency for the $12 mil... (more story)

Nixon Peabody LLP bolstered its affordable housing and real estate practice by hiring an attorney who most recently served on the leadership team for the southwest regional office for the U.S. Department of Ho... (more story)
A coalition of nonprofit groups filed suit Monday in Rhode Island federal court, challenging new conditions for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants that target diversity, equity and inclusi... (more story)
A Maryland federal judge on Monday granted Bank of America a win over a series of housing advocacy groups claiming the bank maintained and marketed foreclosed homes differently in white communities than in com... (more story)
A Wisconsin county, town and tribal school district pushed a federal court to throw out a suit by homeowners who claim the government entities have conspired to expand the Menominee Indian Tribe's holdings of ... (more story)
The government told a Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday that a bank it previously accused of discriminatory lending should be released from court oversight because it fulfilled the bulk of its obligations s... (more story)