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Latest News in Real Estate

  • October 13, 2026

    Landlord Discovery Greenlit In Yardi Rental Rate Software Suit

    A Washington federal judge said Tuesday that renters can pursue discovery from landlords in a proposed antitrust class action targeting Yardi's rent-setting software for multifamily property managers, while largely denying the tech firm's summary judgment bid — a ruling that would allow for more factfinding before definitively resolving the arguments.  

  • October 13, 2026

    Investors Claim Private Equity Fund Won't Redeem Cash

    A South Carolina private equity fund broke its promise to three investors to redeem $2 million of their investment in cash and instead plans to put the funds into shares of a highly speculative real estate venture, according to a suit filed in Florida federal court.

  • October 13, 2026

    Judge Halts Tree Clearing In Trump DC Golf Course Plan

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge Tuesday ordered the Trump administration not to fell any more trees on a public golf course it's seeking to rebuild, days after the government cleared over 400 trees from the park.

  • October 13, 2026

    Title Insurer Beats $1M Property Sale Scam Counterclaims

    An Ohio company that was scammed out of $1 million in a fraudulent property sale failed to show that its title insurer had any duty to warn it of seller impersonation fraud and prevent a fraudulent transaction, a federal court ruled Tuesday, tossing the company's counterclaims.

  • October 13, 2026

    5th Circ. Backs Ginnie Mae On Reverse Mortgage Liens

    A unanimous Fifth Circuit panel affirmed a lower court's ruling in favor of Ginnie Mae in a suit Texas Capital Bank brought over the extinguishment of its lien on reverse mortgage assets, saying there is a "sound statutory basis to conclude" that Ginnie Mae has authority over the entire mortgage once an issuer defaults.

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