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Latest News in Real Estate

  • October 14, 2026

    Pa. Property Transfer To Trust Found Subject To Tax

    A Pennsylvania man's transfer of property to his family's trust is subject to transfer tax because the trust was not an ordinary trust exempt from the tax, the state's Commonwealt Court ruled.

  • 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.

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