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Latest News in Real Estate

  • October 02, 2026

    Crime Fraud Exception Sought In Ex-Adams Aide's Bribe Case

    Prosecutors on Friday said the crime fraud exception should greenlight access to privileged material as part of their case against former New York Mayor Eric Adams' chief of staff, who's accused of taking bribes in exchange for steering a $6.8 million migrant housing contract to a Queens hotel owner.

  • October 02, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: FAA Grants, DC Rent, REIT Merger Reax

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a look at the top FAA grants for real estate projects last month, a potential apartment rent freeze in Washington, D.C., and activist objections to the IRT-Centerspace merger.

  • October 02, 2026

    Home Equity Fintech Is 1st Target Of Ex-CFPB Attys' Law Firm

    Home equity fintech firm Unlock has used deceptive marketing and confusing contract terms to hide that its "investment" agreements are actually illegal high-cost loans, according to a new proposed class action entered in Colorado state court.

  • October 02, 2026

    Texas Justices Won't Review Nixed $64M Credit Suisse Verdict

    The Texas Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear an appeal of a decision that wiped away a $64 million award to a subsidiary of a Dallas investment company following alleged fraud by Credit Suisse surrounding lending for a luxury Nevada community.

  • October 02, 2026

    Atty Can't Kill Claims He Tricked Client Into Renting From Him

    An attorney cannot escape a $14.5 million fraud lawsuit claiming he pressured his cannabis cultivation clients into an overpriced lease without telling them he was getting a 5% cut of the rent, a Los Angeles County judge ruled.

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