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Latest News in Real Estate
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November 26, 2025
4th Circ. Clears Lender In Kuwaiti Royal Fraud Case
World Business Lenders LLC secured a modest windfall in the Fourth Circuit on Wednesday after a panel said the small business lender was not "willfully blind" to financial fraud against a member of the Kuwaiti royal family and reversed a lower court's judgment that ordered WBL to pay over $704,000 in compensatory and punitive damages.
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November 26, 2025
Board Denies State Dept. Win In Contract Termination Row
The U.S. Civilian Board of Contract Appeals denied the U.S. Department of State's attempt to limit a construction company's monetary claim after the agency terminated its construction contract, saying there's too much uncertainty over the contract price.
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November 26, 2025
Title Co., Investor Must Split Blame In $13M Escrow Fraud Suit
A title company is partially liable for mishandling $13 million wired into escrow by an investor seeking a 50% ownership interest in a 17-hotel deal, a California federal judge ruled, finding that the title company owed the investor a duty of reasonable care.
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November 26, 2025
Fair Housing Org. Fights NY Renovation Program Changes
A fair housing organization alleged in federal court that the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal's retroactive enforcement of changes to a renovation program needs to be blocked or participating New York City building owners won't benefit from "hundreds of millions of dollars of investment."
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November 26, 2025
Developer Tells 9th Circ. SF Island Wrongly Labeled Wetlands
The former owner of an island in the San Francisco Bay is asking the Ninth Circuit to reverse a lower court ruling that he illegally destroyed "critical" wetlands without first receiving a Clean Water Act permit.
Areas of Coverage
- TRANSACTIONS
- Real estate deals valued at $50MM or more
- Real estate financing and securitization
- Formation of real estate investment trusts
- Major construction projects
- Commercial leasing deals
- Asset sales in bankruptcies
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
- Green Building Council
- State and municipal real estate and development regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Dodd-Frank Act
- Development and permitting rules
- Tax issues related to real estate
- Real estate lobbying
- LITIGATION
- Suits between buyers and sellers
- Suits between developers and contractors
- Breach of contract disputes
- Zoning, environmental, and land-use suits
- Real estate financing disputes
- Disputes over securitized real estate assets, including mortgage-backed securities
- Class actions and multiparty litigation over evictions and foreclosures
- Insurance coverage suits over real property
- Real estate bankruptcy proceedings
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of real estate practices
Readership
- Real estate lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the real estate industry
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals