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Latest News in Real Estate
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January 09, 2026
Real Estate Recap: Predicting '26
Catch up on this past week's developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including key asset classes and pending litigation to watch in the new year.
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January 09, 2026
Wash. Gov. Pitches Bills On AI Chatbots, Vaccines, Housing
Washington state's governor announced six bills Friday that he's asking lawmakers to pass in the legislative session that kicks off Monday, including measures to increase housing, guard Washingtonians from people posing as law enforcement, reinforce the state's vaccine decision-making authority and establish protections around AI chatbots, particularly for youth.
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January 09, 2026
Ready Capital, Broadmark Want Securities Suit Moved To NY
Two real estate investment trusts and other parties urged a Washington federal court to transfer the proposed securities class action they're facing to New York federal court, arguing that the move is needed because the suit overlaps with a case in that state.
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January 09, 2026
State Looks To Nix RealPage Case Over NY Rental Pricing Law
The New York attorney general's office urged a federal court Friday to toss a case from property management software company RealPage Inc. challenging a new state law that prohibits building owners from using software to collude on residential rental rates.
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January 09, 2026
7th Circ. Upholds Ex-Atty's Conviction In Burke Bribery Case
The Seventh Circuit on Friday kept in place the conviction and 32-month prison sentence of a Chicago real estate developer and former attorney for offering legal work to ex-Alderman Edward Burke as a bribe for help with a zoning permit, finding the government presented sufficient evidence to support a guilty verdict and arguments to the contrary were "unavailing."
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