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Latest News in Real Estate

  • May 29, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Data Centers, SEC, Law Firm Leasing

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including insights into the tireless lives of data center attorneys, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal to ease capital formation in public markets, and the two-year low in U.S. law firm leasing.

  • May 29, 2026

    Atmos Energy Hit With 1st Suit Over Deadly Dallas Explosion

    A Texas man who escaped the May 28 natural gas explosion at a Dallas apartment complex sued Atmos Energy Corp. on Friday, claiming the company failed to properly monitor conditions in his complex despite knowing the risks, calling it a pattern of "gross negligence" that contributed to the deadly blast.

  • May 29, 2026

    Lockheed Beats Families' Birth Defects Suit At Trial

    A Florida federal jury returned a defense verdict in favor of Lockheed Martin Corp. after finding the company's chemical handling practices at an Orlando weapons manufacturing facility did not cause birth defects.

  • May 29, 2026

    Architect's Cabinet Design Not Copyrighted, NC Court Says

    A North Carolina federal judge has allowed a homebuilding company and its owners to escape allegations from an architect that they used designs without paying for them, ruling that the designs did not contain copyrightable architectural works.

  • May 29, 2026

    Judge Orders Trump's Name To Be Taken Off Kennedy Center

    A D.C. federal judge blocked the closure and purported renaming of the Kennedy Center on Friday, ordering President Donald Trump's name removed from the building's facade and ruling that the board of the iconic performing arts hub violated its statutory duty when it failed to fully assess the closure's impacts.

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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

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  • Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
  • Executives and attorneys in the real estate industry
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  • 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.
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