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Negotiating Triparty Hotel Agreements To Withstand Risk

Brewing economic uncertainty in the hospitality industry underscores the importance of subordination, nondisturban... (more story)

CRE Challenges Demand New Lease And Development Plans

As developers and landlords face declining occupancy of commercial, industrial and office space post-pandemic, a c... (more story)

Ch. 11 Free-And-Clear Sale Ruling Takes Pragmatic Approach

A recent ruling from a New York bankruptcy court in which the debtors were allowed to sell interests free and clea... (more story)

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Claims Against Attys In $2.6B Casino Merger Row Get Tossed

A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday permanently ended claims a real estate investor in a botched $2.6 billion Philippine casino deal brought against attorneys from Sadis & Goldberg LLP, finding that claims t... (more story)

Soccer Club Spars Over Evidence As Stadium Trial Looms

An Oklahoma soccer team suing the National Premier Soccer League for breach of contract argued that the trial court should allow evidence showing that it lost revenue after the organization refused to allow ac... (more story)

During recent quarterly earnings calls, real estate companies reported anticipated cost increases from tariffs ranging from 1% to 6%, with third- and fourth-quarter results likely showing those impacts. (iStock.com/zimmytws)
Here's What Real Estate Execs Are Saying About Tariffs

Executives across a wide range of real estate industries recently said President Donald Trump's tariffs would result in cost increases — some providing single-digit expected jumps — and some companies have bee... (more story)

VICI Touts Casino Loan, Despite 'Difficult' Collateral Structure

VICI Properties Inc. agreed to provide up to $510 million for a new casino near Madera, California, noting that even though the tribal ownership structure could complicate an attempt to take collateral in the ... (more story)

Ballard Spahr Adds Real Estate Ace From Hunton In DC

Ballard Spahr hired ex-Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP attorney Jill S. Parks as a partner for the firm's real estate department and its teams for real estate development and transactions and zoning and land use in i... (more story)

Masonry Exec Cops To $52M Amtrak Program Bribery Scheme

The owner of an Illinois-based masonry business awarded a federal contract to renovate Philadelphia's historic 30th Street Station admitted Wednesday to bribery charges in a case alleging he had his executives... (more story)

Zipcar, Garage Not Liable For Injuries To Driver Returning Car

Massachusetts-based car sharing company Zipcar and the owner of a public parking garage are not liable for injuries suffered by a college student who was struck by a drunken driver while dropping off a car bac... (more story)

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Fla. Condo Wins Noise Dispute With Autistic Man's Family

A Florida appellate panel ruled in favor of a condominium association in a lawsuit over a noise dispute between a family caring for their autistic son and a neighbor, finding no evidence that the family faced ... (more story)

Fla. Appeals Court Puts Condo Damage Suit To Bed

A Florida state appeals court upheld the dismissal of a condo's Hurricane Irma damage lawsuit against a Florida entity created to handle the claims for insolvent insurers, finding it was time-barred.

Construction financing for One Twenty Brickell Residences, a dual-tower luxury mixed-use condominium and rental development, covers financing for the condominium, multifamily, commercial and parking components of the property, according to the press release. (AP Photo/Pedro Portal/Miami Herald)
PMG Lands $413M Construction Loan For Miami Towers

Developer PMG obtained a $413 million construction loan for the developer's luxury, mixed-use One Twenty Brickell Residences project in Miami in a deal guided by PMG's in-house counsel, Kramer Levin Naftalis &... (more story)

Public Fire Model Could Boost Calif. Insurance Oversight

Developing a public wildfire model in California could help provide a transparent benchmark for insurance regulators to better understand fire risk and evaluate rates, but experts warn that challenges remain a... (more story)

8th Insurer Dismissed In Pulte Coverage Row

Two PulteGroup subsidiaries said Thursday they'll dismiss their property damage coverage claims with prejudice against an insurer over structural issues at a residential development, marking the eighth dismiss... (more story)

Hawaii Tenant's Tainted Water Eviction Claims Survive Ruling

A Hawaii federal judge preserved a tenant's claims that he was effectively evicted from his home when a landlord failed to identify or warn of water contamination caused by leaks in 2021 at a U.S. Navy fuel st... (more story)

Colo. AG Targets MV Realty's 'Unfair' Homeowner Contracts

The Colorado Attorney General's Office has accused real estate brokerage MV Realty PBC LLC and its Colorado subsidiary of trapping hundreds of local homeowners with "unfair, misleading and deceptive" 40-year b... (more story)