Residential

  • August 11, 2025

    Neighbors, Insurers File Suits Over Fatal Pa. Gas Explosion

    The owners or insurers of more than five dozen properties in a Pittsburgh-area housing development have filed lawsuits over a massive natural-gas explosion that leveled three houses, killed six people and allegedly caused damage across the neighborhood.

  • August 11, 2025

    Dentons Tops List Of Firms With Biggest Water Law Teams

    Dentons, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP and WilmerHale are among the large U.S. law firms that have sizable teams of lawyers that work on water matters, according to an analysis by Law360 Real Estate Authority.

  • August 11, 2025

    Allen Matkins Guides $160M Calif. Community Project Loan

    Walker & Dunlop Inc.'s capital markets team has secured a $160 million loan with a $27 million "re-advance component" for the construction of a 1,900-unit, master-planned community project in Rancho Mirage, California, the commercial real estate finance and advisory firm announced Monday.

  • August 11, 2025

    Charlotte Housing Authority Seeks To Split Bias Trial In Two

    Charlotte's public housing authority Inlivian asked a North Carolina federal judge Monday to divvy up a former coordinator's upcoming workplace retaliation and discrimination trial into two parts so punitive damages are resolved separately.

  • August 11, 2025

    Waterfront Building Offers High Demand, But Complex Review

    People have been drawn to beaches, rivers, harbors and other waterfront sites for basically all of human history, and while still among the most desired properties for real estate development, they present multiple layers of interests and issues — and in turn laws and regulations that must be navigated to build on them.

  • August 11, 2025

    4 Teams Leaving A Mark On Revived Baltimore Waterfront

    Among the $3 billion worth of early deliveries for four major Baltimore waterfront redevelopment projects are a global investment firm's 550,000-square-foot headquarters, more than 700 residential units, and over 45 acres of new or revamped park space.

  • August 11, 2025

    3 Big Waterfront Projects And The Legal Teams Behind Them

    Massive mixed-use developments are underway alongside riverbanks and beaches across the country, including an ambitious overhaul of industrial land and designs for a multibillion-dollar stadium.

  • August 11, 2025

    7 Beach Disputes Vexing Courts From Coast To Coast

    From a SpaceX explosion in Texas to claims of whale sightings near a New Jersey offshore wind farm, a day at the beach can sometimes lead to a day in court. Law360 Real Estate Authority compiled the most prominent recent legal disputes over beaches around the country.

  • August 11, 2025

    NYC Real Estate Week In Review

    Gibson Dunn and Jeffrey Zwick are among the law firms that guided the largest New York City real estate deals that hit public records last week, with a pair of Brooklyn trades topping the list.

  • August 11, 2025

    Ballard Spahr Inks $166M Refi For NY Transit-Oriented Project

    The Olayan Group and Tritec Real Estate Co. secured a Ballard Spahr LLP-guided $166.2 million refinancing for one mixed-use component of a sprawling Long Island, New York, community known as Station Yards from Greystar, the lender announced.

  • August 11, 2025

    Career Troutman RE Finance Atty Joins McGuireWoods In DC

    McGuireWoods LLP has hired a real estate finance specialist and longtime attorney with Troutman Pepper Locke LLP to join its office in Washington, D.C., the firm announced on Monday.

  • August 11, 2025

    NY Curbs Property Tax Shifts In Nassau, Suffolk Counties

    New York established tighter limits on the amount of property taxes that can be shifted between property classes in certain jurisdictions in Nassau and Suffolk counties under a bill signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

  • August 08, 2025

    Greystar Cuts Deal To Exit DOJ's RealPage Price-Fixing Suit

    Greystar Management Services LLC has reached an agreement to resolve rent price-fixing claims brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, which has gone after several landlords allegedly using algorithms to coordinate rent prices, and will cooperate in the case against RealPage, the agency announced Friday.

  • August 08, 2025

    Wash. Justices Won't Touch Builder Seattle Condo Tower Win

    The Washington State Supreme Court will not take up a case involving a $19.2 million jury trial verdict for a construction company in a dispute with the owner and developer of a 41-story Seattle condo tower project, according to recent filings.

  • August 08, 2025

    BofA Must Face Trust Property Suit, Ga. Judge Says

    A Georgia federal judge refused to let Bank of America escape a proposed class action accusing it of overcharging residential trusts for insurance, ruling in part that the named plaintiff can seek damages for his breach of trust claim against the bank.

  • August 08, 2025

    Ga. Court Keeps Insurer's Shooting Coverage Dispute Alive

    A Georgia federal judge refused to grant AMCO Insurance Co. an early win on most claims in its suit asserting it has no duty to defend an Atlanta apartment complex sued by a resident who was struck by bullets while sleeping.

  • August 08, 2025

    Trump Planning Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Stock Sale This Year

    The Trump administration may move to sell stock in federally backed mortgage bundlers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, with officials discussing the details of a possible sale later this year.

  • August 08, 2025

    Greystar Can't Duck Tenants' Trimmed Security Deposit Suit

    A California federal judge has denied Greystar's request to dismiss a proposed class action alleging the property owner and manager unlawfully withheld tenants' security deposits, finding that the suit need not have named the special purpose entities that own the properties as defendants.

  • August 08, 2025

    Texas Bill Seeks To Allow Injunctions Against Tax Collectors

    Texas property owners could seek injunctions to prevent local taxing authorities from collecting property taxes if a taxing entity adopts a voter-approved tax increase and takes action that strays from the tax hike's stated purpose, under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.

  • August 08, 2025

    South Korea Probes 49 Foreign Luxury Apartment Buyers

    South Korea's National Tax Service said it has launched a tax evasion probe into 49 owners of high-priced apartments who are from foreign countries such as the U.S. and China.

  • August 08, 2025

    Brokerage Urges 10th Circ. To Revive NAR Antitrust Suit

    A residential brokerage startup is heading to the Tenth Circuit to appeal the toss of its antitrust suit against the National Association of Realtors and several major brokerages, which were accused in Utah federal court of conspiring to block the startup from accessing NAR multiple listing services because it offered lower buyer-broker commissions.

  • August 07, 2025

    Fire Victims See Positive Step In Calif.'s FAIR Plan Action 

    California regulators gave fire victims a boost last week when the state's insurance department launched a legal action seeking penalties against the state's last-resort insurer for its handling of smoke damage claims, but the market effects of the move are still not fully clear. 

  • August 07, 2025

    Insurers Say Property Co.'s $7M Ida Claim Must Be Arbitrated

    A lower court order forcing a New Orleans property owner to arbitrate its $7 million Hurricane Ida damage claim against its domestic insurers should be reinstated, a group of carriers told the Fifth Circuit on Thursday, saying the New York Convention mandates the enforcement of the policy's arbitration provision.

  • August 07, 2025

    9th Circ. Revives Homeowners' 'Reverse Mortgage Loan' Suit

    A Ninth Circuit panel has revived a proposed class action against a company offering homeowners cash in exchange for a slice of their home equity, finding a Washington couple has shown their arrangement amounted to a reverse mortgage loan subject to special statutory requirements.

  • August 07, 2025

    9th Circ. Backs Seattle's Win In Housing Ordinance Suit

    The Ninth Circuit affirmed Seattle's lower court victory against a suit filed by landlords challenging a 2017 city housing law that, among other restrictions, prevents landlords from requiring prospective tenants to disclose whether or not they have criminal records.

Expert Analysis

  • Navigating The Complexities Of NYC Waterfront Development

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    More than a dozen city, state and federal agencies share oversight of New York City's waterfront, presenting developers and their counsel with both challenges and opportunities to shape the regional and national economy, say attorneys at HSF Kramer.

  • New NY Residential Real Estate Rules May Be Overbroad

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    New legislation imposing a 90-day-waiting period and tax deduction restrictions on certain New York real estate investors may have broad effects and unintended consequences, creating impediments for a wide range of corporate and other transactions, says Libin Zhang at Fried Frank.

  • Compliance Is A New Competitive Edge For Mortgage Lenders

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    So far, 2025 has introduced state and federal regulatory turbulence that is pressuring mortgage lenders to reevaluate the balance between competitive and compliant employee and customer recruiting practices, necessitating a compliance recalibration that prioritizes five key strategies, say attorneys at Mitchell Sandler.

  • What Developers Can Glean From Miami Condo Ruling

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    A Florida state appeals court's recent denial of a Miami condo redevelopment bid offers a detailed blueprint of what future developers must address when they evaluate the condominium's governing declaration and seek to terminate a condominium, say attorneys at Shubin Law.

  • 6 Questions We Should Ask About The Trump Trade Deals

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    Whenever the text becomes available, certain questions will help determine whether the Trump administration’s trade deals with U.S. trading partners have been crafted to form durable economic relationships, or ephemeral ties likely to break upon interpretive disagreement or a change in political will, says Ted Posner at Baker Botts.

  • CEQA Reform May Spur More Housing, But Devil Is In Details

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    A recently enacted law reforming the California Environmental Quality Act has been touted by state leaders as a fix for the state's housing crisis — but provisions including a new theoretically optional traffic mitigation fee could offset any potential benefits, says attorney David Smith.

  • Wells Fargo Suit Shows Consumer Protection Limits In Mass.

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    The Massachusetts Appeals Court's May decision in Wells Fargo Bank v. Coulsey underscores that consumer rights are balanced against the need for closure, and even the broad protections of state consumer protection law will not open the door to relitigating the same claims, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.

  • What Calif. Insurance Ruling Means For Smoke Damage Limits

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    As California continues to grapple with an increasing number of wildfire claims, a state court's recent Aliff v. California FAIR Plan decision serves as a clear directive to insurers that policy language that narrows the scope of fire coverage below the California Insurance Code's minimum standards is impermissible, say attorneys at Wood Smith.

  • The Metamorphosis Of The Major Questions Doctrine

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    The so-called major questions doctrine arose as a counterweight to Chevron deference over the past few decades, but invocations of the doctrine have persisted in the year since Chevron was overturned, suggesting it still has a role to play in reining in agency overreach, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • What 9th Circ. Ruling Shows About Rebutting SEC Comments

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    The Ninth Circuit's June opinion in Pino v. Cardone Capital suggests that a company's lack of pushback to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission comment may be evidence of its state of mind for evaluating potential liability, meaning companies should consider including additional disclosure in SEC response letters, say attorneys at Barnes & Thornburg.

  • 2 NY Cases May Clarify Foreclosure Law Retroactivity

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    Two pending cases may soon provide the long-awaited resolution to the question of whether retroactive application of the New York Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act violates the state Constitution, providing a guide for New York courts inundated with motions in foreclosure and quiet title actions, says Fernando Rivera Maissonet at Hinshaw & Culbertson.

  • Yacht Broker Case Highlights Industry Groups' Antitrust Risk

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    The Eleventh Circuit recently revived class claims against the International Yacht Brokers Association, signaling that commission-driven industries beyond real estate are vulnerable to antitrust challenges after the National Association of Realtors settled similar allegations last year, says Miles Santiago at the Southern University Law Center and Alex Hebert at Southern Compass.

  • A Look At Trump Admin's Shifting Strategies To Curtail CFPB

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    The Trump administration has so far carried out its goal of minimizing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's authority and footprint via an individualized approach comprising rule rollbacks, litigation moves and administrative tools, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.