Expert Analysis

What Contractors Can Do To Address Material Cost Increases

In light of the Trump administration's plans to increase tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, construction industr... (more story)

Reg Waiver Eases Calif. Rebuilding, But Proceed With Care

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order suspending some environmental review and permitting requirements fo... (more story)

A View Of The Shifting Insurance Regulatory Landscape

Attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland explore how the Federal Insurance Office's climate report, the new presidential ... (more story)

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Calif. Ruling Holds Wildfire Debris Not A Coverable Loss

Two California homeowners didn't have a covered claim for wildfire debris that infiltrated their home, a state appeals panel ruled, saying there was no evidence the debris caused the kind of loss or damage req... (more story)

Calif. Tribe Says DOI Gives It No Protection In Casino Row

The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria told a California federal judge that the U.S. Department of the Interior filed an incomplete status report about how it will monitor another tribe's project plans for ... (more story)

Jay Mantz, president of Rialto Capital Management, interviews Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing co-CEO Lauren Hochfelder at the University of Miami's Real Estate Impact Conference on Feb. 7, 2025. (Credit: Nathan Hale)
Morgan Stanley Exec Sees U.S. Real Estate Poised For Upturn

There is a lot of volatility and uncertainty in the world today, but a number of conditions point to the U.S. real estate market still being well-positioned to forge a recovery over the next few years, a leade... (more story)

Simpson Thacher Brings On Registered Funds Partner In NY

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has hired a New York-based partner in its registered funds practice to focus on real estate and capital markets, the firm said Monday.

NYC Real Estate Week In Review

Greenberg Traurig, McDermott Will & Emery and Pryor Cashman are among the law firms that landed work on the largest New York City real estate deals that hit public records last week, with an SL Green Realty Ma... (more story)

Project Foes Face Suit Over Pittsburgh Gay Bar Historic Filing

A developer and the estate for the former owner of a landmark Pittsburgh gay bar have sued two residents of the city's Polish Hill neighborhood, claiming they moved to deem the property historic as a ploy to f... (more story)

Appellate Court OKs Trim Of Goldman Family Portfolio Battle

A New York state appellate court affirmed a trial court's toss of several claims brought against the late Sol Goldman's real estate empire by inheritors who allege his daughter squeezed them out of the family ... (more story)

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DC Apartment Owner Finds Ch. 11 Buyer Via Credit Bid

The owner of a Washington, D.C., apartment building told a Delaware bankruptcy judge it found a buyer for the property who will acquire the asset through a credit bid.

QXO Rips Roofing Co. For Misleading Investors On $11B Offer

QXO Inc. accused Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.'s board of directors on Monday of "cherry-picking" and manipulating performance metrics in statements urging shareholders to reject an $11 billion hostile takeover b... (more story)

Sonesta International Hotels Corp. plans to build an 82-story tower to house The James Hotel & Residences in downtown Miami. (iStock)
Property Plays: KKR, Freshfields, Sonesta

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Calif. Residents Say Co. Can't Prove Price-Fixing Conspiracy

Two California residents urged a federal judge to grant them a win in a suit accusing them of conspiring to overcharge a buyer that wants to acquire their property to build a city, saying the buyer can't prove... (more story)

Dallas Loses Bid To Reinstate Short-Term Rental Ban 

A Texas appeals court has ruled that two Dallas ordinances criticized for effectively banning short-term rentals don't gel with property rights enshrined in the state's constitution, siding with landlords who ... (more story)

Rocket Mortgagors Say New Judge Tilted 4th Circ. Decision

Borrowers who accused Rocket Mortgage of inflating their home values have asked the full Fourth Circuit to reconsider a panel ruling that reversed their class certification, arguing that the panel only reverse... (more story)

Fla. Atty Couple Can't Escape Verdict Over Abandoning House

A Florida state appeals court has reinstated the original verdict against an attorney husband and wife team for breaching a lease agreement on a rental house and leaving it in disrepair, ruling that a reasonab... (more story)