Valley Sells $925M In Loans As Banks Shed CRE Loans
Lenders, especially banks under pressure from regulators, are now taking big steps to distance themselves from commercial real estate. Those strategies include selling even performing loan portfolios at a discount, as well as starting foreclosures to draw buyers.
What Real Estate Pros Learned About Office Sector In 2024
While the long-term story of the office sector post-pandemic is still yet to be told, 2024 offered some clues as to what may be in store for that asset class going forward.
Real Estate Lawyers On The Move
Nixon Peabody, Dorsey & Whitney and Baker McKenzie are among the law firms that have made recent real estate or construction hires.
Commercial More
A New York professional soccer team began construction on its $780 million, 500,000-square-foot Queens stadium and secured a 49-year ground lease, in a deal guided by Venable LLP and Paul Hastings LLP, accordi... (more story)
Macy's Retail Holdings has resolved litigation against it by a bank and a parking lot operator over $2.7 million in repairs and maintenance fees needed at a nearby parking garage, according to a Thursday court filing.
A lender has moved to foreclose on a $670 million Manhattan office loan, more than a year after borrower RXR Realty defaulted on the loan following a major tenant's decision not to renew a lease at the propert... (more story)
The U.S. General Services Administration has announced plans to offload eight federally owned properties, a move that could potentially save the federal government $475 million over 10 years.
Lowenstein Sandler LLP has hired partners for its business litigation and capital markets and securities teams in New York City, the firm announced Wednesday.
The U.S. Treasury Department released final regulations Wednesday for the clean energy investment tax credit, which includes notable changes to the proposed energy property definition to include functional com... (more story)
An attorney with more than 10 years of experience as in-house counsel at Philadelphia-area real estate development firms has moved his practice to Flaster Greenberg PC to grow his client base with complex proj... (more story)
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In a year filled with property insurance challenges ranging from rising rates to limited availability, some policyholders saw gains in favorable state high court decisions, easing regulatory landscapes and ins... (more story)
Rocket Mortgage, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, has punched back against housing discrimination claims brought by the U.S. government, countersuing in Colorado federal court to challenge what it argues are ... (more story)
A group of developers has secured $473 million in bond financing for the development of a 350-bed senior living facility in Irvine, California, a record-breaking financing deal, according to JLL, whose capital... (more story)
A Washington federal judge has tentatively let Freddie Mac off the hook in borrowers' proposed class action alleging loan servicer Nationstar Mortgage illegally charged fees for payoff statements, ruling Thurs... (more story)
A Washington federal court has refused to dismiss an antitrust case accusing multifamily building owners of conspiring to use Yardi's revenue management software to inflate rental prices and found the claims s... (more story)
Real estate fintech company Splitero announced Thursday that it inked a deal with asset management firm Blue Owl Capital, which will use its managed funds to buy up to $350 million worth of home equity investments.
A Michigan federal judge gave the city of Detroit another chance Thursday to prove the U.S. Census Bureau undercounted the city's population and negatively impacted its federal funding, telling the city it wou... (more story)