A Niche Property Strategy Sprouts A Growing BigLaw Practice
Lofty land prices and nationwide housing shortages have made the legal work in guiding sales of primed-up dirt to homebuilders more essential — and fruitful — than ever, according to a practice leader at Holland & Knight LLP.
Foley Hospitality Leader Talks Deals In Economic Uncertainty
Although hotel investors remain cautious amid the ongoing trade war with recession fears still lurking, transaction activity is happening at "almost historic levels," one Foley & Lardner hospitality leader told °µÍø½ûÇø Real Estate Authority.
Insurance Atty Talks FEMA Cuts As Storm, Fire Seasons Near
As hurricane and wildfire seasons approach, Anthony Lopez, founder of the law firm Your Insurance Attorney, told °µÍø½ûÇø Real Estate Authority that with natural disasters intensifying, the Trump administration's cuts to FEMA are likely to put more pressure on states and property owners in an already challenging insurance environment.
A Niche Property Strategy Sprouts A Growing BigLaw Practice
Lofty land prices and nationwide housing shortages have made the legal work in guiding sales of primed-up dirt to homebuilders more essential — and fruitful — than ever, according to a practice leader at Holland & Knight LLP.
Foley Hospitality Leader Talks Deals In Economic Uncertainty
Although hotel investors remain cautious amid the ongoing trade war with recession fears still lurking, transaction activity is happening at "almost historic levels," one Foley & Lardner hospitality leader told °µÍø½ûÇø Real Estate Authority.
Insurance Atty Talks FEMA Cuts As Storm, Fire Seasons Near
As hurricane and wildfire seasons approach, Anthony Lopez, founder of the law firm Your Insurance Attorney, told °µÍø½ûÇø Real Estate Authority that with natural disasters intensifying, the Trump administration's cuts to FEMA are likely to put more pressure on states and property owners in an already challenging insurance environment.
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The corporate structure and high executive pay at a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, hospital were not reason enough to take away its nonprofit, tax-exempt status, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
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Leaders of Fannie Mae, a government-sponsored enterprise that backs a fifth of the rental market, and tech company Palantir announced a partnership Wednesday to combat multifamily mortgage fraud.
A Missouri federal judge on Friday denied a Berkshire Hathaway unit's motion to certify the company's denied transfer bid for a consolidated antitrust broker fees class action.
A former Atlanta building official has failed to show his age was the deciding factor in not being promoted to a chief inspector role, the city told a federal court, urging it to toss the man's discrimination lawsuit.
Cushman & Wakefield's parent company is seeking to move its place of incorporation from England and Wales to Bermuda, with the assistance of counsel from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, the real estate b... (more story)
Real estate financing company Bravo Property Trust announced on Friday that a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund manager will invest up to $400 million in the firm to support its bridge and construction loan offerings.