/real-estate-authority/other?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Real Estate Authority Other Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:05:25 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2371415?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2371415 A Massachusetts federal judge Thursday questioned the Trump administration's assertion that it has not redirected funds allocated by Congress for natural disaster mitigation efforts toward other Federal Emergency Management Agency programs, even as the government was objecting to states' narrow request to protect the funds for now. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 21:59:51 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2370329?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2370329 The volatility in the global economy this year has generated uncertainty within just about every industry, with no exception for property technology. Nonetheless, this subsector of the tech industry finds itself on relatively solid footing and with an overall positive outlook, according to professionals closely tracking its development. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 16:02:40 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2371353?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2371353 In the latest example of the mass exodus from Morris Manning & Martin LLP, five real estate attorneys, including two partners from the struggling Atlanta firm, have made the move to Barnes & Thornburg LLP, according to a Wednesday announcement. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:34:57 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2370753?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2370753 Real estate investment trust Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp. announced that it has appointed a new general counsel who joins the company following a five-year stint at investment firm NorthMark Strategies. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:09:32 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2357416?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2357416 While law school often focuses on the importance of precision, correctness and perfection, mistakes are inevitable in real-world practice — but failure is not the opposite of progress, and real talent comes from the ability to recover, rethink and reshape, says Brooke Pauley at Tucker Ellis. Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:13:04 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2369880?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2369880 A publicly funded regional planning entity in Massachusetts has asked a judge to deem it is not a public employer, seeking to head off further efforts by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees to organize the group's workers. Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:37:34 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2367889?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2367889 As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission considers expanding retail access to private markets, understanding how these funds operate — and the role of financial intermediaries in guiding investors — is increasingly important, say attorneys at K&L Gates. Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:39:42 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2369981?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2369981 DLA Piper has added a former Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP partner to its Los Angeles office, strengthening its real estate practice with an attorney who guided a client in a $250 million joint venture with a South Korean investment management business, the firm said Monday. Mon, 28 Jul 2025 13:26:12 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2369976?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2369976 Texas would ask voters if the state should amend its constitution to authorize lower limits on the maximum appraised value of residence homesteads and of real property other than homesteads for tax purposes under a joint resolution filed in the state House of Representatives during a special session. Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:59:39 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2369847?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2369847 Buchalter PC has expanded its real estate practice group with two new shareholders in the Pacific Northwest, the firm said Monday. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:14:23 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2369473?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2369473 Latham & Watkins LLP and Sidley Austin LLP advised ArcLight Capital Partners' acquisition of power developer and manager Advanced Power in an investment that could grow to more than $5 billion over the next five years based on AI and data center infrastructure demand. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:57:25 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2369209?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2369209 Florida-based title insurance company Fidelity National Financial said it has hired former U.S. Attorney Gregg N. Sofer as its executive vice president, deputy chief legal officer and chief compliance officer. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 22:10:11 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2368847?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2368847 The estates of two former owners of a Georgia chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste at a disused plant asked a federal judge this week to throw out a suit from the current property owner, arguing its hands are far from clean in the site's contamination after its principal's 2022 guilty plea for illegal dumping. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:43:08 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2368890?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2368890 The U.S. Department of the Interior said it turned over about 285 acres of land along the border with Mexico to the U.S. Navy for three years so the military can set up an enforcement area as part of the Trump administration's efforts to prevent illegal immigration. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 15:28:25 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2368354?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2368354 Freshfields LLP announced Thursday that a former O'Melveny & Myers LLP environmental attorney with experience in both the private and public sectors has joined the firm's corporate practice in New York. Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:04:50 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2355532?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2355532 Anthony Mongone of Ropes & Gray LLP has earned the trust of some of the world's largest real estate investors to guide them through complex, large-scale deals, such as Blackstone's acquisition of 20% of Signature Bank's $16.8 billion mortgage loan portfolio after the bank's failure, earning him a spot among the real estate law practitioners under age 40 honored by ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:45:54 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2368148?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2368148 The Fifth Circuit has held that the federal enclave doctrine blocks the bulk of a military family's claims in a suit alleging their housing at Randolph Air Force Base had mold and asbestos, while affirming a $91,000 damages award against the housing managers. Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:19:39 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2357426?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2357426 In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want, being persuasive through preparation and humility is the more likely key to success, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani. Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:09:15 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2367886?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2367886 Oregon extended its program of local property tax incentives for brownfield development by six years under a bill signed by the governor. Mon, 21 Jul 2025 20:22:28 +0000 /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2367423?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2367423 A Wyoming ranch owner is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Tenth Circuit decision that four hunters who crossed over its property to reach public lands didn't trespass, arguing that state law prohibits "corner crossing" and that no federal easement exists across private land for public access.