¼«ËÙÈü³µ: Real Estate /realestate?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Real Estate Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:34:01 +0000 Fall FARA Trial Set For Ex-NY Gov. Aide As New Charges Loom /realestate/articles/2353821?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2353821 A Brooklyn federal judge on Monday set a fall trial date for a former top aide to two New York governors over allegations that she secretly acted as an agent of China's government in the U.S., while prosecutors intend to bring new charges within weeks. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:19:02 +0000 Texas Justices Say Park Repairs Trump Native Religion Claims /realestate/articles/2353284?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2353284 A law forbidding Texas from enacting rules to curtail certain religious services does not extend to its preservation and management of publicly owned lands, the state Supreme Court said, weighing in on a Fifth Circuit dispute between Native American church members and the city of San Antonio over access to a local park. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:49:53 +0000 Opendoor Investors Score $39M Deal In Hyped Algorithm Suit /realestate/articles/2353956?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2353956 Real estate firm Opendoor Technologies Inc. has agreed to pay $39 million as part of an investor settlement presented to an Arizona federal court for preliminary approval to resolve litigation accusing the company of overhyping its pricing algorithm software. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:48:59 +0000 Colo. Justices Allow Malicious Prosecution Case To Proceed /realestate/articles/2353854?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2353854 The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously that a plaintiff may still have probable cause in a malicious prosecution case even if they were unable to win in the original case at summary judgment. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:38:21 +0000 NJ Judicial Privacy Act Suits Too Fuzzy On Details, Cos. Say /realestate/articles/2354071?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2354071 Companies accused by data security firm Atlas Data Privacy Corp. of violating New Jersey's judicial privacy law argued in federal court Monday that the suits should be dismissed because they lack enough facts to carry their claims. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:28:39 +0000 Greenberg Traurig Adds Goodwin Procter Atty In Boston /realestate/articles/2353446?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2353446 Greenberg Traurig LLP has hired a Goodwin Procter LLP partner as a shareholder for its Boston real estate team. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:07:02 +0000 Fla. Court OKs Atty Fees To Associations In Rent Control Suit /realestate/articles/2353365?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2353365 A Florida state appellate court reinstated a lawsuit brought by real estate groups against a county rent control measure saying they're owed attorney fees and costs as a "collateral legal consequence" of a challenge to a local ordinance that is preempted by state law. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:44:05 +0000 Real Estate Co. Hit With Unwanted-Text Class Action In Ga. /realestate/articles/2353658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2353658 A real estate marketing company and a lead generation business were hit with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court by a woman who alleges they violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:39:29 +0000 Florida Case Could Redefine Construction Defect Damages /realestate/articles/2347458?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2347458 If a Florida appellate court overturns the trial court in a pending construction contract dispute, the state could experience a seismic shift in construction defect damages, effectively leaving homeowners and developers with an incomplete remedy, says Andrew Gold at Akerman. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:26:54 +0000 Texas Bill Could Still Boost Property Rights In Gov't Disputes /realestate/articles/2347421?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2347421 The passage of a bill in Texas that would provide litigants with access to a greater swath of judicial remedies in immunity disputes with government entities and officials would be an invaluable boon for property rights, says Nathan Vrazel at Munsch Hardt. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:25:09 +0000 Finance Influencer Admits To Tax Fraud In $20M Ponzi Scheme /realestate/articles/2353989?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2353989 An Ohio social media finance influencer pled guilty to wire fraud and abetting a false tax filing tied to a $20 million real estate Ponzi scheme he was operating between 2019 and 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:20:57 +0000 Hotel Says Zurich Owes $5.1M For Income, Value Losses /realestate/articles/2353885?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2353885 A Zurich Insurance Group unit owes over $5.1 million for business income and extra expenses losses and lost property value after a Texas hotel sustained water damage related to vandalism, the hotel owner told an Oregon federal court, saying the insurer covered repair costs but refused to pay for other losses. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:07:22 +0000 4th Circ. Says No Premium Refunds Under Fed. Mortgage Law /realestate/articles/2353850?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2353850 A Virginia homeowner cannot recover premiums he'd prepaid for private mortgage insurance under a federal law mandating such insurance for certain borrowers, the Fourth Circuit ruled Monday, finding the Homeowners Protection Act of 1998's premium refund provisions do not extend to voluntary insurance cancellation agreements. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:50:18 +0000 High Court Will Hear Chevron, Exxon Pollution Liability Case /realestate/articles/2353666?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2353666 The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to determine whether federal or state courts are the proper venue for Louisiana's bid to hold Chevron, Exxon Mobil and other major oil companies liable for damages to the state's coastal lands that were allegedly caused by World War II-era oil production activities. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:32:20 +0000 Walker & Dunlap Closes $135M Real Estate Fund /realestate/articles/2353639?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2353639 Real estate private equity shop Walker & Dunlap Investment Partners, advised by Polsinelli PC, on Monday revealed that it wrapped up fundraising for its seventh discretionary fund after securing $135 million from investors. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 14:52:40 +0000 Wash. AG Sues Over Alleged Exploitation Of Senior Tenants /realestate/articles/2353484?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2353484 Washington's attorney general has accused a property management company and the owners of several apartment complexes of deceiving low-income senior tenants by not telling them about the actual quality of properties or about how their rents were going to be calculated or raised. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:48:50 +0000 Ind. Net Revenue Through May Falls $28M Short Of Forecast /realestate/articles/2353725?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2353725 Indiana's net revenue collection from July through May missed a target by $28 million, a state agency reported. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:08:03 +0000 Real Estate Recap: Builders' Hack, Korean Mezz, Hotel Angst /realestate/articles/2352554?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2352554 Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Real Estate Authority — including an inside look at California's Builder's Remedy, aggressive moves by South Korean mezzanine lenders, and why one BigLaw hospitality leader says hotels are "scared to death."  Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:11:03 +0000 Home Sellers Say Brokerages Can't Pause Mo. Antitrust Case /realestate/articles/2353147?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2353147 A proposed class of home sellers urged a Missouri federal court to deny two brokerages' second request to stay proceedings against them in a consolidated antitrust broker fees class action while they finalize a parallel settlement in what sellers have called "copycat" proceedings in Georgia. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:10:48 +0000 MV Realty CEO Banned From Real Estate Biz In NC /realestate/articles/2353427?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2353427 The CEO of brokerage MV Realty is banned from doing professional real estate business in North Carolina and local homeowners were released from "predatory" agreements that they signed with one of his other companies, the state's attorney general announced Friday.