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Navigating Mortgage Insurance Provisions After LA Fires

As homeowners affected by the Los Angeles wildfires consider rebuilding, mortgage lenders and servicers must negot... (more story)

Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons

In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five federal appellate cou... (more story)

Year Of The Snake Will Shake Up RE And Mortgage Finance

The year ahead may bring profound transformation and opportunities for growth in the real estate and mortgage fina... (more story)

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Tribes Fail To Win Reversal Of Ore. Casino Project Decision

A D.C. federal judge has denied a bid by three tribes to reverse an Interior Department decision approving a land trust application for another tribe in what is Oregon's first off-reservation casino, ruling th... (more story)

NFIP Flood Claim Borrowing Raises Viability Concerns

FEMA's recent announcement that it was borrowing $2 billion from the U.S. Treasury to pay National Flood Insurance Program claims related to Hurricanes Helene and Milton emphasizes the insurance program's need... (more story)

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RSM Analyst Sees Growth For Family Offices In Real Estate

Law360 Real Estate Authority recently caught up with Gene Garcia, a Houston-based principal and real estate senior analyst with RSM US LLP, to discuss the relationship between family offices and real estate an... (more story)

CRE Brokers Ride 'Park Avenue Phenomenon' In Q4 Results

Commercial real estate's big brokers reported a flush of capital markets activity in the fourth quarter, with one executive crediting Park Avenue for a normalization in leasing that the brokers expect to conti... (more story)

Chicago Lawmakers Give Final OK For $7B Mixed-Use Project

Chicago lawmakers reportedly gave the final green light for a $7 billion mixed-use development project headed by the DLA Piper-guided owners of the city's United Center stadium.

Wash. Justices Say CARES Act Doesn't Shield Violent Renters

The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday said landlords did not have to give 30 days' notice under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act before evicting violent tenants, settling a ques... (more story)

NYC Mayor Unveils Plan To Build Coney Island Homes

New York City Mayor Eric Adams revealed a new plan Thursday that aims to initially build over 500 mixed-income homes in Brooklyn's Coney Island neighborhood, continuing his push for more housing amid an ongoin... (more story)

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Feds Say DC Judge Can't Bar 'Hypothetical' Spending Freezes

A Justice Department attorney argued before a D.C. federal judge Thursday that there is no basis to continue blocking the Trump administration from implementing a blanket suspension on federal spending, saying... (more story)

Home Equity Lender Preys On Consumers, Mass. AG Alleges

Home equity investment company Hometap Equity Partners is violating Massachusetts consumer protection laws by offering what amounts to unregulated versions of reverse mortgages to vulnerable consumers, the sta... (more story)

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Nixon Peabody Atty On Affordable Housing And Trump Tariffs

Affordable housing projects may be able to withstand expected price hikes from tariffs more easily than commercial ones, Nixon Peabody LLP's affordable housing leader told Law360 in a recent interview.

Fla. Senate Bill Seeks Study On Eliminating Property Taxes

A Republican Florida state senator filed legislation that would require a state agency to study the prospects of eliminating property taxes in exchange for levying additional state and local sales taxes.

Ark. House Bill Would Increase Homestead Tax Credit

Arkansas would increase its homestead tax credit by $100 under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.

Eaton Fire Class Action Blames SoCal Edison Power Lines

Southern California Edison was hit with a proposed class action Tuesday alleging that its failure to maintain its electrical grid and shut down power lines during fire weather conditions sparked the Eaton Fire... (more story)

2nd Circ. Affirms 'Reverse Redlining' Verdict Against Lender

A split Second Circuit panel Wednesday upheld a jury verdict finding Emigrant Mortgage Co. engaged in "reverse redlining" by targeting Black and Latino homeowners with predatory loans, affirming the claims beg... (more story)