¼«ËÙÈü³µ Real Estate Authority: Real Estate Authority Commercial /real-estate-authority/commercial?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Real Estate Authority Commercial Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:19:27 +0000 5th Circ. Backs SEC In Fraud Case Receivership Fight /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2327607?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2327607 The Fifth Circuit has knocked down a Texas-based real estate investor's fight against a receivership imposed upon his entities by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, saying the lower court did not exceed its authority in allowing the receivership in the $26 million fraud case. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:05:13 +0000 9th Circ Won't Rethink Nixed Zillow, NAR Antitrust Case /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326904?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326904 The Ninth Circuit won't be rethinking a panel decision refusing to revive a defunct brokerage platform's case accusing Zillow and the National Association of Realtors of anticompetitively relegating its listings from Zillow's main page. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:40:23 +0000 HUD Lists Aging DC Headquarters Building For Sale /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2327043?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2327043 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Government Services Administration have announced plans to sell HUD's headquarters, saying the property exceeds the department's need for office space. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:26:43 +0000 Fla. Jury Hits Expedia With $30M Helms-Burton Verdict /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2327645?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2327645 A Miami jury on Friday said Expedia and three related entities owe $29.85 million after finding the online booking companies liable for violating the Helms-Burton Act's anti-trafficking provision by offering reservations for resorts on a barrier island seized by Fidel Castro's government. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:58:21 +0000 Law Firm In-Office Policies Steady Real Estate Footprints /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2327177?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2327177 Law firms' office real estate footprints are stabilizing as firms bolster their in-office attendance — through return-to-office programs and a focus on culture — and move away from space-sharing for attorneys, according to a report from CBRE. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:45:19 +0000 DLA Piper Adds Partner To Investment Funds Practice /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326543?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326543 Ropes & Gray LLP partner Matt Posthuma has jumped ship to DLA Piper, where he joins the firm's investment funds practice as a partner in its Chicago office. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 21:10:07 +0000 Greystar Says FTC Suit Seeks 'Radical' Expansion Of Power /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2327066?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2327066 Developer and property manager Greystar urged a Colorado federal court to toss a Federal Trade Commission suit alleging it advertised deceptive rental prices, saying the suit requires a novel reading of a decades-old statute that would "radically" expand the agency's power. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 21:07:53 +0000 Cuban Island Owner Wants $36M In Helms-Burton Case /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2327149?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2327149 A Cuban-American man who says he is the rightful heir to an island off the coast of Cuba that was seized by the Communist government asked a Miami jury on Thursday for an award of more than $36 million against Expedia, which the man claims illegally trafficked in the stolen property by offering reservations for resorts on the island through its website. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:54:04 +0000 Colo. FAIR Plan Gives Policyholders Options At A Cost /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326914?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326914 Colorado launched the country's first new Fair Access to Insurance Requirements, or FAIR, Plan in 40 years to offer residents another tool in an increasingly challenging wildfire, hail and wind market, but experts emphasized that this limited form of coverage is not intended to address affordability concerns. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:48:16 +0000 Colo. Insurance Bills Offer Promise But Uncertain Costs /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326978?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326978 Colorado lawmakers are contemplating insurance bills that experts say could help improve the state's market by boosting home resilience, but there are still cost concerns and skepticism that other proposals are workable, like a state reinsurance program. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:29:30 +0000 Naftogaz Wins Enforcement Of $5B Russia Award In France /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326810?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326810 A French court has signed off on a bid by Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas company to enforce a $5 billion arbitral award it won against Russia after the Kremlin seized its Crimean assets, the company said on Thursday. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 18:21:27 +0000 QXO Prices $500M Offering Connected To $11B Beacon Buy /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326995?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326995 Building products distribution company QXO Inc. announced the pricing of a stock offering, with plans to raise $500 million, which will be used to finance a portion of its pending $11 billion acquisition of Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:00:19 +0000 Cushman Expects Stubborn Office Vacancies In Austin /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326851?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326851 After unusual market disruptions brought on by the pandemic, Cushman & Wakefield says it expects high office vacancies in Austin, Texas, to linger for a few more years and that unprecedented demand for the city's industrial assets will stabilize gradually. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:13:08 +0000 Moderna Says New Drug Plant Riddled With Defects, Mold /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326863?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326863 Life sciences company Moderna is suing a Massachusetts construction firm over multiple alleged defects in a recently built production facility for one of its experimental cancer drugs, including leaks that led to mold growth so "extensive and pervasive" the entire roof has to be replaced. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:31:27 +0000 Petersen Health Gets Initial OK To Take Votes On Ch. 11 Plan /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326553?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326553 A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday provisionally approved skilled nursing facility operator Petersen Health Care's bid to send its Chapter 11 liquidation plan out to creditors for voting, months after the company sold off most of its assets. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:29:37 +0000 Blackstone Sees 'Speed Bump' In Real Estate Recovery /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2321814?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2321814 Officials at investment giant Blackstone told analysts Thursday that they expected the direct impact of tariffs on its businesses to be limited, although a wider downturn could be more troubling. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 20:43:18 +0000 Real Estate Lawyers Chart Dealmaking Under Tariffs /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326576?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326576 As real estate transaction attorneys navigate uncertainty in the market, some deals are being put on ice, while elsewhere, clients are rushing to negotiate protections from price hikes or find opportunistic deals. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:31:27 +0000 Trump Ends Clinton, Carter Policies On Fed Facility Sites /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326163?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326163 President Donald Trump rolled back two decades-old orders directing the federal government to prioritize urban areas and historic districts when choosing locations for federal facilities. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:07:46 +0000 IBM Sues Insurers Over $900M In Environmental Expenses /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326401?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2326401 IBM has taken several of its excess commercial general liability insurers to New York federal court, arguing that following IBM's coverage settlements with underlying insurers, they are now on the hook for over $900 million in environmental remediation expenses incurred under policies issued between 1961 and 1970. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:36:22 +0000 Luxury Boutique Offices Sprout Up Around Miami /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2325942?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/2325942 Though there have been hints of a slowdown in the Miami office market, which has seemed impervious to the economic headwinds roiling the sector nationwide, one area moving at full speed is the development of high-end boutique projects in desirable enclaves outside the city's central business district.