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Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, June 5, 2025

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GOP Lawmakers, Urging Fiscal Restraint, Push for $47.9B Budget - At a conference hosted by Pennsylvanian Republican legislators and Americans for Prosperity Pennsylvania, the GOP hardliners accused Governor Josh Shapiro (D)...more

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Broad Street Brief: FY26 Budget Negotiations Entering HOME Stretch

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FY26 Budget Negotiations Entering HOME Stretch - Thursday marks the final opportunity for the City Council to advance bills—including those tied to Mayor Cherelle Parker’s $6.7 billion proposed budget and Housing...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update 6.5.25

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On May 29, 2025, the Supreme Court held that the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) — which requires federal agencies to analyze the environmental impacts of projects that they carry out, fund, or approve — does not...more

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Puerto Rico Supreme Court Issues Key Ruling: No Automatic Deference to Administrative Agencies’ Conclusions of Law

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Litigants in Puerto Rico now have an easier path to challenge administrative agencies’ determinations after the Puerto Rico Supreme Court (PRSC) ruled in Vázquez v. Consejo de Titulares, 2025 TSPR 56, that courts shall not...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

The One Big Beautiful Bill: Initial Analysis of Key Provisions for the Real Estate Industry

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On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Tax Bill). The Tax Bill proposes amendments to the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) that...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Potential Impacts of the Privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Fannie Mae (1938) and Freddie Mac (1970) were created with the end goal of promoting homeownership across the United States. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, both government-sponsored entities (“GSEs”), are publicly traded and...more

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Just Argued: Florida Supreme Court Tackles Property Law Shake-Up That Could Hit Property Owners and Developers Alike

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This morning, the Florida Supreme Court heard RJ’s International v. Crown Castle, a high-stakes case poised to reshape how contractual terms in property agreements affect future landowners. The justices are weighing whether...more

Nossaman LLP

The 411 on Special Commissioners’ Hearings in Texas

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Every condemnation case in Texas must go through an administrative phase in which disinterested real property owners (who live in the county where the suit is filed) are appointed as Special Commissioners to assess the market...more

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Texas Legislative Update: HB 21 Changes Property Tax Exemption For Housing Finance Corporations

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On May 28, Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 21 (HB 21), which becomes effective immediately. A brief summary of HB 21 can be found below. This summary reflects our current interpretation of HB 21. A more detailed analysis...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Coming Soon in Colorado: Recommended Legislation for Transparency in Corporate Housing Ownership

After 18 months of stakeholder meetings with local governments, real estate developers and consumer advocates, the Colorado Task Force to Study Corporate Housing Ownership is expected to release a report later this month...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

New York Court of Appeals Finally Agrees to Hear Constitutional Challenges to FAPA

After years of denying review, the New York Court of Appeals — the state’s highest court — agreed to address the question of whether New York’s momentous Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) applies retroactively. On May...more

A&O Shearman

EBA issues opinion on Norway's measure of risk weight floor increase

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued an opinion (dated 12 May) in response to a notification from the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, regarding its intention to recalibrate the risk weight floor for Norwegian retail...more

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Victorian Government to Extend the Temporary Off-the-Plan Duty Concession

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As part of the 2025–2026 Victorian State Budget announced on 20 May 2025, the Victorian government has confirmed that it intends to extend the availability of an expanded off-the-plan stamp duty concession for a further...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

TOPA Reform Alert

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As reported in our April 2025 Alert on March 3, 2025, DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson introduced the Rebalancing Expectations for Neighbors, Tenants, and Landlords (RENTAL) Act (B26-0164), which includes proposed...more

Butler Snow LLP

Major Reforms to Chapter 394: HB 21 Brings Sweeping Changes to Housing Finance Corporations in Texas

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During the 89th Texas Legislative Session, Representative Gary Gates authored and passed House Bill 21, a comprehensive reform of Chapter 394 of the Texas Local Government Code. This legislation, which became effective on May...more

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New York City Council Approves the “Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan”city=o

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The New York City Council approved the Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan (AAMUP) on May 28, 2025. This initiative represents a significant rezoning aimed at transforming a key corridor in Central Brooklyn, which has been zoned...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Maryland Announces Fair Housing Settlements and Enforcement Actions

The Maryland Attorney General’s Office recently announced a series of fair housing enforcement actions, resulting in several major settlements with housing providers across the state....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Maryland attorney general announces three housing settlements

On May 20, the Maryland Office of the Attorney General announced three significant actions to enforce both Maryland and federal fair housing laws. The attorney general’s efforts resulted in three major settlements by the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Trade organization challenges CFPB’s final PACE rule

On May 28, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida received a complaint from a trade organization representing the residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) industry. The complaint challenged the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Montana revises its appraiser licensing regulations

On May 13, the governor of Montana signed into law HB 872 to amend the state’s regulations concerning appraiser licensing. The act clarifies that licensed or certified real estate appraisers can offer evaluations to financial...more

Alston & Bird

Update on New Maryland Law Clarifying Exemptions for Certain Mortgage Trusts

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What Happened? As we previously advised you, in 2024, the Maryland Appellate Court in Estate of H. Gregory Brown v. Carrie M. Ward, et al., No. 1009, (App. Ct. Sept. Term 2023), ruled that a statutory trust that held a...more

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Solar Panels/Subdivision Covenant: Missouri Appellate Court Addresses Enforcement Issue

The Missouri Court of Appeals (Southern District) (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a May 13th Opinion an issue arising out of a homeowner installing solar panels in a subdivision. See Eikmeier v. Granite Springs Home Owners...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Will There Be Light? FinCEN’s New Reporting Rule Faces Legal Challenge

The U.S. real estate market has long been a cornerstone of the American dream—a path to stability, investment, and generational wealth. But at the margins, that same market has also provided an opportunity for illicit actors...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

50 State Lien Law Notice Requirements (UPDATED)

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This quick reference describes general time requirements for filing lien notices in each state, plus Washington, DC. Seyfarth’s Construction team prepared the survey for use primarily by commercial contractors and real estate...more

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2025 Texas Legislative Update: Issues Affecting Texas Homeowners’ Associations And Condominium Owners’ Associations

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The 2025 Texas Legislative Session concludes on June 2, and new regulations impacting homeowners’ associations and condominium owners’ associations will be implemented on September 1, 2025....more

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