Across the United States, empty office buildings have become a common sight. According to Moody’s Analytics, office vacancies are at their highest since the 1990s. The COVID hangover has left us with an abundance of vacant or…
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/ Construction Law, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Federal bank regulators have released a proposal to rescind the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) final rule that was issued in October 2023…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking
Workforce housing (also referred to as middle-income or essential housing) is becoming a central focus for communities across the country. Whether you’re a city, town, village, housing authority, developer, or part of the…
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/ Construction Law, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
A major affordable housing development underway in Fairfax County, Virginia, is setting a new precedent for large-scale, multi-phase transactions in high-cost suburban markets. Located adjacent to the County’s Government Center,…
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/ Construction Law, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
As part of Colorado’s broader efforts to close the middle-income housing gap, Fulcrum Communities, a Colorado nonprofit, launched a pilot project using an innovative financing model to deliver workforce housing more quickly and…
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/ Construction Law, Finance & Banking, Zoning, Planning & Land Use, Real Estate - Residential, Nonprofit Law
Despite broader economic headwinds and a slowdown in new development, student housing remains a resilient and attractive asset class. The past year has seen notable portfolio transactions, reflecting investors’ continuing…
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/ Education Law, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The FDIC is proposing to replace its Supervision Appeals Review Committee (SARC) with an independent, standalone office, known as the Office of Supervisory Appeals (OSA). Under the proposal, the OSA would be the final level of…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
Across the United States, empty office buildings have become a common sight. According to Moody’s Analytics, office vacancies are at their highest since the 1990s. The COVID hangover has left us with an abundance of vacant or…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Algorithmic pricing software monitors real-time market conditions and recommends real-time adjustments based on data-driven insights. These tools are used across industries, including rental housing, hospitality, ridesharing,…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection, Real Estate - Residential, Science, Computers, & Technology
The reinstatement of two Democratic NCUA board members has been put on hold by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
A federal judge has rejected the Trump Administration’s request to release from court supervision a bank that had been accused of discriminatory lending…
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/ Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
An ex parte temporary restraining order has been issued against the participants in a debt relief services scheme that allegedly targeted seniors, including veterans, using a variety of deceptive practices, including falsely…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Privacy
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced several self-audit programs to assist employers, unions, and benefit plan officials with voluntarily assessing and correcting their compliance with federal labor laws. One of those…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
Following outcry from rural Oregon property owners faced with stricter building codes and fewer insurers willing to write fire policies, Governor Tina Kotek has signed two measures to address wildfire risks in the state. One…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential
The saga of the CFPB’s section 1071 small business data collection and reporting rule continues. Rise Economy, fka California Reinvestment Coalition (Rise), the National Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), the Main Street Alliance…
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/ Business Organizations, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
