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Ventas' Debra Cafaro on why the Health Care asset class is well positioned in today's economy
Widow Foreclosure Catch-22
A New World for Mortgage Banking – What You Need to Know About the CFPB’s Final Mortgage Servicing Rules
Former Congressman Steve Bartlett Joins the LEVICK Team
Taking it Seriously: Unusual Lease Violations in Virginia
Weekly Brief: Lawyers Laid Off After Foreclosure Settlement
Allen Matkins/CBRE 360 in 60 - Industrial Markets Overview
Allen Matkins/CBRE 360 in 60 - Capital Markets Overview
Allen Matkins/CBRE 360 in 60 - Economy Overview
Weekly Brief: Hurricane Sandy, GC Donations, Tweeting Fake News
Weekly Brief: BoA Sued; SCOTUS Shortlists; Fund Fights Argentina
Weekly Brief: CFPB, Legal Fees & Hashtag Hijackers
Fein Such: Real Estate
Can Cities Use Eminent Domain To Seize Mortgage Loans?
How to Fight a Wrongful Foreclosure
Abacus Bank Indicted for Mortgage Fraud; More Prosecutions to Come?
LEED Certification Basics and the Rise of Green Building—Lori Wisniewski Azzara
Whalen: Too Much Regulation Caused JP Morgan $2 Billion Loss
Sackett v EPA - Supreme Court Authorizes Pre-Enforcement Review of Clean Water Act Compliance Orders - David Cooke
Barofsky: Don't Believe Hype About $25B Mortgage Settlement
In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - FIRM NEWS - FIRM PUBLICATIONS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - E-COMMERCE - PRIVACY/DATA SECURITY - PAYMENTS -...more
EDITOR’S NOTE - Recent reports from the Department of Justice that it collected a record $4.9 billion under the False Claims Act in fiscal year 2012 only underscore what we’ve been seeing in our practice and elsewhere in...more
Originally published in the Puget Sound Business Journal - September 14-20, 2012. Senior housing providers saw the Great Recession transform their business -- from one that welcomes customers who want what they offer,...more
In This Issue: - SEC Issues Final Rules to Implement Changes in Accredited Investor Definition - Florida Legislature Enacts Last-Minute Extension of the Distressed Condominium Relief Act - Agencies Issue Final Rule...more
Christmas came early to Claire Findley, a California woman who’s dying of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, and was facing the threat of eviction. Earlier in the year, Bank of America foreclosed on her house. Claire and...more
The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
We’ve been inquired by senior housing and care investors about the legal issues on land price, admission fees, loans, tax policies, exit possibilities, among others—all trying to reach the ultimate goal of every business:...more
Welcome to the latest edition of China Commercial Real Estate Insight. A very busy season in real estate transaction despite the world is fighting another round of economic turmoil. China is still a booming market for real...more
Everyone knows that times are tough right now - but what you may not know are NJ state resources that might be able to help a friend or family member who is struggling at this time. Jim Shepard, Esq. kindly brought to my...more
Face it: We're getting old. Not just me - the whole country. Since America's first census in 1790, when less than 2 percent of our population was 65 and up, the 65-plus age group has swelled to a 13 percent share. By 2030,...more
The Industry Today As the economy begins to shift gears from dismal to slightly improved, the seniors’ housing industry sees some reason for hope. Senior housing valuations may have decreased 20-25% from peak to trough,...more
IN THIS ISSUE: *National Center for Healthy Housing -- green homes may improve health *Green Building Focus ..Report: Green retrofit market to hit $15B by 2014 ..Report: 25 LEED buildings in Chicago ..CBRE Green...more
The Industry Today It seems as if the economy has bottomed out and the “recession” or whatever you want to call our economic situation over the past 2 years may soon be behind us. But we will probably be faced with slow...more
The Industry Today The U.S. economy is barely purring, in a credit crunch, undergoing economic contraction, and continues to shed jobs. Notwithstanding all of the “pessimism porn” – titillatingly bleak media reports on the...more
The Industry Today The economic environment is deteriorating at a rapid and accelerating pace, and the seniors’ housing and care industry has not been immune but has been holding up fairly well. Acquisition prices have...more
The Industry Today The nation is hemorrhaging jobs, the value of the family home has plunged, retirement plans are shrinking like ice cubes on a hot stove, and economists are telling us that we have been in a recession...more
The Industry Today The U.S. is in fear of a deep recession, the stock market is tanking, home prices are plummeting, unemployment is rising, retail sales are tumbling, demand for commodities is sinking, bank earnings keep...more
The Industry Today The seniors’ housing deal factory that churned out record numbers over the past 3 years hasn’t shut down completely, but financing terms have become increasingly difficult as lenders and investors alike...more
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