Nathan Hale

Between discussions on building inspections, shared facilities and board elections, residential association attorneys at a conference in South Florida last week turned their attention to a less obvious but certainly hot-button topic — immigration.

While Florida has been running ahead of the curve in real estate development across many sectors, from residential to office to industrial, the Sunshine State has not yet caught the train of hyperscale data center construction charging across the country.

The Florida Supreme Court's decision not to take up a developer's appeal of a ruling blocking its bid to redevelop a Miami condominium tower has amplified debate over laws governing condo terminations and whether state legislators should take action.

Akerman LLP is representing billionaire investor Ken Griffin in his proposal to add to his extensive South Florida real estate portfolio by building a private yacht marina on Miami Beach's Terminal Island.

Akerman LLP is representing billionaire investor Ken Griffin in his proposal to add to his extensive South Florida real estate portfolio by building a private yacht marina on Miami Beach's Terminal Island.

Private funding has become a more important part of real estate's financing puzzle as the industry has navigated a couple of rocky years. As high-net-worth investors gathered at a conference with experts in finance and real estate last week, they offered plenty of signs the fit will remain strong.

The South Florida real estate market has seen its frenetic pace of growth slow in the past year — with a recent report even rating Miami as having the world's biggest housing bubble — but local real estate professionals expressed confidence at an event Wednesday that there are more bright days ahead.

The South Florida real estate market has seen its frenetic pace of growth slow in the past year — with a recent report even rating Miami as having the world's biggest housing bubble — but local real estate professionals expressed confidence at an event Wednesday that there are more bright days ahead.

The Studio Museum in New York's Harlem neighborhood has set Nov. 15 for its reopening in a new seven-floor, 82,000-square-foot building, completing a project that required seven years of construction and more than a decade in total for a complex design, approvals and financing process undertaken with counsel from Venable LLP.

Between the arrival of artificial intelligence in the mainstream and real estate companies' embrace of technology and data over the past few years, real estate attorneys have been confronted by a need to keep up, while also being presented with an array of new tools to enhance their work.