Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real Estate Law Blog
In our latest roundup, Wells Fargo sues JPMorgan Chase, mortgage rates drop, and the life science RE market falters, and more!
- Three months into 2025, the artificial intelligence arms race continues for builders as large contractors develop their own AI-based tools to aid their construction processes. (Matthew Thibault, Construction Dive)
- The CHIPS and Science Act could be on the chopping block after recent criticism by President Donald Trump, with its defunding likely hurting U.S. extended stay hotels. (Jenna Graber, Hotel Dive)
- For multifamily’s biggest public companies, 2025 looks to be a year of transition. (Leslie Shaver, Multifamily Dive)
- Wells Fargo is suing JPMorgan Chase, accusing the country’s biggest bank of failing to conduct due diligence on a $481 million commercial real estate loan. (Caitlin Mullen, Banking Dive)
- Data center REITs generated strong profits for passive income investors in the real estate sector in 2024; however, new developments in the tech sector could stop their bull run in 2025. (Eric McConnell, Yahoo)
- The chaos unfolding in financial markets has been exhausting for investors, yet, for homebuyers, the upheaval has come with a silver lining: mortgage rates are down. (Jennifer Sor, Yahoo)
- The life sciences real estate market is undergoing significant changes as supply outpaces demand, influencing rental growth, vacancy rates and investment trends. (Yahoo)