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Two brothers, Yisroel and Hanoch Cimerring, are suing Arbor Realty Trust after losing their Georgia apartment complex to foreclosure — a property they’d invested $45 million in and renovated extensively. They claim Arbor promised permanent financing via a Fannie Mae-backed refinance but instead delayed, forcing them into default. Now, an Arbor affiliate bought the property at auction for far less. Arbor counters that the property was mismanaged and that they tried — but couldn’t — secure refinancing due to its deteriorating condition. The $175 million lawsuit, filed in New York, accuses Arbor of a deliberate scheme to seize the property, while Arbor seeks to dismiss the case and pursue a deficiency judgment. This high-stakes legal clash exposes the turbulent realities of commercial real estate lending.

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