Opinion: A Supreme Court case could help ease the housing shortage

Opinion: A Supreme Court case could help ease the housing shortage

On Jan. 9, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of Californian George Sheetz, who applied for a permit to put a manufactured house on his land in El Dorado County... Read more »
Bankruptcy judge approves Celink stipulation in RMF bankruptcy case

Bankruptcy judge approves Celink stipulation in RMF bankruptcy case

The presiding judge in the ongoing bankruptcy case of Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF) has approved a stipulation that would resolve an administrative claim made against the company’s estate by reverse mortgage servicing... Read more »
Designer Saffron Case Sells Carbon Beach Remodel for M

Designer Saffron Case Sells Carbon Beach Remodel for $29M

Interior designer and developer Saffron Case and her husband Timothy unloaded a 4,000-square-foot home on Malibu’s Carbon Beach for about $29 million earlier this month. They purchased the home for about $22... Read more »
Trump judge in NY fraud case slams credibility of paid defense expert

Trump judge in NY fraud case slams credibility of paid defense expert

Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign event at the Hyatt Hotel on December 13, 2023 in Coralville, Iowa.  Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images... Read more »
Newsom Slams La Cañada Flintridge in Housing Case

Newsom Slams La Cañada Flintridge in Housing Case

UPDATED, Dec. 12, 8:19 p.m.: Builder’s remedy has scored some big backers.  Gov. Gavin Newsom, California’s attorney general and the state’s housing department have asked to intervene in a court case over... Read more »
Commission lawsuits pile up: NAR, Keller Williams named in new South Carolina case

Commission lawsuits pile up: NAR, Keller Williams named in new South Carolina case

Another day, another commission lawsuit — this time in South Carolina. On Monday, plaintiff Shauntell Burton filed a federal antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in South Carolina, alleging that the... Read more »
Sitzer plaintiffs expected to rest their case today

Sitzer plaintiffs expected to rest their case today

The first week of the much-anticipated Sitzer/Burnett class action buyer broker commission antitrust lawsuit concluded with the testimony of economic and legal experts. On Friday, Craig Schulman, an associate professor of economics... Read more »