Opinion: Defendants have solid case for appeal in Sitzer

Opinion: Defendants have solid case for appeal in Sitzer

A few days ago, the three main defendants—National Association of Realtors, Keller Williams and HomeServices—in the Sitzer/Burnett case filed two motions with the court. The first was a motion for judgement as... Read more »
Opinion: Defendants have solid case for appeal in Sitzer

US Supreme Court to hear mortgage escrow case in February

The U.S. Supreme Court last week scheduled oral arguments for seven pending cases to take place in February, including one that will decide whether “the National Bank Act preempts the application of... Read more »
Opinion: Defendants have solid case for appeal in Sitzer

Ginnie Mae fires back over RMF lending suit, seeks case dismissal

After a long period of silence and extensions granted by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Ginnie Mae has filed its response to a lawsuit brought against it... Read more »

Invitation Homes to pay $3.7 million in California rent-gouging case

Invitation Homes, the nation’s largest single-family rental landlord, has reached a settlement to address accusations it violated California‘s “rent gouging” laws, the state’s Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday. As part... Read more »
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 »