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It seems that SnapNHD may have put itself, the brokers, and agents who sell their product in potential hot water with the Court and, in turn, with the clients who received “their” report. We received a Complaint entitled First American Professional Real Estate Services v. SnapNHD, et al. First American is suing SnapNHD (First American Professional…
Last year’s housing market was one for the record books, with the gains partly driven by tightening inventories and exceedingly low mortgage rates. In some pockets of the country, housing prices rose well over 10 percent on average. But, it’s not only the big coastal cities that are seeing huge growth. A recent survey from GoBankingRates revealed that…
Real estate investor Terry Tolar of Gulfport had no idea he was doing anything illegal at public auctions.He found out about a year ago when he got a formal invitation to sit down with the FBI, he said. The federal government was accusing the retired Allstate agent of conspiring to rig bids on foreclosed houses.Tolar…
When the economy is humming along that’s when you’ll see more venture capitalists come out of the woodwork. In many markets, it’s been awhile since the real estate industry attracted VC attention. But times — they are a-changin’. According to Crunchbase, between August 2016 and August 2017 a total of 111 real estate startups secured over…
No matter what the location and what type of property, every buyer wants to feel they’re getting a great deal and aren’t paying the highest price, said Raifie Bass, an Aspen-based broker for Douglas Elliman. And purchasing a property in a transitioning neighborhood is one way a buyer can optimize potential appreciation and growth. But…
Forbes looks at the state of the industrial real estate market. The U.S. housing market may be over-heating, according to the Wall Street Journal. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry. Janet Yellen’s Successor at the Fed Just Might Be Gary Cohn “Speculation is building on Wall Street that a…
