Debra Kamin

Years before they were charged with sex crimes, Oren and Alon Alexander took legal action to find a mystery blogger who claimed they had committed sexual assault as teenagers.About 15 years before Oren and Alon Alexander would be charged with sex trafficking, an anonymous blog post appeared. It asked a shocking question: “Does anyone know

Ohad Fisherman is accused of participating in an alleged sexual assault in 2016 alongside Oren and Alon Alexander.Ohad Fisherman, who is accused along with the real estate agent Oren Alexander and his twin brother, Alon Alexander, of participating in an alleged sexual assault in 2016, surrendered to authorities in Miami on Wednesday. A judge said

Raven Baxter will be the face of a national campaign to prevent housing discrimination, supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.Dr. Raven Baxter, who was astonished earlier this year when a white homeowner tried to deny her the right to buy a condo, will be the face of a

The National Association of Realtors has created a nonprofit that gives more heavily to one side of the political aisle and to groups that have little to do with real estate and housing.The National Association of Realtors — the largest trade organization in the United States — wields substantial influence over the American housing industry.

The nation’s largest lender says the government tied its hands with regulations that prevented it from exerting control over appraisal values.Rocket Mortgage, the nation’s largest lender, has sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, saying its reputation was sullied by a Justice Department lawsuit over appraisal bias, and that it should not have

Following a lawsuit, the National Association of Realtors was ordered to rewrite its rules governing agents’ commissions and pay $418 million in damages.It’s official: A legal settlement that will rewrite the way many real estate agents are paid in the United States has received its final approval from a federal judge.Judge Stephen R. Bough of

The National Association of Realtors, a nonprofit trade organization, offers lavish perks and payouts to its executive staff and its leaders.When he became the chief executive of the National Association of Realtors seven years ago, Bob Goldberg negotiated a package of gold-plated perks.N.A.R., the largest trade organization in the country, agreed to cover Mr. Goldberg’s

After a white appraiser slashed the value of a Black woman’s duplex, the Justice Department sued all involved in the assessment, including the nation’s largest lender.In 2020, Francesca Cheroutes decided to make some improvements to her six-bedroom duplex in Denver. She installed new gutters and added new countertops and bathroom lighting. Interest rates were falling,

A descendant of the Brothers Grimm and his husband are selling their apartment in the Carlyle on the Upper East Side.When Travis Grimm moved into one of the private residences at the Carlyle, the storied Upper East Side hotel that opened in 1930, he wanted to honor two legacies: the history of the hotel that

Scott Durkin, president and chief executive of Douglas Elliman Realty, has left the company, following the sudden retirement of Howard Lorber, the chief executive of the parent company.The president of Douglas Elliman has been terminated, less than a week after the sudden retirement of Howard Lorber, the parent company’s chief executive officer.Scott Durkin’s exit was