A report from the Bay Area Newsgroup in California. "A federal court has authorized a receiver to seize control of the properties and operations of bankrupt Bay Area developer Sanjeev Acharya and his real estate firm, which are the focus…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Stella Guan's offer on a 'beautiful' Santa Clarita house was accepted in August. She paid roughly $600,000 for the house. But after sleeping there for only a few nights, she had an…
A report from Yahoo Entertainment. "Kameron Westcott recently said goodbye to her pink-filled mansion to move into a different gorgeous abode — but the process was far from simple, as we learned on The Real Housewives of Dallas' February 9…
A report from Mansion Global on New York. "Last week, 30 high-end contracts asking $4 million or more entered into contract in Manhattan, according to Olshan Realty. The strong totals in the last two weeks 'continued a trend that started…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "A moratorium on evictions is forcing small landlords on Long Island to run up credit card balances, take out loans and default on their own bills. 'They keep extending the court date,…
A report from Auction.com. "The great promise of short sales and other distressed pre-foreclosure sales as a foreclosure alternative is most fully realized in a competitive and transparent online auction marketplace, according to the Auction.com Market Validation Program (MVP) for…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Sidney Kimmel just sold his lavish Manhattan condo for about $20 million. Kimmel was original asking $39.5 million for the home in December 2018. Kimmel and his wife bought the apartment in…
A report from the Inlander in Washington. "A decade after the depths of the Great Recession, another potential housing crisis is brewing: State and federal governments have issued eviction moratoriums, preventing landlords from booting tenants who aren't paying their rents.…
A report from the Chicago Tribune in Illinois. "Former Chicago Bulls forward Jabari Parker has become a motivated seller of his three-bedroom town home in the Fulton River District, cutting his asking price by $210,000 — nearly 10% — to…
A report from the Daily Mail. "Property sales in New York City plunged 46 percent in 2020 from the prior year's level, costing $1.6 billion in lost city and state tax revenue, according to the Real Estate Board of New…