A report from Patch New York City. "Prices dropped on some 212 homes in the Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill area last month, the most for any neighborhood in the city, according to a report from RealtyHop. One home in the…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "The Morgan family of western New York built one of the country’s largest rental apartment empires, amassing more than 140 properties and more than 34,000 units across 14 states. Now the family business,…
Two reports from the Buffalo News. "A Kuwaiti realtor and his multiple companies bought or brokered at least 160 houses in struggling Buffalo neighborhoods as part of an international Ponzi scheme. The realtor and his associates are serving prison time…
A report from CNBC on New York. "Manhattan real estate had its worst first quarter since the financial crisis, capping the longest losing streak for sales in over 30 years, according to a new report. The drop stems from an…
A report from the Watertown Daily Times in New York. "With a second defendant recently pleading guilty to conspiracy, it was learned that the Autumn Ridge apartment complex on Route 202 is among dozens of rental properties in New York…
A report from Arlington Now in Virginia. "We’re seeing some significantly discounted homes for this week’s edition of Just Reduced, including a couple options reduced more than $100,000. It looks like some homeowners are starting their spring cleaning a bit…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Stacey Woods, a Realtor in Palo Alto, said she was introduced to the St. Joseph statue and its legend by a colleague three years ago. Last week, Stacey was back at the…
A report from the Citizen Times in North Carolina. "A celebrated entrepreneur has had his real estate license stripped after keeping 'at least' tens of thousands of dollars owed to Airbnb owners whose properties he managed, state regulators said. Shawn Johnson…
A report from the Tampa Bay Times in Florida. "Homebuilding giant Lennar Corp. and its Clearwater-based mortgage subsidiary made loans to unqualified buyers and violated federal laws, a former employee alleges. In a lawsuit filed in Pinellas County Circuit Court,…
A report from NBC DFW 5 in Texas. "This December marks ten years since the housing market crash. And now, mortgage fraud is ticking up nationally making some in the housing industry worry we could be heading in the wrong…