A Chicago real estate broker was sentenced to four years and two months in federal prison for defrauding four investors out of more than $3 million. Stanislav Sannikov, also known as Steve Sannikov, owned and operated Chestnut Realty Group. According to the charges...
A St. Louis man pleaded guilty to one felony count of bank fraud in a case where he admitted to fraudulently obtaining home mortgages totaling more than $1.2 million. Edward James Mitchell Jr. participated in four fraudulent home mortgages from October 2021 through...
A new bill in the Washington state legislature could raise the cap on property taxes from 1% to 3%. KOMONews.com reports House Bill 2049 is backed by the Association of Washington Cities (AWC), the nonpartisan nonprofit that represents localities before the state...
Florida Realtors has come out against a bill in the state legislature that would abolish the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC). House Bill 1461 eliminate nearly all the state boards and commissions tasked with regulating professions under the Florida Department of...
Robert M. Sawyer, a prominent real estate developer and educator, passed away on April 4 at his home on Martha’s Vineyard at the age of 87. Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1937, he graduated from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and relocated to...
