Selling stocks to buy a house, the continued delay on confirming the new CFPB director, and layoffs at Fannie Mae. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of April 7-11. Hit: Taking Stock. One of the most intriguing real...
The owner of a Kansas City-area real estate agency was indicted for with tax evasion and wire fraud. According to the charges brought against her, Michelle O’Connor of Louisburg, Kansas, filed federal income tax returns for 2008 through 2015 that said she owed...
The NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals and the commissioners of Ohio’s Hamilton County are asking the state government for $350 million for what they describe as an “overhaul of Paycor Stadium.” The Cincinnati Business Courier reports the requested money would cover 42% of an...
Hazlet Town Center, a 190,000-square-foot shopping plaza in Hazlet, New Jersey, has been sold for $44 million. Based along the Route 35 retail corridor, the property is approximately 90% leased and anchored by Aldi, Burlington and Urban Air. The sale did not include...
The parliament of Finland voted unanimously on for a new law that bans Russian nationals from purchasing property in the country. The Finnish news site YLE reports the new law does not cite Russia specifically but prohibits real estate transactions involving...
The two largest Illinois-focused multiple listing services – Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) and RMLS Alliance – have announced a data-sharing partnership designed to benefit nearly 50,000 agents and brokers. The MLSs have begun working on technical integration, and...
