The Caroline K. Huo Group, a luxury real estate agency based in Burlingame, California, has announced the appointment of Rob DeContreras as executive director of growth. DeContreras was previously a private mortgage banker at PNC. Earlier in his career, he was senior...
The real estate investment firm Carmel Partners has announced the hiring of Bryan Crane as chief investment officer and managing partner, effective on Jan. 29. Crane was previously chief investment officer at Veritas Investments after working as president of Veritas...
New York City-based commercial real estate attorney Joshua Stein has published his three-volume “New Guide to Ground Leases,” an updated edition of the ground leasing treatise he published nearly 20 years ago. According to Stein, the new work offers insight on dealing...
The Homeowner’s Collection, an on-site vacation rental agency in Seaside, Florida, is offering a special “Spring Fever” promotion. According to the company, guests booking a stay from March 7 to May 22 can save 20% on most Seaside cottages if they...
Another cockamamie broker commission lawsuit, an accounting giant exiting its namesake building and Alec Baldwin’s unlikely home selling strategy. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are the Hits and Misses for the week of Jan. 15-19. Miss:...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has started a claims process for consumers victimized by a phony mortgage relief operation known as Lanier Law that collected upfront fees of thousands of dollars and promised consumers lower monthly payments but failed to deliver....
