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Delaware Homebuyer Loses $2.2 Million in Real Estate Closing Scam

Delaware Homebuyer Loses $2.2 Million in Real Estate Closing Scam

by Phil Hall | Feb 17, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Delaware homebuyer has filed a lawsuit in federal court after losing $2.2 million in a real estate closing scam. WBOC reports Johanna Berkowitz was buying a luxury property in Dewey Beach, Delaware, with a closing scheduled for Nov. 21, 2025. Two days before the...
Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Trump Takeover of Public Golf Course in Washington, DC

Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Trump Takeover of Public Golf Course in Washington, DC

by Phil Hall | Feb 16, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Two golfers in Washington, DC, have filed a lawsuit to prevent the Trump administration from taking over a public golf course. Last month, the administration terminated the federal government’s lease agreement with the nonprofit National Links Trust (NLT) for three...
DC Attorney General Files Lawsuit to Dismantle ‘Slumlord Empire’

DC Attorney General Files Lawsuit to Dismantle ‘Slumlord Empire’

by Phil Hall | Feb 13, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb has filed a civil lawsuit against a family of landlords, claiming they are operating a “slumlord empire” built on a Ponzi scheme foundation. Schwalb cited Ali “Sam” Razjooyan, his brother Eimon “Ray” Razjooyan,...
Chicago Title Insurance Defrauded of $4.1 Million by Nigerian Trickster

Chicago Title Insurance Defrauded of $4.1 Million by Nigerian Trickster

by Phil Hall | Feb 12, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Chicago Title Insurance Company has filed a lawsuit this week in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York claiming that it was the victim of an email compromise scheme that resulted in $4.1 million being diverted from a real estate closing in...
NYC Landlord Sued for Turning Rent-Stabilized Apartments into Short-Term Hotel Rooms

NYC Landlord Sued for Turning Rent-Stabilized Apartments into Short-Term Hotel Rooms

by Phil Hall | Feb 9, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A New York City landlord is being sued for illegally turning rent-stabilized apartments into short-term hotel rooms. National Today reports the city filed a lawsuit against Mark David Militana, who owns two brownstone buildings on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The two...
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