The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has been hit with a pair of new lawsuits, one trying to stop the relocation of its headquarters and the other trying to block its new fair housing funding policies. The District of Columbia is suing HUD, Ginnie Mae...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has dropped four enforcement actions against financial services companies. CNBC reports the agency issued legal filings for the voluntary dismissal for cases involving Capital One, the Berkshire Hathaway-owned Vanderbilt...
A last-minute slew of Biden administration lawsuits, a special advisor for the NAR chief and Justin Trudeau opens the Exit door. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Jan. 6-10. Miss: Last Minute Lawsuit. During his...
EasyKnock has announced it is shutting down operations amid lawsuits over its residential sale-leaseback programs. “After many years of serving consumers, EasyKnock has closed its doors,” said the New York City-based company in an announcement on its website. “We are...
The Seattle-headquartered Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN) has become the latest brokerage to announce a settlement of lawsuits related to claims of inflated broker commissions – in this case, a $9.25 million agreement. The company agreed to the settlement on Friday and disclosed...