Canada’s unlikely new housing minister, two high profile property sales where the sellers took a big loss, and HUD’s commitment to Indian Country housing. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of May 12-16. Miss: The...
A Frank Lloyd Wright-designed residence in Kalamazoo, Michigan, was sold after nearly one year and a $1 million cut to its listing price. Realtor.com reports the Usonian-style property known as the Robert D. and Winifred L. Winn House was first listed in June 2024 for...
A Michigan real estate developer was sentenced to one year and a day in prison for bribing a mayor with cash and home renovations in exchange for obtaining tax-foreclosed properties from the mayor’s city. According to court documents, Shady Awad provided Richard...
Sun Title, a provider of title and real estate services in West Michigan, has rolled out its Hispanic Empowerment Initiative, a program designed to assist Hispanics in the home buying and selling process. According to the Grand Rapids-based company, the new program...
A real estate agent in Lansing, Michigan, was sentenced to up to 20 years in prison on a charge of sexually abusive activity involving a child. According to the Lansing State Journal, 64-year-old John DeMarco received a sentence of 30 to 240 months from Judge Matthew...