The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a settlement to resolve its antitrust litigation against Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z, ZG) and Redfin, a division of Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT), over their $100 million rental housing agreement. Last October, the FTC and...
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) announced he has begun an investigation into the Fair Isaac Corp. (NYSE: FICO) to determine if the company’s pricing practices in the mortgage credit scoring market has contributed to the affordability challenges in the housing market. Hawley...
Greystar, the nation’s largest multifamily rental property manager, has reached a $23 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a $1 million settlement with the State of Colorado to resolve charges that it misled consumers about monthly rent costs...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has begun distributing nearly $62 million in refunds to home sellers who fell victim to the fraudulent marketing claims made by online real estate business Opendoor Labs Inc. According to an August 2022 complaint filed by the FTC,...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is distributing more than $10 million in refunds to consumers who paid for a real estate investment training program that allegedly made empty promises about earning big profits by flipping houses. The FTC and the Utah Division of...