• Florida homebuyers sue Compass over $475 transaction fee,Brooklee Han

    Florida homebuyers sue Compass over $475 transaction fee

    Homebuyers in Florida have filed a lawsuit against Compass challenging a transaction fee the brokerage charged them upon the close of their August 2024 home purchase.  Filed on Tuesday in Palm Beach County, Florida circuit court by plaintiffs Jeff and Melissa Efron, the suit accused Compass of “unfa

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  • New York AG charges suspect in alleged deed theft involving 92-year-old homeowner,Neil Pierson, HousingWire Automation

    New York AG charges suspect in alleged deed theft involving 92-year-old homeowner

    New York Attorney General Letitia James has charged a Queens resident with allegedly stealing the Brooklyn home and savings of a 92-year-old woman with dementia, in a case highlighting how deed theft continues to strip home equity and housing security from elderly homeowners in New York City. On Thu

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  • Viral ‘71% zero deals’ claim clashes with NAR 2026 member data,Jessica Lautz

    Viral ‘71% zero deals’ claim clashes with NAR 2026 member data

    Data makes it easier to do our jobs in real estate — but accuracy and trust are more important than ever. We live and work in an age of nearly instant information and timesaving technology. This has had a profound impact on those of us in the world of real estate. With the tools at our disposal, we

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