A real estate company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to pay $250 million to settle lawsuits nationwide claiming that longstanding practices by real estate brokerages forced U.S. homeowners to pay artificially inflated broker commissions when they sold their homes. HomeServices of America said Friday that the proposed settlement would shield its 51 […]
The son of a father and son team out of Stark County who conspired to defraud the government out of millions of dollars was sentenced Tuesday in federal court.
The financial crisis of 2008 showed just how much the world depends on banks being well run. Since then, regulators have been given new powers to keep some of the biggest institutions on a much shorter leash to stamp out risk, greed and corruption.
Babak Zanjani, an Iranian oil sales intermediary who was previously sentenced to death for embezzling billions in oil revenue, will instead now serve a 20-year prison sentence.
Prosecutors said Hill created a Ponzi scheme by taking an investor’s money budgeted to buy homes and, instead, used it to live lavishly.
A real estate agent in Melbourne has received a three-month jail sentence after pleading guilty to stealing almost $100,000 from an elderly client of hers, and spending the money on expensive goods for herself. Hayley Philpot, a 29-year-old agent, pleaded guilty in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court to taking advantage of being given power of attorney for […]
Wealth Enhancement Group analyzed data from academic research, Standard and Poor's, and Nareit to compare real estate to stocks as investments.
In this article, we will look into the 25 richest billionaires in real estate industry. If you want to skip our detailed analysis of the real estate market, you can go directly to the 5 Richest Billionaires in Real Estate Industry. Global Real Estate Industry According to a report by Savills, global real estate which
Six of 7 defendants accused of playing a role in alleged hazing death of Phat Nguyen, 21, in Nov. 2021, have had their cases dismissed in 54-B District Court.
A former teacher’s aide charged following an interaction with a special needs student was back in a courtroom Wednesday to learn his fate.
John Wellford III, 73, pleaded guilty Wednesday to falsification of bankruptcy records.
Businessman Babak Zanjani was convicted in 2016 of pocketing billions from Iran's oil ministry.