Real estate heroes come to rescue after suffering losses in Maui fires

Fires that roared through western Maui last week have destroyed thousands of homes and killed scores of people. The real estate community is trying to help pick up the pieces. Continue reading

NY building with ties to A-Rod, Barbara Corcoran cleared out COVID patient’s apartment

A New York resident of a building partly owned by A-Rod and Barbara Corcoran found his belongings cleared out after returning from the hospital, where he spent months recovering from COVID-19. Continue reading

GoFundMe to pay off Harry and Meghan’s home scrubbed from internet

California resident Anastasia Hanson started the campaign to “help” the couple pay off their $14.65 million Montecito home after watching their interview with Oprah Winfrey. Continue reading

DC-area brokerage partners with local restaurants to feed communities in need

Silver Spring Cares, a nonprofit started by the Go Brent team outside of DC, has raised nearly $60K to purchase meals from restaurants and provide them to community members in need. Continue reading

Young family loses life savings of $775K in escrow wire fraud scam

A couple with a 1-year-old son are urging homebuyers to exercise caution after losing nearly $800,000 in a complicated escrow scam. Continue reading

Real estate industry rallies for agent who lost sons in Christmas car crash

Twin 16-year-olds Mark Anthony and Michael Angelo Urista were two of three teens killed when the Hyundai sedan they were in veered into a northbound lane and hit a utility pole. Continue reading

The biggest real estate crime, safety and court stories of 2019

Let’s look back at some of the most gripping, noteworthy and just plain strange real estate crime stories of 2019. Continue reading

Former Zillow COO Amy Bohutinsky joins private equity firm

The firm focuses on both private and public companies that are in growth stages. And it has invested in a host of well-known startups including Airbnb, Facebook, Expedia, Dollar Shave Club, GoFundMe, Netflix, Spotify, and Zillow. Continue reading