Massachusetts orders halt to MV Realty’s 40-year listing contracts

Preliminary injunction in Massachusetts says “homeowner benefit agreements” are actually high-interest mortgage loans and can no longer be offered or enforced until case is resolved. Continue reading

MV Realty halts ‘homeowner benefit agreements’ amid 4 investigations

Following lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida and Ohio, the brokerage is redrafting 40-year contracts that offer homeowners cash in exchange for exclusive rights to list their home. Continue reading

Ohio 4th state to sue MV Realty over allegedly ‘shameful business model’

Ohio is the latest state to file suit against MV Realty for deceptive practices following probes by regulators over its “homeowner benefit agreements” in Florida, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Continue reading

Pennsylvania and Massachusetts latest states to sue MV Realty

State attorneys general call brokerage ‘a scam’ and allege its business model and contract terms are ‘unconscionable’ and target elderly and financially vulnerable homeowners. Continue reading