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Latest News in Real Estate

  • October 28, 2026

    Landlord's Suit Over Seattle Tenant Laws Revived On Appeal

    A Washington Court of Appeals panel has reinstated a real estate company's challenge to a string of Seattle landlord-tenant laws, finding the firm has adequately detailed how the contested ordinances stunted its property rights as the owner of a downtown affordable housing development.

  • October 28, 2026

    CFPB Audit Flags Cybersecurity Gaps Amid Staff Departures

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has failed to promptly fix serious cyber weaknesses and consistently track data in its possession as staffing losses have hampered the agency's ability to safeguard its systems, according to a federal watchdog audit released Wednesday.

  • October 28, 2026

    State Dept. Owes $461M For Work During COVID, Builder Says

    Trump administration officials reneged on the U.S. Department of State's agreement to pay an Alabama-based construction giant for cost overruns while it continued working on a dozen embassy projects during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the company's Wednesday lawsuit that seeks at least $461 million in damages.

  • October 28, 2026

    Zillow To Pay $212M To Exit Investors' Home-Flipping Suit

    Zillow told a federal judge in Washington state Wednesday the company has agreed to settle an investor class action accusing it of hiding problems with its now-shuttered home buying business, agreeing to pay $212.5 million just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court turned away the company's appeal. 

  • October 28, 2026

    Cannabis Event Founders Accused Of $750K Fraud

    A Los Angeles attorney and his business partner are accused in a California state lawsuit of diverting investor money to pay for private jet flights, bar dues and other personal expenses instead of funding business-to-consumer cannabis trade shows, including the failed 2022 Green Street Festival.

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