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Latest News in Real Estate

  • September 01, 2026

    Insurer Can't Dodge Wire Fraud Coverage, Ala. Judge Says

    Lenders are entitled to coverage for losses from a closing agent falling victim to wire fraud in mortgage refinancing transactions, an Alabama magistrate judge said Monday, finding that an exclusion barring coverage for an insured creating their own losses doesn't apply.

  • September 01, 2026

    Northwest MLS Settles Compass' Listing Rules Antitrust Suit

    Northwest Multiple Listing Service and Compass Inc. have reached a settlement ending Compass' antitrust lawsuit targeting Northwest MLS' policy requiring brokerages to list all properties on its platform before marketing them elsewhere, with the listing service announcing Monday that it will introduce a new "first look" status as part of the deal.

  • September 01, 2026

    Hotel Cos. Owe For Stalled Arbitration Costs, Fla. Judge Says

    A Florida federal judge denied a request by two Spanish companies to avoid interest on an arbitration award involving missed rental payments to a Panamanian hotel-casino operator during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding there was a "case or controversy" even though costs were paid more than a year after proceeding ended.

  • September 01, 2026

    Insurers Settle Connecticut Cockroach Injury Suit

    Wesco Insurance Co. and Markel Insurance Co. have settled a dispute over coverage for a woman's claims that a property owner and a pest control company were to blame for injuries she sustained falling from a stepladder after a "volume of cockroaches" spilled onto her from atop her kitchen cupboard, Connecticut federal court records show.

  • September 01, 2026

    7 Brew's $143M Bid Tops Dutch Bros. In Salad Chain Ch. 11

    Coffee chain 7 Brew emerged as the top bidder for 73 of drive-thru chain Salad and Go's leases with a $143 million offer, besting competitor Dutch Bros.' stalking horse bid of $105 million for 65 leases, counsel for the debtor said at a hearing Tuesday in Texas.

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