Ex-Atlanta Housing Exec Gets Sentenced For Section 8 Fraud
A former Atlanta Housing Authority executive was sentenced Thursday to nine months in prison and nine months of home detention, to be served as part of her two-year term of supervised release, for carrying out... (more story)
NFIP Privatization Plan Draws Concern Over Market Gaps
A proposal by President Donald Trump's administration to transfer policies from the National Flood Insurance Program to the private market could leave the NFIP stuck with high-risk properties and fail to impro... (more story)
NYC Real Estate Resigned To Pared-Down COPA
A newly revised and more narrowly tailored version of a New York City bill, if passed, would give approved nonprofits a chance to buy distressed buildings, but real estate attorneys say the bill would still in... (more story)
White Nationalists Sued Over Whites-Only Ark. Enclave
A Missouri woman accused a white nationalist group in Arkansas federal court of violating the Fair Housing Act and other civil rights laws by refusing to let her buy land in the group's community in Arkansas b... (more story)
Impac Mortgage Gets Final OK For $5M Bankruptcy Loan
Bankrupt home lending broker Impac Mortgage Holdings received final approval Wednesday for a $5 million loan in its Chapter 11 case as it pursues a restructuring of its debt.
Ga. HOA Says $10M Dog Attack Suit Must Be Covered
A homeowners association told a Georgia federal court Wednesday that it informed its insurer of a $10 million lawsuit — from a woman who was attacked by her neighbor's dogs — shortly after receiving the underl... (more story)
2 Firms Advise Motorhome, RV REIT On $1B UK Asset Sale
Manufactured housing-focused real estate investment trust SunCommunities said Thursday it has reached a deal to sell its U.K. assets to investor Aermont Capital in a $1 billion deal advised by Jones Day and Ta... (more story)