Audits find fault with help provided to FHA borrowers during pandemic

Loan servicer Mr. Cooper is 'deeply disappointed' that the HUD OIG audit focused on problems it says were mostly technical, rather than on borrower outcomes.

Want to buy a home? It’ll cost you $1,030 a month more than renting

The premium for buying a home is now 17 percent higher than it was a year ago thanks to high interest rates and stubborn home prices, according to John Burns Real Estate Consulting. It might push the rent even higher.

Brown Harris Stevens ordered to pay agent $787K for discrimination

Retaliation for filing a discrimination complaint violates federal law, even if the agent is an independent contractor, judge says. BHS has vowed to appeal.

Apartment mogul Patrick Carroll hit with defamation suit

Patrick Carroll was sued by restaurant manager Miguel Angel Weill, who accused Carroll of spitting on him during a videotaped dispute in April. Carroll has not been served with the lawsuit, according to his attorney Duncan Levin.