Could a $475 Compass fee spark the next wave of real estate lawsuits?

Last month, Florida homebuyers Jeff and Melissa Efron filed a lawsuit challenging a $475 transaction fee they were charged by their broker Compass upon the close of their August 2024 home purchase.  While it may seem surprising that consumers are willing to risk tens of thousands of dollars in legal

A Kazakh ‘Prince’ Buys One of NJ’s Priciest Homes of All Time — for Just $10

One of New Jersey’s most expensive homes in history has sold for $10 to the son-in-law of disgraced former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, Gimme Shelter can reveal. Najib is currently in jail for his role in the $4.5 billion theft from 1MDB, a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund. Daniyar Kessikbay

Not Lovin’ It: Why A New McDonald’s Is Sending Shockwaves Through a Small Community

A proposal to put a McDonald's drive-through on a corner in Huntington, NY, drew such a large crowd to a recent zoning hearing that the board scrapped the rest of its agenda to deal with it. The plan would replace a long-vacant Citibank property in the Greenlawn hamlet at East Pulaski Road and Park

Gen X Turns 60 and Is Still Tapping Parents for Money—but That’s a Good Thing

Generation X is officially turning 60, and the eldest members of the "MTV Generation" are creeping ever closer to their own retirement years.  Yet, if you look at the latest economic data, a striking number of these 46- to 60-year-olds are still tied to their parents' financial apron strings. Accord