March 18th, 2008
Craigslist not liable for discriminatory housing ads
A federal appeals court late last week ruled that Craigslist is not liable for any discriminatory housing ads posted on its site.
A federal appeals court late last week ruled that Craigslist is not liable for any discriminatory housing ads posted on its site.
The federal government displays an amazing ability to attack problems long after they’ve largely become too severe to fix. We’re seeing this talent now with the government’s attempts to somehow solve the nation’s mortgage crisis.
Warren Buffet, chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the richest people in the world, blasted lenders for fueling the housing crisis.
I hate myself for writing this, but it’s too hard to resist. Forbes Magazine, which has a love affair with the list, recently compiled another lone: its list of the biggest real estate losses taken by celebrities.
Crossroads, in Oakland, is perhaps the nation’s first green homeless shelter built from scratch.
But a blog can also cause agents trouble. Just ask Lucas Lechuga, an agent with Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell, a real estate brokerate in Coral Gables, Fla. Lechuga lost his job because of what he wrote on his blog.
Forecasting the real estate market is far from an exact science. And while I happen to agree with the vast majority of folks who are predicting another rough year, not everyone sees gloom and doom in 2008.
The Daily Dish, a San Francisco-based blog, reports that Slash, most famous as the lead guitarist in the rock band Guns N’ Roses, is suing his real estate agent.
The giant pig, familiar to loyal fans of HBO’s mob drama “The Sopranos,” is gone.
The pig, of course, sat atop the fictional Satriale’s pork store, a frequent hangout for the series’ main character, Tony Soprano, and his mob buddies.
Construction crews tore down the rest of the storefront in Kearny, N.J., too. And what will rise […]
But people shouldn’t be too envious of the owners of these lavish homes. Selling a high-end home is a real struggle in today’s down residential market. How many buyers can there be for a house that retails for $135 million?
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Written by Dan Rafter [email] for b5media.
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