LAWSUIT AGAINST ZILLOW QUASHED AGAIN: BUYER BEWARE

On behalf of Michael Brooks of Law Offices of Michael A. Brooks posted in commercial real estate acquisitions & dispositions on Thursday, June 14, 2018. A class-action lawsuit against Zillow was tossed out of federal court for the second time. The plaintiffs had alleged that Zillow’s home-valuation tool was misleading and the company’s practices were…

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HOW DOES THE ADVERSE POSSESSION OF REAL ESTATE WORK?

On behalf of Michael Brooks of Law Offices of Michael A. Brooks posted in commercial real estate acquisitions & dispositions on Friday, April 20, 2018. Adverse possession is an unusual quirk of property law. Essentially designed to help settle boundary disputes or to give property owners their rights back when the documentation of ownership was…

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SHORT SALES CAN MAKE A GOOD BARGAIN

On behalf of Michael Brooks of Law Offices of Michael A. Brooks posted in commercial real estate acquisitions & dispositions on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Many real estate purchasers shy away from short sale properties because they hear a lot of third-hand horror stories. Short sale investment properties can be a bargain, especially in areas…

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