Back in the mid-1940s, a Mrs. Lopez called up Kashu Realty in L.A.’s Crenshaw district and asked to speak with real estate agent Kazuo K. Inouye. Lopez lived on Rimpau Blvd in Mid-City and told Inouye that she wanted to sell her house, but insisted that she would only sell it to a non-white homebuyer because, when she purchased the house years before, she suffered the wrath of her neighbors, who took her to court in an attempt to prove that a Mexican American was not legally “white.”

Whether you have an open-concept modern home in San Diego, CA, or are looking to buy a home in Houston, TX with a closed floor plan, a keeping room may be the perfect addition for you and your household.

A federal lawsuit in Kansas City challenging rules requiring home sellers to pay commissions to brokers representing home buyers has been certified as a class action, meaning thousands of home sellers in the Midwest may be eligible to recover damages if the plaintiffs prevail.

Some homeowner associations are taking steps to keep investors out of their developments. The groups are eyeing measures to discourage investors from buying in their communities, the Wall Street Journal reported. Institutions’ share of American home purchases reached a two-decade peak last year, largely because they are buying single-family homes to rent them.

Week Ending February 11, 2022

This is the second episode in our new video series covering easements. The prior episode introduces the tenement relationship between two parcels of real estate created by an easement. This episode covers appurtenant easements which run with the land and easements in gross which belong to an individual or entity, plus conservation and solar easements.

When the government forces a property owner to sell private property, it is usually done through an eminent domain action (a direct taking), and the government is required to pay just compensation. But what if the forced sale is because the property is a public nuisance (for example, if the property is dilapidated and has code violations) -- does that constitute a taking requiring the use of eminent domain?

The typographical error, or typo, is often nothing more than a source of amusement for the reader. In the first edition of author Cormac McCarthy’s dire apocalyptic novel The Road, we learn of someone “walking along the bench downshore.” It should, of course, be beach. 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. International Development Corporation resolved the question, In a 100 year old Pennsylvania deed is a “subject to” provision an exception to a grant or a warranty disclaimer?

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently overturned a lower court and found that an attorney’s acknowledgement of a deed was not enough to remedy the fact that it lacked the requisite two attestations under Georgia law. 

Stacie, Simba, Gleep Glop, Richard and Cookie are just some of the robots that line the floor of the manufacturing facility at Autovol in Boise. The robots were named in a contest by the children of the solutioneers who work at the 400,000-square-foot offsite construction facility.

This article provides a discussion of New York State Department of Financial Services’ enforcement priorities since the beginning of 2021, and as they have evolved under the new DFS administration, along with what might be expected in the near term.

Read More [Free registration required to read]

Every week on The Hard Shoulder Gavin Dowd explores a court case that made history here in Ireland, but also worldwide. From the bizarre to the historic, weird to the unconstitutional we find out just why these cases have left a lasting legacy.

Ahmet Nejat Ozsu has refused to leave his apartment on the Upper West Side, delaying a plan for condominiums. A pandemic remedy for renters could help him prolong the standoff.

For agents interested in growing their business by expanding into multiple states, we’re here to make the process simple and profitable. We offer you one point of contact to streamline your options and solutions.

Yellowstone is celebrating its 150th birthday by offering an annual park pass that won’t be valid for another 150 years. In exchange for a $1,500 donation, park supporters can snag a current annual park pass and one of these “Inheritance Passes,” handing it down to their Descendents to use in 2172. 

Read More [Contributed by Bill Collins, Frontier Abstract]

Aside from their playful nature and predatory instincts, your house cat may not bear much resemblance to their relatives that stalk the wilderness. While most wild cats are larger than the pets you have at home, the rusty spotted cat is a notable exception. Weighing just 2 to 4 pounds, the feisty predator is officially the world's smallest feline.

It’s as if time has stood still inside this small-town Michigan bowling alley and now it’s on the market. You could be the next owner of this facility for $130,000.

“Stuck, no. I’m certainly not stuck. I’m just taking some time, thinking things through.”

Plaintiffs upset that the National Football League teams Giants and Jets call themselves New York teams when in fact they play their games in New Jersey have amended their class action complaint to demand that the teams drop New York from their franchise names. The original complaint, filed in federal court in Manhattan in January, had requested that the teams move their home games to New York and out of New Jersey.

A Massachusetts waffle manufacturer, The Burgundian, recently filed a lawsuit alleging that a potential co-venturer, Eastern Standard Provisions, submitted its Liege waffles for inclusion on Oprah Winfrey’s annual “Favorite Things” list without giving credit to Burgundian.