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Real estate appraiser wins invasion of privacy lawsuit against CoesterVMS
Jun 25, 2019It’s been a rough couple of months for Brian Coester, and it doesn’t seem like things are turning around just yet. The owner of the now defunct CoesterVMS, once one of the largest AMCs in the country, just lost a legal battle with an appraiser who sued Coester for hacking into his email, and now Coester will likely be forced to cough up damages.
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Anti-trust lawsuits contesting buyer broker compensation rules heat up
Jun 19, 2019 -
NAR files motion to dismiss anti-trust lawsuit over buyer broker commissions
May 24, 2019 -
HUD delays new rule on FHA down payment assistance in response to lawsuit
Apr 25, 2019 -
Massachusetts mortgage company founder jailed for defrauding Ginnie Mae out of $2.5 million
Apr 24, 2019 -
Senior execs at Vanguard Funding sent to jail for embezzling $8.9 million
Dec 27, 2018 -
New York man gets 56 months in jail for running $62 million real estate Ponzi scheme
Dec 26, 2018 -
Former Bank of America senior exec, husband jailed for stealing millions from bank
Nov 16, 2018 -
Vengeful real estate broker won’t be going to jail for extortion
Aug 31, 2018 -
Airbnb sues New York City over new host data law
Aug 24, 2018 -
Ukrainian man jailed for selling hacked financial information that led to $31 million loss
Aug 24, 2018 -
FHFA employee files lawsuit against agency for $1 million
Aug 23, 2018