DENNIS CHAPTMAN Special to the State Journal The appealing characteristics and benefits of work life at large area companies were evident in the 2023 Top Workplaces survey. Here are other firms that were recognized in this year’s large-company category: 6. FIRST WEBER REALTORS With 428 Madison staffers, First Weber Realtors backs its agents with full…
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Brian Deegan Is Speeding Away from His North Carolina Home
The Deegan clan is headed to the Sunshine State. Brian Deeganthe most decorated freestyle motocross rider in X Games history, is pulling up stakes in North Carolina so he and his family can spend more time in Florida, his wife Marissa Deegan announced on Instagram. The couple have listed their 15,000-square-foot family compound on 35…
Head of Sask. realtors association calls mortgage fraud case ‘surprising’
Guerette said a significant number of people are involved in every transaction, including the banks, realtors, appraisers and lawyers. “It’s a bit surprising that it did take this long to have such an unacceptable situation brought to light,” she said. There are two aspects of being a licensed realtor in Saskatchewan, Guerette explained. First, a…
Texas realtors to convene at Capitol to advocate for priorities
One of the biggest items on the realtors’ agenda is helping with affordability. AUSTIN, Texas — Texas REALTORS will be at the Capitol Wednesday to advocate for their priorities with lawmakers and community leaders. Thousands of realtors will convene at the Capitol from across the state to meet with policy makers about property tax relief,…
Driving (in) the real estate business
When realtor Audrey Azad drives her Tesla Model X SUV, she knows the kids on the street are doubled up laughing at her license plate that reads, PASTGAS. If that isn’t enough, the car comes with a whoopie cushion app. “You can fire it off from any speaker,” she says. “I have endless hours of…
Top-selling Saskatoon realtors faked paperwork for mortgages, police say
A fraud scheme involving fake documents used to qualify for a mortgage has been linked to two former Saskatoon real estate agents. Kamanashis Deb is facing 17 counts of fraud and Debashis Deb is facing two counts. Royal LePage Varsity recognized the two realtors as top selling agents in September. Police said the falsified documents…
The Fed Just Jammed Another Wrench Into the Housing Market
On the precipice of the hotly anticipated spring housing market, the US Federal Reserve just dealt homebuyers another crushing blow. Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, told Congress on Tuesday that more aggressive interest rates might be needed to cool inflation. And while mortgage interest rates are separate from the Fed’s short-term rates, they…
Black couple settle lawsuit against realtors who valued their home $500,000 below market rate
A black Bay Area couple has settled a lawsuit with the appraisal company who valued their home at just $945,000, when it was really worth $1.5 million, a fact the couple only learned when they got a white friend to pose as its owner. The undisclosed settlement victory for Paul and Tenisha Tate Austin includes…
The realtor is slammed for a video of a seven-figure Manhattan studio with a bed hidden in the wall
‘$1m for a Murphy bed?!’ The realtor is slammed for gushing video of a seven-figure Manhattan studio with a bed hidden in a wall and a huge pillar in the center of the room A studio apartment in Manhattan with a folding bed in the wall was listed for $1M The real estate agent who…
A man died of a stroke days after a realtor found him lying on the floor but did not call for help, says report
Randy Vaughan from North Carolina was found unresponsive in his home.Phillip Spears/ Getty Images Randy Vaughan suffered a stroke at home in North Carolina and later died in a hospice. A realtor had seen him lying on the floor of his home but had not called for help. The realtor wrote in a report that…