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Jury Verdict Shatters 100-Year-Old Real Estate Rulebook NAR Still Cleaning Up the Mess

How a Missouri Case Changed Everything According to legal experts, the 2023 Sitzer/Burnett verdict fundamentally changed how Americans buy and sell homes. The $1.8 billion jury decision found that the National Association of REALTORS (NAR)...

When Building Failures Lead to Legal Action

In today’s housing landscape, people love convenient urban living spots such as apartment complexes and mixed-use buildings (Shops, homes, and offices). That’s because they provide easy access to amenities, transit, and services. People are relying on...

What Happens to Your Home If You Buy It Before Marriage?

Buying a home with a partner before marriage is increasingly common these days. Back in 1981, less than 1% of first-time buyers were unmarried couples. Today, that number is around 16%. While the trend is...

To Sell or Not To Sell? That is the Question

It’s becoming increasingly common for multiple parties to purchase a singular residence to share equally. In the past, shared homeownership was most common for married couples, who have shared property rights, but in today’s economy,...

How Partition Sale Laws Impact Southern Homeownership

While partition sale laws are designed to help promote and facilitate the fair distribution of what a shared property is worth, these same laws can be used in predatory ways. According to past records, partition...

Quebec Co-Ownership Case Catches Global Attention

The Court of Quebec, Small Claims Division, recently rendered a judgment on January 12, 2026, that has caught the attention of legal analysts everywhere. The case itself was dismissed, but what captivates so many people...

Vanderpump Rules Couple Set to Sell Shared Home

Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval’s relationship has always been in the public eye, considering the couple appeared together on the TV show Vanderpump Rules, where their relationship began. While the couple shared many happy years...

Lawyer Loses License for 3 Months Over Partition Case

Partition law can be extremely complicated, and one attorney is finding out the hard way that mishandling these claims can have severe, job-altering consequences. The attorney in question, Thomas H. Evans, III, was attempting to...

How Gray Divorce Impacts the Housing Market

Gray divorce, when couples over 50 decide to divorce, is having some interesting consequences for the housing market, including increased competition for rental units and a boost in housing demand. These trends should be considered,...

Partition Actions on the Rise Across US

Recent statistics indicate that partition actions are being used more frequently across the U.S. than ever before, for several reasons. One reason more people are turning to partition actions to divide jointly owned property is that more couples are...

Petition to Partition

Filing a Petition to Partition: Your Path to a Clean Break You’ve been thinking about selling your property for months and have tried to discuss it with a co-owner, but to no avail. Whether it’s a family inheritance or an investment...

Partition Lawsuit

Partition Lawsuit: How to Resolve a Property Deadlock Most owners realize they’re in a property trap only when they try to leave it. In some instances, they may require the money, or they may be tired of paying taxes on...

NAR Issues Statement on Supreme Court’s CDC Eviction Ban Ruling

In a 5-4 ruling issued Tuesday evening, the U.S. Supreme Court said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lacked authority to implement a blanket, nationwide eviction moratorium. Although the court declined to lift the...