A handful of billion-dollar corporations have been routinely making high, all-cash offers for single-family homes in the nation's fifth-largest city, creating headaches for sellers and tenants, and additional barriers to ownership for first-time homebuyers. Law360 Real Estate Authority explored just where and how the trend hits the hardest.
A possible Senate vote on legislation codifying marriage equality was put temporarily on hold on Thursday, with the bipartisan group of negotiators saying they need more time to get the necessary support to overcome a filibuster.
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced a bill on Wednesday to revoke Russia's "most favored nation" trade status following its invasion of Ukraine, allowing the U.S. to hike tariffs on Russian imports.