German real estate brokerage Engel & Völkers is facing a new round of litigation in Manhattan Supreme Court, as former broker EV Scarsdale filed an amended complaint last Friday and was joined by two new lawsuits by E&V franchises in upstate New York and of Rhode Island.

EV Scarsdale filed a suit last month against E&V alleging the real estate franchise provided him with misleading financial data and failed to support his operations, resulting in $1.5 million in damages.

Now, Riverside Homes Realty, based in Hastings-on-Hudson and James Ian Properties, based in Cranston, R.I., are making similar accusations against E&V. [more]

From the April issue: The Hamburg, Germany-based brokerage Engel
& Volkers is expanding its U.S. operations by opening a location in
Scarsdale and is eyeing Manhattan for another office. The 30-year-old
firm’s flagship location in the U.S. opened on Main Street in
Southampton in 2006, and the brokerage is now in the process of opening
another office at 300 Heathcote Road in Scarsdale. Internationally, the
firm has residential and commercial divisions, but so far in the U.S.,
the offices are just handling residential sales. Jonathan Lerner,
managing director of the Southampton and Scarsdale offices, said by
2011, the brokerage hopes to have five offices in Westchester and two
more in the Hamptons. And Rauert Peters, president and CEO of Engel
& Volkers North East, said the company is looking to open its first
office in Manhattan. Since 2006, the firm has also opened offices in
California, Florida, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode
Island. [more]