New York State broker’s license curriculum set for major changes
The curriculum for obtaining a broker’s license in New York State is about to undergo more changes than it...
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DOS audits agents using inflated titles
New York real estate agents better check their business cards. Four years after banning fanciful titles, state regulators are auditing licensees to make sure agents and firms aren’t playing fast and loose with honorifics....
The Churn: These were the biggest brokerage and agent changes in NYC during Q1 2017
In the first quarter of 2017, more than 4,500 brokers and salespeople entered the business. At the same...
Judge reverses DOS bid to pull licenses of MMJ founders
In a sharply worded ruling, a Manhattan judge blocked the New York Department of State’s efforts to take away...
Corcoran, Nest Seekers, Rapid brokers run afoul of state law
Some 33 New York City residential brokers from firms including the Corcoran Group, Nest Seekers International and Rapid Realty...
Judge issues reprieve to MMJ appraisers
A New York State Supreme Court judge signed an order last week providing breathing room for the second time this year to two appraisers who were on the verge of having their state-issued licenses...
State upholds decision on MMJ founders’ licenses
The state Department of State upheld a December decision to pull the licenses of the co-founders of Mitchell, Maxwell...
Mitchell, Maxwell & Jackson seeks immediate ruling from Secretary of State on firm’s fate
Mitchell, Maxwell & Jackson, the once high-flying appraisal firm, has taken the unusual step of asking a court to force a top-ranking New York...
Former Citi Habitats agent the target of state investigation following alleged scam
William Cornwell Update (2:03 pm) The New York Department of State has launched an investigation into an allegedly shady...