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“Sputtering Housing Market Makes Fertile Ground for Real Estate Professional Liability Claims,” DRI’s Riding the E&O Line

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“Sputtering Housing Market Makes Fertile Ground for Real Estate Professional Liability Claims,” DRI’s Riding the E&O Line

November 22, 2011
Seth L. Laver

Seth L. Laver, an associate in Goldberg Segalla’s Professional Liability Practice Group, authored this article for the newsletter of the Defense Research Institute’s Professional Liability Committee examining the recent increase in lawsuits against real estate professionals.

In the article, Seth examines how the stagnant U.S. housing market is contributing to the increase in claims filed against agents, brokers, inspectors, and other real estate professionals, along with ways these professionals must adapt to the conditions of this weak and sputtering market. 

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