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HousingWireHousingWire Life hasn’t been easy lately for U.S. real estate brokerages. Unaffordable housing has been exacerbated by constrained inventory levels, stubbornly high mortgage rates, historically low home sales, potential commission rate compression and a never-ending string of legal threats. To adjust to the stagnant and shrinking housing market, brokerages are…

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The state landed a significant win in its 18-month pandemic fraud case against casino owner Andy Sanborn Tuesday. A judge said the Lottery Commission can revoke Sanborn’s gaming license for two years. It’s a major blow for Sanborn, who has been racing against the clock to sell Concord Casino since…

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It has been more than five years since the collision on Route 2 that killed seven motorcyclists, but the criminal repercussions continue. The owner of the trucking company that employed driver Volodymyr Zhukovskyy was sentenced on Nov. 21 after pleading guilty to three charges of making false statements to federal…

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A screenshot of security camera footage shared by the Middlesex County District Attorney in May 2022. (Courtesy of Middlesex County District Attorney, YouTube) A New Hampshire man who federal prosecutors say orchestrated a scheme to harass and intimidate two New Hampshire Public Radio journalists was sentenced to more than three…

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Jane Elwell, owner of Silver Scone Teas, speaks with one of her representatives during a court hearing. (Photo by Ashley Saari, Monadnock Ledger-Transcript) Neighbors who have been appealing the approval of a tea party business in New Ipswich’s Village District have had one of their appeals dismissed by Hillsborough Superior…

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