they purchased it from a realtor who is also they next door neighbor. also an attorney for the young couple tells me before they purchase a home, the realtor's mother owned it. >> this pad was in the placed by us. >> reporter: it is a pad and on it are two small snakes. all over the home they found skins and they found system of the owners, too. >> just help me emotionally, just tell me this snake would have never mistaken our 4-month- old baby for vermin and curled up in the crib with. >> reporter: they just can't live here anymore. the movers packed the last of their items today. >> you should let everybody know of every possible issue. >> reporter: the lawsuit claims they asked after hearing rumors but receiver received certain pacific northwest innings documents. >> and she said they had the world come out and tell her there was no problem. >> reporter: and who do you trust, a rumor in the neighborhood or a licensed agent. >> after gutting the home, the lawsuit discovered highways or tracks the make snakes used to get around the house. >> i couldn't

and holding a second realtor at another home.realtor told us what happened but didn't want to show her face. >> he put his briefcase on the floor. grabbed the gun and pointed to me and said lady, get on the floor. >>reporter: another relevant to knocked on the door and the gunman got away. realtors and homeowners selling their own homes need to take precautions. >> one of the things we try to do is maintain two agents at all times. if we can have a single agent we want to make sure they're near the front of the house. >> reporter: whether you're show your home or someone else's try to find a buddy so you're not home alone. abc news los angeles. >> coming up a stunning discovery, what the owners found out about this little house that they have lived in for so many years that could drive up the price big time. can you spot it? our "instant index" up next. ugh! heartburn! did someone say burn? try alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. they work fast and don't taste chalky. mmm...amazing. thank you. alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews.

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more than 20 realtors have been murdered on the job in the last decade.d homeowners selling their own homes need to take precautions. >> one of the things we try to do is maintain at least two agents at all times. if for some reason we can only have a single agent on staff at an open house, what we want to do is make sure they're near the front of the house. >> reporter: whether you're showing your home or someone else's try to find a buddy so that you're not home alone. aditi roy, abc news, los angeles. >>> coming up, the huge dogs taking home tony awards. >> yes, and why j. lo's booty is just too much for one country to handle. oh, yeah. "the skinny" is next. >> not this country, though. >> no, not here. >> "world news now" continues after this from our abc ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> you really do like the music here. >> i like the show. >> we'll get you a soundtrack. >> thank you. >> before you go. all right, top of "the skinny," broadway's biggest and brightest stars. >> yes, necessary were all out for last night's tony awards always an elaborate show w

a warning to realtors. a string of robberies is on the loose. the disturbing details that has police on edge. cracking down on school zone speeders. the new weapon that will hopefully slow more people down and be fine -- the fine if they don't. devon lucie is back when when skippy!! yippee!! fun fun fun! shiny! you never listen! what? is s? omeone talking? ♪ skippy!! ♪ ♪ yippee!! ♪ i'm bored. hashtag bored. skippy!! yippee!! look a ride! (vo) made with the funnest peanuts ever! skippy. yippee!! ♪ >> you are watching abc seven news at new. -- news at noon. horace: a mysterious murder and police are racing to figure out whether this is the work of a serial killer. a 65-year-old man who is a grandfather of six was shot and killed walking near his home in loveland, colorado. it happened in an area where a serial shooter is on the was. two people near there has already been shot. one was killed while riding a bicycle. a terrified call to 911 and now police are on the hunt. >> i'm a realtor and someone has just robbed me. horace: that someone police s

they purchased it from a realtor who was also their next door neighbor and not only that, an attorney for the young couple tells me before they purchased the home, the realtor's mother owned it. >> this pad was not, you know, not placed by us. >> reporter: it's a rat board jeff brooks found under his hvac unit and on it are two small snakes. all over the homes they found skins and some of the owners too. >> my first question was help me emotionally, tell me that this snake would never have mistaken our 4-month-old baby for vermin and curled up in the crib with her. >> reporter: jodi brooks say they just can't live here anymore. movers packed the last of their stuff today. the couple purchased the home for $410,000. they moved in in january, and by april, as the weather got warmer, they discovered they weren't the only residents. >> you should let somebody know every possible issue when you're paying a house. >> reporter: the lawsuit the couple filed said they asked after hearing rumors but never received certain pest inspection document. >> she said she had the world come out and look

. >>> the new jersey realtors held a ceremonial ground breaking for the new headquarters in trenton, the 24 square foot building will rise on this lot in the heart of trenton's redevelopment district once complete next year the realtors will occupy the space on growns one two and three. it's breezy and just a little hazy and hot and humid. and it could end up being the first day of the season's first heat wave. lets go live to "action news" reporter sara bloomquist at sister cities parka cross the street from the cathedral of saints peter and paul. >> good evening jim a steamy night, people don't seem to mind enjoying these summer like temperatures this evening, the kids are out and the fountain got busier and busier as the temperature went up through the afternoon, sisters is the perfect place to be. >> the heat is here and families calm out for fun at sisters city park in center city. >> my daughter's favorite place to visit. >> what does she love? >> everything, the fountain and the whole place. >> early afternoon it wasn't so bad with a nice breeze so some spread out a blanket an

advice fromt realtors -- we align ourselves with those realtors come often times renting space insidetate offices so we can work with them. that is what we have done across the united states. pimm: can you give us an idea of the purchase versus the refi market? our business93% of is focused on purchases. what we saw a need for was to bring excellence to the home purchase process. when i bought my first home, i came to the closing table in my lender had not got my package done and this is the day before i was supposed to get married, so i was that ultimate story of a loan gone wrong. we want to make sure no other buyer suffers that. it's supposed to be a joyful time. we put together our process to mirror that. pimm: i'm sure you have heard about the efforts to try to reform fannie mae and freddie mac. what would the mortgage industry look like if they were not in the picture? casey: i don't think right now that is a reality. i don't think the market could absorb the private capital. there are valuable and the homeownership rates are as low as they then in 20 years. the last thing anyon

there is a cup nel maryland suing their realtor for millions of dollars.thing moving into their new home. >> i was trying to find something to segway there. so take a look. the place is infested with snakes. the family of four moved into this annapolis home in decemberment once the werth warmed up in the spring, that's when they say the rat snakes came out. boy did they ever. some 7 feet long. they finally were forced to move in with family to escape their own home. they spent $50,000 trying to get rid of these things. nothing worked. >> when you're 100% maxed out what do you do? you're staring at financial ruin in the face. what do you do? >> well the brooks family now suing the realtor. that's what they are doing. and, they're also suing the previous owner for $2 million, saying, they new about this infestation but were never told. it is called disclosures. the realtor and homeowner have a month to respond to that lawsuit. let's follow up on this one. wow. >> don't do you have report things like if someone died? >> all of that stuff has to be disclosed.

in one case, he bounds a realtor's feet with zip ties called the husband for ransom and robbed them. she spoke to our affiliate in florida. >> at no time did i ever feel that that man was a threat to me until i'm looking down the barrel of his gun. >> police say pinkston is not cooperating. he was arrested through a tip generated by surveillance video super wal-mart. he will have his court appearance wednesday. >>> the manhunt is intensifying for two escaped killers who broke out of a new york prison last weekend. sources say there's now no doubt the fugitive had help. and as joy wagner reports, the question is, who? >> reporter: the investigators at clinton correctional facility are talking to outside contractors and prison employees, trying to find how inmate david sweat and richard matt got the power tools they used to escape. we have learned prison employee joyce mitchell is among those being questioned. she is a supervisor in the prison taylor shop where the two men worked. investigators are also trying to determine if sweat and matt had help after they escaped 9 maximum securit

that prompted the chief economist for national associatn of realtors to predict prices could surpass the peak set in the last housing boom. but is that a healthy thing? diana olek reports. >> reporte there too few hoemts for sale put thing pressures on prices. median price, $228,700. compare to the highest monthly price in july of 2006, t the housing boom 230,400, just 1700 bucks more. the realtors chief economist, however, says we e not in a housing bubble. >> demand keeps the bubble but demand can't continue to rise if prices continue to rise. >> rep it is a tricky argument to make. it is not a bubble there's so much demand even though at some point, buyers won't be able to afford what they want. >> right now we are in a mismatch but not a condition where prices would come down because of the housing shortage. we have more supply it will lead to attaining home price growth. the argument goes if home builders ramp up production morselers put homes on the market all will be well. may beat sales expectations up 9% from a year ago even amid higher prices. >> we are not in a bubble but

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in the first case the realtor pulled out a gun and tied her hands and feet.ft and the woman was able to free herself. in the second case a knock at the door from another woman scared off the gunman. the suspect is declared to be looking for. >>> a french man who fell into a cuvas and the rescue is on tape. >> reporter: this is an amazing video again. much of it was caught on the helmet camera of the person who was involved. it is online now. it happened ten days ago but it is gripping. experienced french skier was skiing on a 12,000 foot tall mountain in the swiss alps when he tumbled down a winder car vas and arms flailing and shouting for about 25 minutes. for many long minutes he was at the bottom of the hole looking up to a small opening where he could just see the sky. he is experienced and well equipped and organized and tried to get out. finally after 17 minutes a group of skiers made contact with him. they dropped down a rope lifeline and he worked his way up from what could have been a snowy grave even warning those on top to be careful so they didn'

. >>> a former military officer is in police custody for attacking female realtors in florida and holding them for ransom. 58-year-old paul pinkston was armed when they arrested him. he was captured on several surveillance cameras and authorities say he arranged meeting for female realtors to see properties and when they got there he tied them up and called their husbands for ransom. >>> oscar pistorius is set to be free in august for killing his girlfriend. he will have spent 10 months in jail and now they speak out to the court system that that punishment is not enough. >> the model and aspiring actress's family lashing out for his likely parole for good behavior after only serving 10 months in jail. her family writing to the parole board we forgive mr. pistorius however a person found guilty of a crime must pay for their actions and 10 months is not enough for taking a life. it was a chilling trial spanning six months. >> you killed a person that is what you did? >> i made a mistake. >> you killed reeva. say yes. >> i took my lady. >> this getting worldwide attention. >> he was convict

can trust their realtors.o there are some who just fly by the night trying to use every gimmick trying to get the client. but most clients trust their realtors. and they would recommend their realtors to their friend or colleague. so i would say maybe you should talk with friends and colleagues or family members to see which realtor has served their best interest. and make a very balanced point of view from that angle. host: previously worked as an economic consultant at the u.s. department of veterans affairs and u.s. department of education. our guest for the next 20 minutes or so. let's go to new york. leo on the line for those who rent. caller: good morning. my question is really more about policy. what is your position on dodd frank? those on the left say that dodd frank wasn't strong enough. those on the right say that dodd frank is bad for the economy. your position as chief economist and senior vice president of national association of realtors, what is your position on dodd frank? guest: well, the int

while that story was sad and disturbing, it wasn't the main concern at today's realtor open house. >> don't care, want the prime location. >> reporter: he's a broker searching for homes for a chinese investor. he seemed more concerned about the condition of the building than the belief that people won't buy a house that someone has died in. >> do you find that to be true at all? >> it's true for asian people but for china i don't think they care too much. >> reporter: but the contractor says while the old victorian has turn of the century charm turning it in to a livable home could give anybody nightmares. >> challenge will be to actually make this [ inaudible ] what is possible to do with this house. >> that's what's standing in the way, the city, really. >> yes exactly. >> reporter: which means in this city the only thing homebuyers fear more than ghosts is getting a building permit. in san francisco john ramos kpix 5. >> despite the condition of the home and that creepy history realtors say in san francisco you could get in to a bidding war and it could sell for up to $1.5 million.

we got our man. >> i'm a realtor. just robbed me. >> reporter: police have been searching for the past week. their suspect, captured on several surveillance cameras. >> hi, this is robert evans, i am calling about a property you have listed. >> reporter: pinkston allegedly first arranged a meeting with one realtor, under the name of robert evans. tied her up with zip ties and pulled a gun on her. then called her husband demanding $50,000. her husband said no. that's when he allegedly went on to a second realtor. ana devine, robbing her at gunpoint. >> this is the guy that put the gun in my face and said if i called the police he would kill me. >> reporter: at the time of his arrest pinkston was wearing the same shirt when he allegedly held up ana. now likely exchanging that shirt for a prison uniform. >> he's now paying the price. >> reporter: he now faces charges of armed robbery and kidnapping with a deadly weapon and police say there could be additional charges, too. george? robin? >> david, thanks. >>> we turn to

but as ian schwartz reports, realtors are now fielding a new question: what about water? >> 2264 score feet. >> reporter: he is going through a home he plans to sell getting new paint, checking the carpet. that's all part of being ready for potential buyers. but something new is now coming up. >> i think it's really risen to the top, it's in the top five for sure of concerns about a buyer of a house. >> reporter: he says more and more home buyers want to know all about water. what are the watering rules? where's the water coming from? how stable is the source? buyers have passed on potential homes mckiernan says because the yard was too big and too expensive to maintain during the drought under mandatory water cuts. >> that's a really important thing for people. if they are in tune with it, investigate it. some people don't have it on their radar. we always bring it up. >> reporter: brokers give out this sheet to new homeowners. it's a drought advisory. >> hey, be careful. we want you to be concerned about this and check it out, okay? and it puts them in direction saying,

pete police department. >> i'm a realtor.s and someone just robbed me. >> reporter: it was about 1:00 p.m. on wednesday when the attacker first struck. at this home in st. petersburg. he scheduled the appointment under a fake name. heard in this voice mail obtained by abc news. >> hi, this is robert evans. i'm calling about a property you have listed. >> there was a level of planning that went into both crimes. that causes us concern he'll strike again. >> reporter: once inside, he tied the realtor's hands and feet before calling her husband and demanding a ransom. after something scared him off, he fled. >> she was coming up the driveway, i've been robbed, i've been robbed. >> reporter: he wasted no time finding a new victim. about an hour later, he was pulling his gun on this realtor. too afraid to show her face on camera. >> he put his briefcase on the floor, grabbed the gun, and pointed to me and said, get on the floor. >> reporter: according to police, the robber was interrupted again this time, by another real estate ag

. >> i'm a realtor. someone robbed me. >> it was 1:00 p.m. wednesday when the attacker struck at the home in st. petersburg and scheduled an appointment with a fake name. >> this is robert evans. >> he will strike again. >> once inside he tied the realer's hands and feet before calling her husband demanding a ransom. after something scared him off he fled. >> she was coming up the driveway. i have been robbed. i have been robbed. >> police say he wasted no time finding another victim. an hour later he showed a gun to this realtor who was too afraid to show her face on camera. >> he grabbed a gun and said get on the floor. >> according to the police the robber was interrupted again. this time by another real estate agent planning to show the home. >> our fear is that he moves from the area because of the publicity. a realtor who is not aware of the situation will fall in the trap. meets him in the same circumstances. >> it turns out that selling home is dangerous work. in arkansas last year a real estate agent found buried in a shallow grave,

. >> a maryland family is suing a realtor and the piece owner for what was hidden beneath the walls.an. >> you can see all the raindrops on the camera lens. we'll take you to chester county see what it looks like there and we'll have the latest on the flooding in new jersey when "action news" comes right back. binge eating disorder, or b.e.d., isn't just overeating. it's a real medical condition. and while the exact cause is unknown, certain chemicals in the brain may play a role. b.e.d. is also the most common eating disorder in u.s. adults. hi, i'm monica seles. when i binged, i wasn't in control. i never felt satisfied no matter what the quantity was. afterwards i felt so upset with myself. to learn more about b.e.d. go to bingeeatingdisorder.com and talk with your doctor. >> ♪♪ >> welcome back. thank goodness we're not looking at a car dipped into that thing. you're taking a live look at this sinkhole here in hammonton new jersey in atlantic county. we had all that rain all that flooding. the roads just saturated and that thing opened up. you're taking a live look at the barriers

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. >> reporter: mike mccann is vice president of the greater philadelphia realtors association. >> we see people taking properties for sale and posting them with the photos and description on craigslist or other online sites and trying to capture renters from them. >> reporter: last year the fbi tracked crime in 2014 there were just under 10,000 complaints nationwide of fake landlords trying to rent or sell properties that weren't theirs. that resulted in criminals duping victims out of $19.8 million. >> you have to be working with a realtor or check with lni to see'people have a rental license before you give money or sign a lease. >> reporter: things gibbs says she wished she knew before losing thousands of dollars. more information we dug up for you, realtors in south jersey tell us they see a wave of incidents with fake landlords. they're working with the fbi on those complaints. we've also received complaints about phony shore vacation rentals. authorities say to always get proof of owners before you rent from anyone. for the investigators, harry hairston, nbc 10 news. >>> a damp

they claim the realtor who is the mom of the previous owner left out the part about the snakes.ded but it appears she had an inkling the house was snaky considering the two previous renters are on the record saying it is a well-known snake house. the family is irate and depressed. here's mom. >> it's heart breaking for parents when you can't fix it. how do you tell your kid you can't go home? >> good news is the black rat snakes are not venomous. but they do like thoolive under your bed. most homes in maryland have them and they don't know it. surprise maryland! >> i used to live in maryland our apartment was mice infested. that was bad enough. i didn't think to check inside the walls. why do they have to call it a black rat snake. i'm very disturbed. thank you for the report. we'll be right back with a little advice on how to improve your life. this allergy season, will you be a sound sleeper, or a mouth breather. well, put on a breathe right strip and instantly open your nose up to 38% more than allergy medicines alone. so you can breathe and sleep. shut your mouth and sleep r

the realtor and the homeowner have a month to respond to the lawsuit. >>> all right. tonight. here's chief meteorologist scott williams. >> all right. well iain and dawn, we'll keep the clouds around for tomorrow. there might be a spotty shower especially south and east of i-95. but better chances for more rainfall as we move toward your friday and then it look like for the upcoming weekend much improved drier and even warmer temperatures as high pressure starts to move in. but you can see right now around center city, we're dry we're quiet. but just cloudy stepping outdoors. so not a whole lot of rainfall showing up on ultimate doppler close at home. there might be a sprinkle in cape may as well as central and southern sections of delaware. but the high temperature today 70 degrees. much better than yesterday. remember the high only 58 degrees. but still below the normal for this time of year which is 79 degrees. so as we look at the numbers you can see it's cool. 61 right now in philadelphia. 57 new york city. only 50 right now in boston winds coming in off the ocea

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more than 20 realtors have been murdered on the job in the last decade.nsas last september, real estate agent beverly carter was found in a shallow grave killed while she was showing a home. police are reminding agents showing this home or any other not to suddenly drop everything to meet a client and make sure to tell someone about the appointment. steve osunsami abc news st. petersburg florida. >> that is so scary. >> you don't think about it. it's part of their job. you're meeting a stranger with unon one in a home somewhere. there are some dangerous involved. >> that's been the practice for forever for agents. my dad did real estate on the side. he said after they started happening they made sweeping changes at their office to make sure that everybody is safe. >> many coulding up here we're chasing the perfect wave. he's already got the record for riding the biggest wave but he wants more. >> the amazing images of had his quest like t.j. said for more. we have that when we come back. >> tt2wút3n@/d bt@q4<$ tt2wút3n@/d "a@q$0@ tt2wút3n@/d bm@q/;l tt4wú

now they are suing the realtor. leon: as paul gessler shows us the women they moved out might make your skin crawl. paul: not often does a new homeowner hesitate walking through the front door. >> the kitchen is empty. outside furniture. chair. i don't know where the boxes came from. paul: almost never does a family pack up and leave five months after moving in. for jeff and jodie brooks of annapolis -- >> on the inside here is where the 7-footer came out to the unfinished part of the basement. reporter: turns out their dream home to raise their family of four was a nightmare. >> this is a portion of what we found. paul: snakes investing the home from basement to roof. >> up heard of. it's insane. paul: mostly black snakes. eight altogether. they packed up to go stay with a family. exterminators and contractors ripped the home apart. >> we learned more in this process. more than i wanted to know about snakes. paul: sign of snakeest ins and feces -- snake nests and fee fee -- feces remain. they are suing the realtor.

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while that story was sad and disturbing it wasn't the main concern of today's realtor open house. >> they don't care about the history. they want the prime location. >> reporter: patrick wong is a broker searching for homes for a chinese investor. he seemed more concerned about the condition of the building than the belief that people won't buy a house that someone has died in? >> do you find that to be true? >> it's true for asian people but from china i don't think they care too much. >> reporter: but the contractor says while the old victorian has turn of the centerry charm turning it in to a livable home could give anybody nightmares. >> challenge will be to actually make this work. >> so that's what's standing in the way the city, really. >> yes exactly. >> reporter: which means in this city the only thing homebuyers fear more than ghosts is getting a building permit. john ramos, kpix 5. >> despite the condition of that home and its somewhat creepy history realtors say in san francisco there could be a bidding war for this property. it could actually sell for up to $1.5 million.

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on june 3rd police say pinkston arranged to meet with a realtor and then bound her up with zip ties on hands and feet and called her husband for ransom. he's facing armed robbery and kidnapping charges. >>> in australia a man is behind bars accused of going on a rampage with a bulldozer. the guy tore through a house, vehicles and a tree. take a look, basically nothing left of that home. a detective says a man sleeping in the out house was the first target, but he heard the bulldozer coming and took off running. >>> dangerous does not begin to describe riding your bicycle at night, especially in our area, but now a car company in britain is testing a new kind of paint that could keep bike riders safe after dark. that paint could soon be available in the u.s. >> reporter: drivers and cyclists have long been roadside rivals. >> some drivers don't pay any attention to bikers. >> i give them as much room as i, can but they still cut me off and call me names. >> reporter: a new product aims to keep the two at a safe distance. light paint is a clear mist that reflects headlights when sprayed

later held another realtor at gunpoint. for the attacks. quite a story there. >>> also this, a big perfume heist in paris, several people broke into a freight warehouse near the airport getting away with crates of duty-free perfume. the suspects fled with the crates in a truck. no word on the value of the perfume. >>> and the man who prosecuted one of the most vicious killers in recent american history has died. vincent bugliosi was responsible for putting charles manson in prison. he died on saturday in los angeles after a long battle with cancer. he was 80 years old. we're going to have much more on his story in the second hour of "happening now." ♪ ♪ jon: we are now awaiting a speech from former florida governor jeb bush. he is set to address an economic conference in berlin as part of his european tour before his expected announcement next week that he is officially running for president. fox has some excerpts of his speech including one in which he backs the transatlantic trade and investment partnership. governor bush

. >>> the national association of realtors reported a five percent increase of existing homes. short supply is driving up prices. median home prices have gone up 8% in the last 12 months. >>> two major insurance companies are sparring over a potential merger. signa rejected a 40 million-dollar bill from its rival rival anthem. it reminded the public that a hack on anthem computers last winters composed the data of 80 million subscribers. >>> millions of people around the world joined in the very first international yoga day. the normally kay on the he can traffic in -- chaotic traffic in new york city was placed with peaceful stretching. united nation secretary general was in the crowd. the u.n. declared international yoga day to highlight its health benefits. >>> the action team is working on news stories for "action news" at 4:00 p.m. let's go over to alicia vitarelli. >> reporter: speaking of facility ntz there's -- fitness there's a hitech way to make sure your indict stays on track. in what else the deal at 4:00, we'll show you the device that claims it knows what you're e