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Mortgage Delinquencies Up During Q4 2025

Mortgage Delinquencies Up During Q4 2025

by Phil Hall | Feb 12, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The seasonally adjusted delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties during the fourth quarter of 2025 was 4.26% of all loans outstanding, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. This marked a 27 basis points increase from the...
California Real Estate Broker Arrested for Fraudulently Selling $1.5 Million Home

California Real Estate Broker Arrested for Fraudulently Selling $1.5 Million Home

by Phil Hall | Feb 12, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A California real estate broker who owns an escrow business was arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging they fraudulently sold a luxury home and obtained a nearly $1 million loan using stolen identities and false documents. According to the charges in this...
Ex-NFL Star Lists Historic Connecticut Farmhouse at $8 Million

Ex-NFL Star Lists Historic Connecticut Farmhouse at $8 Million

by Phil Hall | Feb 12, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A Connecticut farmhouse property dating back to the Colonial Era has been listed at $8 million. Patch.com reports the Greenwich property is owned by former NFL star quarterback Chris Simms and his wife Danielle, who acquired it in 2019 for $2.5 million. The historic...
Mortgage Rates Take a Mild Drop

Mortgage Rates Take a Mild Drop

by Phil Hall | Feb 12, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

After rising slightly over the past three weeks, mortgage rates took a slight dip in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.09% as of Feb. 12, down from last week when it averaged...
Chicago Title Insurance Defrauded of $4.1 Million by Nigerian Trickster

Chicago Title Insurance Defrauded of $4.1 Million by Nigerian Trickster

by Phil Hall | Feb 12, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Chicago Title Insurance Company has filed a lawsuit this week in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York claiming that it was the victim of an email compromise scheme that resulted in $4.1 million being diverted from a real estate closing in...
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