The former tax collector for a Pennsylvania township pleaded guilty to embezzling property taxes. Karen McGinnis was the tax collector for Fairview Township from March 2023 through last January. In her job, she was responsible for collecting property taxes, including...
A former Calgary realtor who acknowledged running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded dozens of people out of more than $3.5 million has been banned for life from working in Alberta’s real estate industry. The Calgary Herald reports Eric Drinkwater received his permanent...
A total of 9,423 homes were sold statewide in Virginia during August just 15 more than one year before, marking a scant 0.2% uptick. According to data from Virginia Realtors, August also saw 24,606 active listings statewide, a 26.2% surge from last year. Nearly 13,000...
Households that heat their residences with electricity could see a 10.2% increase in their winter heating bills to an average of $1,205 this year, up from $1,093 last winter. According to a forecast from the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA),...
Florida recorded 21,798 closed sales of existing single-family homes in August, down 3.9% year-over-year, while existing condo-townhouse sales totaled 7,424, down 6% from one year earlier. According to data from Florida Realtors, new pending sales of single-family...
Federal Judge Vacates CFPB Funding Cutoff, Rejects Fed-Profit Theory
