Seller impersonation fraud is spreading beyond vacant land and becoming more technologically sophisticated, with 59% of title firms in a new ALTA survey reporting at least one attempt in 2025 — more than twice the share in its 2024 study. Continue Reading Seller Impersonation Fraud Attempts Have More Than Doubled, Title Industry Survey Finds
Compass has launched an internal Global Division that connects U.S.-based agents and clients with vetted international real estate professionals, formalizing cross-border referrals while the brokerage remains licensed only in the United States. Continue Reading Compass Builds a Global Referral Network for U.S. Agents — Without Becoming an Overseas Brokerage
First American Title is extending its no-cost property monitoring and fraud-alert service beyond direct closings to eligible homeowners insured through participating independent title agents, widening a fraud-detection program launched in January. Continue Reading First American Extends Free Title Monitoring to Its Independent Agent Network
Former Florida attorney Michael Saracco pleaded guilty to three wire-fraud counts in a real estate scheme prosecutors say involved unrecorded mortgages, inaccurate closing disclosures, diverted payoff funds and false title-insurance representations. Continue Reading Former Florida Title Attorney Pleads Guilty in Scheme Involving Unrecorded Mortgages and Escrow Funds
Airbnb is committing $250 million to a new Housing Accelerator aimed at closing financing gaps on stalled rental projects, beginning with a $6.4 million investment supporting 201 affordable homes in Austin. Continue Reading Airbnb Puts $250 Million Behind Stalled Housing Projects — Starting With 201 Affordable Units in Austin
Residential permitting has now fallen year over year for 44 straight months, according to Zillow’s latest analysis. The pullback is sharpest in several pandemic-era Sun Belt boom markets, raising a harder question for housing: what happens to supply when demand eventually returns? Continue Reading America’s Homebuilding Pullback Is Deepening — and the Sun Belt Is Leading It
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