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Memphis Notary Sentenced for Role in Real Estate Fraud Scheme

Memphis Notary Sentenced for Role in Real Estate Fraud Scheme

by Phil Hall | Feb 25, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A notary in Memphis was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for her role in a real estate fraud scheme. According to the charges brought against her, Shaneika Seymore notarized multiple fraudulent quitclaim deeds which purported to transfer ownership from the...
Janitorial Worker Wanted for Stealing Checks and Embezzling from Baton Rouge Realtor

Janitorial Worker Wanted for Stealing Checks and Embezzling from Baton Rouge Realtor

by Phil Hall | Feb 25, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A janitorial worker in Baton Rouge, Louisiana office of Weichert Realtors is being sought by police allegedly stealing checks from the office and writing them to herself. The Advocate reports Ariel Brown is being sought on 48 counts of embezzlement and forgery for the...
Michigan House Speaker Proposes $4.7 Billion Tax on Higher-Income Services to Replace Property Taxes

Michigan House Speaker Proposes $4.7 Billion Tax on Higher-Income Services to Replace Property Taxes

by Phil Hall | Feb 25, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) has proposed a nearly $5 billion per year property tax relief package that will be paid by a new, limited 6% sales tax on select services most used by tourists and high-income residents. WLNS reports Hall called...
Century Communities to Begin Sales at New South Carolina Townhome Community

Century Communities to Begin Sales at New South Carolina Townhome Community

by Phil Hall | Feb 25, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The homebuilder Century Communities Inc. (NYSE: CCS) announced it will soon begin selling residences at its latest project, Ellison Townhomes in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The new townhome community will offer 1,402-square-foot residences with three bedrooms and an...
Trump Says Tech Companies Pledged to Build Power Plants for Their Data Centers

Trump Says Tech Companies Pledged to Build Power Plants for Their Data Centers

by Phil Hall | Feb 25, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump announced that his administration has extracted a pledge from the technology companies behind the data center construction surge that they need to provide their own power for these facilities. During last night’s State of the Union address, the...
Mortgage Application Activity Remains Flat

Mortgage Application Activity Remains Flat

by Phil Hall | Feb 25, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage application activity was mostly flat for the week ending Feb. 20, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, inched up by only 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted...
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