A total of 3,660 homes were sold in Maryland during January, which represented an 11.9% drop from the 4,155 sales recorded one year earlier. But while sales were down, new data from Maryland Realtors showed pending sales were up by 8.1% over the same period. Still,...
American Express (NYSE: AXP) has unveiled plans for a new global headquarters at 2 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan. The building will be developed on land owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey under a long-term ground lease. This marks the final...
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...
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 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...
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...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 6-10
