Three licensed attorneys and a licensed realtor in New Jersey were indicted for their roles in defrauding financial institutions in a short sale fraud scheme. Lawyers Bruce Egert, Nelson Kong, Seung Han Shin (aka Aaron Shin) and realtor Francisco Sanchez were each...
Housing starts in Canada’s six largest census metropolitan areas (CMAs) totaled 68,639 units in the first half of this year, up by 4% from the 65,905 units in the same period during 2023, driven by significant increases in Calgary, Edmonton, and Montreal. According to...
Nashville’s Vanderbilt University has signed a 99-year lease on a 2.2-acre campus property in the Chelsea section of Manhattan. The campus, which takes up nearly a full city block and encompasses 13 buildings spanning approximately 150,000 square feet, is owned by The...
Cardone Capital, the real estate investment firm led by high-profile investor Grant Cardone, announced the all-cash acquisition of The Edge at Flagler Village, a luxury 331-unit multifamily property in Fort Lauderdale. The financial aspects of the transaction were not...
Pending home sales inched up by 0.6% in August, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), NAR’s forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings, increased to 70.6 in August; an index of...
This week’s edition for Tech Trends highlights four new tools designed to help current and prospective property owners. Keeping the Title Safe. Iris Powered by Generali, a provider of a proprietary identity and cyber protection platform, has unveiled Total Title...