The US title insurance industry generated $4.5 billion in premiums during the first quarter, up from $3.9 billion in the same period one year earlier, according to a data report from the American Land Title Association (ALTA). The title insurance industry paid nearly...
A pair of Mexican nationals who were arrested last November for fraudulently selling San Diego properties they did not own have pleaded guilty to federal charges of bank fraud and bank fraud conspiracy. According to the charges brought against them, Victor Hugo...
A new CFPB director is named, New York City nuns address the affordable housing shortage, and Alec Baldwin tries once more to sell his Hamptons estate. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of June 8-12. Hit and Miss:...
Opendoor Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN), a San Francisco-based e-commerce platform for residential real estate transactions, announced it is shutting down its back-office operations in India. In a post on X, CEO Kaz Nejatian stated the duties handled in India will...
The Las Vegas-headquartered modular housing manufacturer Boxabl Inc. is setting its sights on a new territory: the moon. The company has unveiled UFO (Unidentified Folding Object), which is described as “a conceptual off-world habitation system.” According to...
The former Detroit-area home of Walter Reuther, the longtime president of the United Auto Workers (UAW), has been listed for sale at $1.45 million. The Detroit Free Press reports the 2-acre Oakland Township, Michigan-based estate features two homes – a...
