Proof, the Boston-based online notarization provider formerly known as Notarize, has introduced Defend, an AI-powered fraud detection product. The company pointed out that $81 billion in losses occur in the U.S. each year because of falsified records, forged...
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell poured more cold water on the hope that the central bank will start cutting rates sooner than later. According to combined media reports, Powell told a moderated discussion at the Foreign Bankers’ Association in Amsterdam that...
Portland-based Vision Mortgage Group has launched Legacy Builder, a proprietary loan program aimed at first-generation, first-time homebuyers. According to the company, the program features a 1% down payment and 2% grant down payment assistance. Borrowers do not have...
Compass Inc. (NYSE: COMP) announced the addition of Tennessee-based Parks Real Estate into its brokerage network. Parks Real Estate, which includes the brand Pilkerton Realtors, employs over 1,500 agents and generated $6.25 billion in 2023 transaction. According to...
Two months after she stepped down as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Marcia Fudge has re-emerged as a partner in the prominent Taft law firm. Fudge will also serve as the law firm’s chairwoman of public policy. According to a press release from Taft,...
The real estate developer Tishman Speyer is venturing into the data center sector with its first industrial project in Europe. The company has signed definitive agreement with Samson AG to acquire an 807,000-square-foot location in Frankfurt for the development of a...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of June 22-26
