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Judge Strikes Down FinCEN Rule Aimed at Money Laundering in Real Estate
A federal court in Texas vacated the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) 2024 residential real estate reporting rule that required for title companies to report non-financed transfers to entities and trusts. The FinCEN rule requires title companies to...
Judge Strikes Down FinCEN Rule Aimed at Money Laundering in Real Estate
Judge Jeremy Kernodle, a Trump appointee, declared that FinCEN “fails to explain or show how non-financed residential real estate transactions are categorically ‘suspicious.'” Continue Reading Judge Strikes Down FinCEN Rule Aimed at Money Laundering in Real Estate
Lawsuit Accuses Veterans United Home Loans of False Representation and Steering
Veterans United Home Loans has been hit with a class action lawsuit that accuses the lender of making false claims regarding its ties to the Department of Veterans Affairs while steering borrowers into costlier mortgages. ABC 17 News reports the lawsuit, filed on Feb....
Senate Democrats Offer Bill to Discourage Institutional Investors from Buying Single-Family Homes
Ahead of tonight’s State of the Union address by President Trump, Senate Democrats put forth a proposal that rivals Trump’s call to restrict institutional investors and corporations from buying up single-family homes. Last month, Trump signed an executive order...
Nearly 14% of Home Sales Canceled During January
Nearly 40,000 home sale agreements in January, or 13.7% of homes that went under contract, were canceled. According to data from Redfin, that share is up from 13.1% one year before and marked the highest January share in records dating back to 2017. Redfin attributed...
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Virginia Home Sales Up as Prices Remain Flat
The statewide median sales price $397,790 dipped by a scant 0.3% from the $399,000 price in January 2025. Continue Reading Virginia Home Sales Up as Prices Remain Flat
Tax Hikes Proposed to Finance Bears Football Stadium in Indiana
Lake County’s hotel tax would double from 5% to 10%. Continue Reading Tax Hikes Proposed to Finance Bears Football Stadium in Indiana
Wyoming Game and Fish Department Seeks $400,000 Cut in Property Taxes
The Senate passed the bill unanimously, but whether it will be approved by the House is unclear. Continue Reading Wyoming Game and Fish Department Seeks $400,000 Cut in Property Taxes
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Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Dec. 1-5
A residential property tax hike in Boston, an investigation into Bill Pulte, and a surprise squatter in a California homeowner’s residence. Continue Reading Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Dec. 1-5
United Wholesale Mortgage’s Ishbia: Trump and Pulte ‘Care About the Housing Market’
“They’re thinking about things that we’ve all talked about in our industry,” he said. Continue Reading United Wholesale Mortgage’s Ishbia: Trump and Pulte ‘Care About the Housing Market’
Owner of Minnesota Lodge Resort Charged with Torching the Property
He submitted a $16.5 million insurance claim, citing “a fire of unknown origin” as the cause of the destruction. Continue Reading Owner of Minnesota Lodge Resort Charged with Torching the Property
Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. Buys Chicago-Area Retail Plaza for $60 Million
The 600,000-square-foot shopping destination features retailers such as Nordstrom Rack, Dick’s, Marshalls, Ross, Planet Fitness, and Barnes and Noble. Continue Reading Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. Buys Chicago-Area Retail Plaza for $60 Million
Q3 Real Estate Investor Purchasing Up by Only 1% Year-Over-Year
Nationwide, 8% of homes investors offloaded in the third quarter were sold at a loss, up from 6.5% a year earlier. Continue Reading Q3 Real Estate Investor Purchasing Up by Only 1% Year-Over-Year
Execution Date Set for Killer of 2 Georgia Realtors
Stacey Ian Humphreys will be put to death by lethal injection on Dec. 17. Continue Reading Execution Date Set for Killer of 2 Georgia Realtors
Report: Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Letitia James in Mortgage Fraud Case
“This should be the end of this case,” said Abbe Lowell, James’ attorney. Continue Reading Report: Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Letitia James in Mortgage Fraud Case
New Platform Launched for Foreign Buyers in Saudi Arabian Real Estate Market
Saudi Arabia’s Real Estate General Authority (REGA) has launched "Saudi Properties" as the official platform for all real estate ownership transactions by non-Saudis within the kingdom. The new platform comes ahead of the Non-Saudi Property Ownership Law that goes...
Ares Commercial Real Estate Acquires 20-Property Industrial Portfolio
The portfolio totals more than three million square feet, with properties ranging from 16,000 to 500,000 square feet. Continue Reading Ares Commercial Real Estate Acquires 20-Property Industrial Portfolio