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Los Angeles Woman Arrested for Filing Fraudulent Multimillion-Dollar Property Liens

The Real Estate Fraud Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Commercial Crimes Division’s arrested Rita Ortiz for filing false mechanical liens on several residential properties. Ortiz filed mechanical liens on property titles for extraordinarily elevated...

Los Angeles Woman Arrested for Filing Fraudulent Multimillion-Dollar Property Liens

by Phil Hall | Mar 2, 2026

Rita Ortiz was arrested on Thursday and faces 25 counts of filing a false or forged document with a public office. Continue Reading Los Angeles Woman Arrested for Filing Fraudulent Multimillion-Dollar Property Liens

Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. Buys Chicago-Area Retail Plaza for $60 Million

by Phil Hall | Dec 5, 2025

The New York City-based real estate investment firm Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. has acquired Orland Park Place, a retail plaza in the Chicago suburb of Orland Park, Illinois, for $60 million. The 600,000-square-foot shopping destination features retailers such as...

Q3 Real Estate Investor Purchasing Up by Only 1% Year-Over-Year

by Phil Hall | Dec 5, 2025

Real estate investors purchased 17% of homes sold during the third quarter, up by a scant 1% from a 16% share recorded one year earlier. According to data from Redfin, the total investor home purchases came to roughly 52,000 transactions. Investors bought 1% more...

Execution Date Set for Killer of 2 Georgia Realtors

by Phil Hall | Dec 5, 2025

The State of Georgia has announced the execution date for Stacey Ian Humphreys, who was convicted 22 years ago in the murder of two realtors. 11alive.com reports Stacey Ian Humphreys will be put to death by lethal injection on Dec. 17. This will be the state’s first...

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Report: Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Letitia James in Mortgage Fraud Case

by Phil Hall | Dec 5, 2025

“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

by Phil Hall | Dec 5, 2025

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...