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Watchdog Group Seeks Bar Probe of Prosecutor in Letitia James Mortgage Fraud Case
“CfA Executive Director Michelle Kuppersmith said, “It is difficult to overstate the damage wrought by Ms. Halligan’s actions.” Continue Reading Watchdog Group Seeks Bar Probe of Prosecutor in Letitia James Mortgage Fraud Case
New Forecast Predicts Slight Decline in Q4 Apartment Rent Growth
acancy is expected to hold at 8.2% through the end of December before easing to 7.9% by the end of 2026. Continue Reading New Forecast Predicts Slight Decline in Q4 Apartment Rent Growth
Ontario regulator warns real estate agents to watch for signs of fraudulent home sales
Source: CBC --- The body that regulates Ontario's 100,000 real estate agents and brokers is urging them to be more vigilant when verifying the identity of a client, amid a wave of fraudulent home sales and mortgages in the Toronto area. The Real Estate Council of...
US new home construction fell in January for the fifth straight month
Source: CNN Business --- US home building fell again in January, marking five straight months of declines, even as mortgage rates moderated and inflation cooled. Housing starts, a measure of new home construction, fell by 4.5% in January from December. That’s down...
Alliant Capital Announces Financing for Affordable Housing in Sonoma County, CA
Alliant Capital, a Walker & Dunlop, Inc. company, announced today its $40 million investment for Shiloh Crossing, a new construction of 171 Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) units in Windsor, Sonoma County, CA. The team, including Dudley Benoit, senior...
Keller Williams Expands into Germany
Keller Williams (KW), a global real estate franchise, announces continued worldwide expansion into Germany. “In 2013, we first set forth with our vision to expand outside of the U.S. and Canada,” said Gary Keller, executive chairman, KW. “And today, we’re...
Guaranty Bancshares Makes $1 Million Investment to the Austin Housing Conservancy Fund for Affordable Housing
Guaranty Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of Guaranty Bank & Trust, announced a $1 million equity investment in the Austin Housing Conservancy Fund (AHC) to support workforce affordable rental housing in Central Texas. AHC is a private equity fund...
The Crypto Native’s Guide to Real Estate Investing
Source: Blockworks --- Traditional real estate has been the “safe” investment of choice for decades. Because of the simple fact everyone needs a home, this need has long-provided stability against sharp declines in value that investors find indispensable. Because of...
Selling Your Home? Here’s How to Stage Your House Like a Real Estate Agent
Source: Yahoo! --- If you have ever sold a home, you're likely familiar with the process of staging. Typically, this involves hiring a real estate agent or staging professional to style your space so it looks its best (and particularly attractive to the buyer...
How Real Estate Investors Can Find Off-Market Properties
Source: Forbes --- Off-market properties, also known as pocket listings or whisper listings, refer to properties that are not actively being marketed for sale. These properties may not be listed on the Multiple Listing Service or advertised through traditional...
January 2023 Real Estate Update
Source: Tysons Today --- The Washington metro area housing market had ground to a halt at the end of 2022, but in January, there was an increase in both buyer and seller activity that suggests that the market has bottomed out. Both pending sales and showing activity...
California home sales increase in January for second straight month as prices stabilize
Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 241,520 in January, according to information collected by C.A.R. from more than 90 local REALTOR® associations and MLSs statewide. The...
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