A nine-person Texas team that operated a series of fraudulent deed schemes has been hit with a pair of lawsuits filed by Harris County Attorney Abbie Kamin. The lawsuits detailed how the alleged fraudsters forged paperwork to acquire deeds to at least 10 homes and...
A Florida woman pretending to be a licensed real estate broker was arrested for defrauding a first-time homebuyer out of roughly $37,000. CBS12.com reports Cherisse Louidor of Riviera Beach was hired in May 2024 by a woman seeking help in buying her first home....
Two executives from a now-shuttered California-based real estate investment and finance group have been charged with operating a $103 million Ponzi-style fraud scheme. Mark Hanf was the founder and CEO of Pacific Private Money and Nam Phan was the company’s chief...
A real estate agent in Victoria, British Columbia, had his license suspended for six months and was fined $200,000 for violating rules related to a provincial affordable homeownership program. Castanet.com reports the British Columbia Financial Services Authority...
A Miami real estate developer was sentenced to 11 years and four months in prison following his guilty plea to money laundering and payroll tax conspiracy charges. Rishi Kapoor was the CEO of Location Ventures, a real estate development company that purported to...
Inflation Expectations Hit Three-Year High as Rent Outlook Climbs to 6.8%
