New Jersey legislators are considering a new bill that would require every county in the state to provide free instant notifications of potential property title theft. NJ1015.com reports that only about half of New Jersey’s 21 counties now offer this free service....
A California man who flipped properties for a living was indicted for defrauding lenders over a six-year span. According to the indictment, Steven Taylor of Brentwood used fake bank statements and false cash representations to obtain loans and lines of credit to...
The former chief financial officer (CFO) for a Los Angeles-based affordable housing developer was arrested for using state grant funds to pay for his personal expenses. According to an affidavit filed with the complaint, the California Department of Housing and...
A Michigan woman has been charged with 10 felonies for selling homes she did not own. Since early 2024, Amanda Escalante-Lopez, a 28-year-old resident of Pontiac, allegedly made several verbal agreements for land contracts and title to homes that she did not own. The...
The owner of a defunct Massachusetts real estate brokerage has been indicted for embezzlement. Boston 25 News reports Stephen D. Webster, broker and principal with Success! Real Estate in Marshfield, was accused of detouring more than $11.6 million in client escrow...
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