An Indiana real estate developer was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in a fraud scheme aimed at real estate investors. According to court documents, Herbert “Bert” Whalen operated Oceanpointe Property Management in Indianapolis from August 2016 to July...
Property owners in Florida can now receive free service alerts if a deed, mortgage, or other official record is recorded in their name in a county’s official records. Alerts can be received by phone call, text message or email. Florida residents who receive an alert...
A former executive with a now-defunct New Jersey-based real estate investment firm was indicted for his role in an investment fraud scheme and for misappropriating approximately $2.3 million from investors. Ivel Turner, who was vice president of project management for...
A Nashville man was sentenced to four years in prison plus three years of supervised release for his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain emergency rental assistance designated for households impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the charges brought...
A new achievement in luxury real estate, an executive preparing the next generation of professionals, and the perils of renting to Hunter Biden. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Dec. 2-5. Hit: A New Home for...