Fraud and forgery claims represent 21% of the total dollars spent by title insurers on claims expense and losses, with an average claim cost of over $143,000, according to data released by the American Land Title Association (ALTA). A new independent analysis...
A Colorado real estate agent and investor was sentenced to 90 days in jail and 10 years of supervised probation “with strict financial conditions” for stealing more than $1 million from investors in a real estate scam. Bret Lamperes, 54, pleaded guilty last December...
A real estate broker in Sarasota, Florida, pleaded guilty to federal charges that he collected nearly $300,000 in disability payments without reporting he was still actively employed. Allen R. Jenkins, 68, received United States Railroad Retirement disability payments...
A former HGTV star was sentenced to four years in jail and ordered to pay back close to $10 million for real estate and financial fraud against 11 victims. The Office of the District Attorney for California’s Santa Clara County reported that Charles “Todd” Hill was...
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) levied $626,000 in sanctions and issued market bans against Cherie Evangeline White and her company Kingdom Investments 2015 Inc. for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme involving a real estate flipping scam. According to the...
Zillow Cuts Its Late-2026 Home Sales Outlook as Rents Accelerate
