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Real Estate Agent with Podcast Following Sentenced for Ponzi Scheme

Real Estate Agent with Podcast Following Sentenced for Ponzi Scheme

by Phil Hall | Jul 23, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

An Ohio real estate agent who gained an online following through his podcasts and social media messaging was sentenced to six years in federal prison for orchestrating a real estate Ponzi scheme that absorbed over $7.3 million from at least 63 victims nationwide....
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Sept. 25-29

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Sept. 25-29

by Phil Hall | Sep 29, 2023 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A cost-saving residential project in the wrong neighborhood, a retailer’s exit from high-crime cities and an old train caboose marketed as a home. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are the hits and misses for the week of Sept. 25-29. Hit and Miss:...
Real Estate Agent with Podcast Following Sentenced for Ponzi Scheme

SEC Charges Podcaster in Real Estate Ponzi Scheme

by Phil Hall | Sep 26, 2023 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Matthew Motil, host of the podcast “The Cash Flow King,” with fraudulently raising approximately $11 million from more than 50 investors in a Ponzi scheme involving notes purportedly backed by residential...

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