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Edmonton Duo Charged with Real Estate Investing Scam

Edmonton Duo Charged with Real Estate Investing Scam

by Phil Hall | Sep 8, 2025 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A pair of Edmonton residents have been charged with running a real estate investment scam that included mortgage fraud. According to the charges brought against them, Yuvraj Verma and Rohit Sethi used several corporations, including Cancom Development Ltd. and Roxdale...
Report: 3 Trump Cabinet Members Have 2 Mortgaged Properties with Both Claimed as Primary Residences

Report: 3 Trump Cabinet Members Have 2 Mortgaged Properties with Both Claimed as Primary Residences

by Phil Hall | Sep 5, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A new report is accusing the Trump administration of not practicing what it preaches regarding political figures with multiple mortgages that each claim to be for a primary residence. An investigative article published by ProPublica has found Labor Secretary Lori...
Report: DOJ Begins Criminal Probe into Mortgage Fraud Accusations Against Fed Gov. Lisa Cook

Report: DOJ Begins Criminal Probe into Mortgage Fraud Accusations Against Fed Gov. Lisa Cook

by Phil Hall | Sep 4, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Trump administration’s effort to oust Lisa Cook from her position as a governor on the Federal Reserve Board took a new twist as the Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly opening a criminal investigation into the accusations that Cook committed mortgage fraud....
Georgetown Law Professor: Trump and Pulte Attacks on Lisa Cook are ‘Illegal’ and ‘Outlandish’

Georgetown Law Professor: Trump and Pulte Attacks on Lisa Cook are ‘Illegal’ and ‘Outlandish’

by Phil Hall | Sep 2, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Georgetown University law professor is questioning the legal foundations of the Trump administration’s attempts to force Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook from her job with accusations that she committed mortgage fraud, calling President Trump’s actions “illegal” and...
Federal Reserve Drama: Wall Street Journal Slams Pulte on GSE Mortgage Fraud Efforts; Second Criminal Referral Against Cook

Federal Reserve Drama: Wall Street Journal Slams Pulte on GSE Mortgage Fraud Efforts; Second Criminal Referral Against Cook

by Phil Hall | Aug 29, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The editorial board of the Wall Street Journal took a harsh aim at Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), for using Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to target President Trump’s political foes with mortgage fraud accusations while failing to...
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