A Dallas real estate investor who prosecutors said promised investors first-position liens on residential properties while repeatedly failing to provide those protections has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison. Charles Carrier, 67, was also ordered to pay...
An Oregon contractor has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after federal prosecutors said property owners paid him more than $850,000 to build townhomes that were never constructed.David Paul Williams, 46, of Eugene, entered the guilty plea Monday in federal court,...
Two men have pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from an embezzlement conspiracy at a 924-unit residential cooperative in Connecticut, a case in which prosecutors say vendors submitted inflated or fraudulent invoices and diverted portions of the payments back...
Seller impersonation fraud is no longer a fringe risk concentrated in vacant-land transactions. A new title-industry study shows attempts have become substantially more common, targets are broadening and criminals are increasingly using spoofed communications and...
First American Title is expanding its property-monitoring service beyond customers who close directly with the company, giving participating independent title agents a new way to alert eligible homeowners to suspicious deeds, liens and property listings after closing....
Inflation Expectations Hit Three-Year High as Rent Outlook Climbs to 6.8%
