by Phil Hall | Jun 24, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive
A Minnesota real estate broker was found guilty in a jury trial of exploiting Muslim homebuyers in a predatory deed scheme. Chadwick Banken and several companies that he owned were accused offering contract for deed transactions that were promoted as sharia compliant...
by Phil Hall | Feb 16, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has directed its Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) to investigate a Texas mixed-use real estate development that has been accused of seeking to become a Muslim-only community operating under...
by Phil Hall | Dec 8, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), Community Capital Partners (CCP), and several of their executives, accusing them of violating Texas securities law by engaging in an illegal development scheme. The...
by Phil Hall | Mar 28, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive
A proposed mixed-use real estate development project 40 miles northeast of Dallas has drawn scrutiny from Texas’ Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton amid accusations to it would become a Muslim-only community operating under Sharia law. According to...
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