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by John G. Stevens | Sep 15, 2026

Seller impersonation fraud is spreading beyond vacant land and becoming more technologically sophisticated, with 59% of title firms in a new ALTA survey reporting at least one attempt in 2025 — more than twice the share in its 2024 study. Continue Reading Seller Impersonation Fraud Attempts Have More Than Doubled, Title Industry Survey Finds

by John G. Stevens | Sep 15, 2026

Compass has launched an internal Global Division that connects U.S.-based agents and clients with vetted international real estate professionals, formalizing cross-border referrals while the brokerage remains licensed only in the United States. Continue Reading Compass Builds a Global Referral Network for U.S. Agents — Without Becoming an Overseas Brokerage

by John G. Stevens | Sep 15, 2026

First American Title is extending its no-cost property monitoring and fraud-alert service beyond direct closings to eligible homeowners insured through participating independent title agents, widening a fraud-detection program launched in January. Continue Reading First American Extends Free Title Monitoring to Its Independent Agent Network

by John G. Stevens | Sep 15, 2026

Former Florida attorney Michael Saracco pleaded guilty to three wire-fraud counts in a real estate scheme prosecutors say involved unrecorded mortgages, inaccurate closing disclosures, diverted payoff funds and false title-insurance representations. Continue Reading Former Florida Title Attorney Pleads Guilty in Scheme Involving Unrecorded Mortgages and Escrow Funds

by John G. Stevens | Sep 14, 2026

Airbnb is committing $250 million to a new Housing Accelerator aimed at closing financing gaps on stalled rental projects, beginning with a $6.4 million investment supporting 201 affordable homes in Austin. Continue Reading Airbnb Puts $250 Million Behind Stalled Housing Projects — Starting With 201 Affordable Units in Austin

by John G. Stevens | Sep 14, 2026

Residential permitting has now fallen year over year for 44 straight months, according to Zillow’s latest analysis. The pullback is sharpest in several pandemic-era Sun Belt boom markets, raising a harder question for housing: what happens to supply when demand eventually returns? Continue Reading America’s Homebuilding Pullback Is Deepening — and the Sun Belt Is Leading It

Investors are getting increasingly worried about the U.S. housing market.