You might assume that with home purchases and new mortgage volume off by 30 percent or more in many markets during the past year, loan fraud would be down as well.
Wrong. A bench mark quarterly study released Aug. 25 by the mortgage industry’s principal compiler of fraud reports, the Mortgage Asset Research Institute, found that [...]
If the real estate market is in a meltdown, California real estate investors haven’t gotten the memo. In fact, residential real estate investment activity has grown over 65% in the past year alone.
According to an analysis of current California real estate statistics, residential real estate investors are the most rapidly growing population of [...]
MANHATTAN—A former real estate executive at Max Capital Management Corporation has been charged with stealing more than $17 million from a panoply of banks and individuals.
The defendant, Adam Hochfelder, 37, of East 96th St., New York, has been indicted on six counts of first degree grand larceny, two counts of second degree grand larceny, 24 [...]
MONROE, Conn. - Monroe police have arrested a real estate agent accused of stealing change from a home she’s trying to sell. Police say there are complaints that she stole food and change from other homes.
Police have charged 29-year-old Holli Tapley of Derby with one count of sixth-degree larceny. Police say a 14-year-old girl [...]
With gas prices high, bicycles flying out of stores and a buyers’ market for houses, a handful of real estate agents around the country are touting the two-wheeled appeal of their listings.
Some even show houses exclusively by bike, wheeling through the neighborhood with potential buyers to show off bike lanes and bike-focused businesses and repair [...]
Consider the following seasonal-selling strategies from a FSBO search engine Fizber.com to sell a home in early fall.
Maybe it was your grandmother’s house in the woods, or the tiny apartment your best friend lived in right out of college, but most of us have been to at least one place that was so cozy, comfortable, and inviting you just instantly felt at home.
What was the secret to its appeal? And how comfortable [...]
A real estate marketing story. John and Jane have just seen a listing photo of a home that matches their needs. It’s within their price range, and it has all the features they want.
Now, continuing in the process, they read the details. They read what you’ve written to describe the house. This is when your [...]
Fizber.com, a leading For Sale By Owner website, today published a new e-report titled “5 Smart Ways Designed to Sell a Home Faster and for More Money.”
Adding an accent colour or two will give your room a stunning finish.
How to create the look:
Choose an accent colour with impact, like hot pink or lime green, to add energy to your room
You don’t need to add much - just a few accessories, a throw, or a piece of furniture like a footstool [...]