Climate change could end mortgages as we know them
Climate change could punch a hole through the financial system by making 30-year home mortgages - the lifeblood of the American housing market - effectively unobtainable in entire regions across parts of the U.S.
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The slippery slope of more public records loopholes in Florida
Here we go again. The 2020 session of the Legislature hasn't even begun and lawmakers are almost tripping over each other as they try to create new and questionable loopholes in Florida's public records laws.
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The Cannabis Conundrum: Handling Real Estate Settlements Of Cannabis-Related Properties
After doing extensive research on when it's legally acceptable to advise people on how to accommodate cannabis transactions, my answer when asked if a client can do a cannabis-related transaction is still generally no.
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Federal authorities expand investigation into all-cash real estate deals
The federal government's nearly four-year investigation into whether foreign buyers are using shell companies to buy U.S. real estate in order to launder money will continue for at least another six months.
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'Not Very Sexy' Title Dispute Ends With $4.5M Check
"I'm more happy about the results for the client," said Bryan Knight of Knight Palmer, who along with Sherri Buda represented RM Kids. "They actually stood up to the insurance company where many people would have bowed out years ago."
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FBI: Cybercrimes on the rise because of sophisticated scams
Cole, from the Portland suburb of Oregon City, was lucky. His title firm, WFG National Title Insurance Company, hired him - for the same amount of money he lost - to be a spokesman to warn others about cyber scams.
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Albany (NY) bill could save homebuyers thousands by creating state-run title insurance plan
Sen. Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan) is introducing legislation to establish a state-run title insurance agency that he believes will cut homebuyers' closing costs and rein in an unregulated industry.
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