New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted in Alexandria, VA, following an investigation into mortgage fraud allegations. James had been under investigation since May over a 2023 mortgage. The investigation looked into a loan she took out to help her niece buy a home in Norfolk, VA. The in

A majority of Americans are turning to artificial intelligence to help them navigate the housing market, with 82% using AI for real estate insights, according to a new survey from Realtor.com. Despite the rise of technology, consumers continue to view real estate agents as the most trusted and accur

The dream of owning land is as deeply embedded in the American psyche as apple pie and baseball. Since the 1800s, when the Homestead Act made it possible to stake a claim to 160 acres of raw frontier, it’s become a symbol of freedom and opportunity, and a chance to build your dream home from the gro

A federal grand jury indicted Letitia James, the New York attorney general, for bank fraud on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter, told the outlet th

"Duck Dynasty" star Jessica Robertson's 19-year-old daughter, Priscilla, has given birth to her first baby—three months after the reality TV matriarch shared the news that the teenager and her partner, Dillon Nash, were expecting a child. Now Dillon has been the one to reveal to the world that their

Foreclosure activity across the United States continues to climb modestly in the third quarter of 2025, according to new data from ATTOM. The report shows 101,513 properties with foreclosure filings between July and September, up less than 1% from the previous quarter and 17% higher than a year earl

A company tied to the multibillion-dollar “vulture” investment firm Alden Global Capital sold a waterfront home on the Sunset Islands for $25.4 million.  Property records show 2288 Sunset LLC sold the 6,600-square-foot, seven-bedroom and nine-and-a-half-bathroom house at 2288 Sunset Drive in Miami B

The Jason Mitchell Group (JMG) is welcoming yet another partner to its business network. Roam has joined JMG’s partnership network, according to an announcement on Friday.  Roam helps homebuyers find properties with assumable mortgages, which can speed up the closing process and allows buyers to fin

As mortgage lenders confront a “paradigm shift” driven by technology, cost pressures and temperamental market conditions, executives warned that those who fail to adapt risk being left behind. Speaking at HousingWire‘s 2025 Mortgage Banking Summit earlier this week, David Lykken, the president of Tr

Filming for Season 4 of Netflix's hit "Monster" series is already underway—with actress Ella Beatty taking on the complex role of accused ax murderer Lizzie Borden, marking the first time the show will center around a female lead. Beatty, 25, whose role in the series was announced earlier this year,

Fair Finance Watch, a self-described watchdog for the financial services industry, has filed early opposition to Fifth Third Bank‘s proposed acquisition of Comerica, urging the Federal Reserve to hold public hearings and scrutinize the Cincinnati-based lender’s mortgage lending record before approvi

In August, the agents at Berkshire Hathaway HomeService Florida Properties Group found themselves under siege from fraudsters.  “It began with the mother of one of our agents getting a call at two o’clock on a Sunday morning from a number that looked identical to her daughter, with her daughter’s ph

Johnny Grobman, a convicted fraudster currently serving an 18-year prison sentence, sold his waterfront Golden Beach home for $16.6 million. That’s down from the $20.9 million he first listed it for two years ago. Records show Grobman and his wife, Noemi Geller, sold the house at 100 Golden Beach Dr

Every holiday season, I tell myself I’ll stick to a budget. And every year, I blow past it. Lately, Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services like Klarna and Afterpay have made that a little too easy, letting me split a big purchase into smaller, interest-free payments. I’m not alone. In the past year, 15%

In a sign of a lagging suburban office market in Miami-Dade County, Hamilton Development is planning to redevelop two distressed buildings into a pair of warehouses.  An affiliate of Nashville-based Hamilton, led by Whitfield Hamilton, paid $20.4 million for an office building in the Flagler Station

The man accused of lighting the deadly Pacific Palisades fire has been accused of threatening to burn down the home of his sister, according to testimony given at his first court appearance. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, appeared in court in Orlando, FL, on Thursday, where the ATF Special Agent in Char

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Taylor Swift has revealed her true reaction to learning that her close friend, Zoë Kravitz, had accidentally "destroyed" the bathroom at her $25 million Beverly Hills mansion—after a pet snake got loose inside a wall of the room. Swift, 35, opened up to late night host Seth Meyers about the moment s

Title insurance is often one of the least understood costs at closing, and for budget-conscious buyers, it can look like an easy place to cut corners. After all, if the title search came back clean, why spend extra on insurance you might never need?  But what seems like a harmless way to save a few

As summer fades, the housing market is shifting too—and this time, the momentum may be tilting toward buyers. For the first time in years, conditions are aligning to give first-time homebuyers a better shot. Seven major metros are now officially in a buyer's market, according to the latest monthly h