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The real estate industry is just starting to leverage cryptocurrency and the blockchain through tokenized securities — and if any of those words sound like gobbledygook, you’re not alone. Digital technology is moving faster today than most people can keep up with the...

In the wake of the tragic Champlain Towers collapse in Surfside, FL, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced new lender requirements for condominium and co-op mortgages. The requirements, laid out in a multi-page questionnaire, ask for detailed information on buildings’...

Ever walked by a group of people standing on the sidewalk, staring intently at a building, only to realize you’d never actually noticed that building before? Looking closer, you see it’s got a striking style unlike anything else on the street. You stop to listen as...

When it comes to charitable giving, many people are excited to get personally involved in making an impact. And most people are generous when given the opportunity. But even when we want to help others, we often don’t know how. Even more discouraging is that, with a...

There are two sides to the recorder of deed’s office: the side where title searchers look for things, and the side where you get documents on record. The recording process is a key lever in real estate transactions; unless ownership interest is recorded, you can’t get...

Wire fraud scams targeting the real estate sector have been rising since 2015, according to data from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). In 2019, nearly 12,000 people were victims of wire fraud in the real estate and rental sector, with losses of more...

By the end of 2020, more than 2.8 million homes in America were in active forbearance, according to data analysis firm Black Knight. But, just as the mortgage forbearance programs came close to expiring this month, the newest COVID relief bill threw out a lifeline and...