Last week we talked about the emergence of the selfless real estate agent. Today, we’re going to look at a piece of dirt who makes the rest of the agents out there look bad.

A real estate broker in Shakopee, Minnesota was charged with with 15 felony counts of identity theft; in addition, she [...]

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It seems like I’ve been on a bit of a roll today, highlighting many of the downsides of the real estate world. Sadly, there is just more bad news to tell you about.
Apparently an attorney in Westchester, New York was arraigned today for stealing almost $100,000 owed to her client, a homeowner [...]

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Welcome to the Christmas Eve Edition of the Dispatch! I’ve got a little time, so I just wanted to share some headlines I found to be interesting . . .

The Kansas City Star picked up on the recent foreclosure report from the Center for Responsible Lending and discusses Foreclosure rise forecast: Nearly one in [...]

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Sign of the Times: Wichita developer hit with foreclosure lawsuit

Market Analysis: Boom bust cycles in real estate, stocks and dollar shows stocks are headed for a massive fall in 2007

Bubble Wrap: Government data show more criminals – and more consumers – lied to sell or buy expensive homes.

Consumer Watch: Foreclosure ‘rescue’ scams are on [...]

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In a story released today by USA Today, we learned about a new fraud that had been taking place in Virginia, where investors were tricked into signing documents to purchase properties that had been appraised at inflated values.
Countrywide Financial, who is suing the man who allegedly orchestrated the fraud, Robert Penn, “claims the [...]

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