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EXISTING-HOME SALES RISE 2.2% IN DECEMBER via realtor.com—Existing home sales improved in December, rising 2.2% to a pace of 4.24 million home sales. Importantly, this was a third straight year-over-year gain after a streak of declines stretching back to August … Read More

CONTRACTORS, HANDYMEN, LOAN BROKERS, EVEN FAMILY CAN SCAM OLDER HOMEOWNERS. WHAT TO KNOW via miamiherald.com—Every few years, federal regulators issue warnings to banks and credit unions about the dangers of senior financial abuse. But it isn’t just up to financial … Read More

THE SURGE IN TITLE FRAUD—AND HOW TO PREVENT IT via themortgagepoint.com—Title fraud, though not new, recently gained national attention when a Missouri woman attempted to fraudulently auction Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate. She falsely claimed the property was collateral for an … Read More