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Masters Host Augusta National Wants This House, But Stubborn Neighbor Won’t Sell

Behind The News, Investments / By W. J. Mencarow

Published by FOX Business | April 11, 2025 Even as Augusta National grows and evolves, the small brick house across from Gate 6-A remains untouched, a quiet reminder that not everyone can be bought. The Augusta National Golf Club has spent hundreds of millions of dollars reshaping the landscape around its storied course. The club, …

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Dominion Financial Creates AI Assistants for Real Estate Investors, Mortgage Brokers

Behind The News / By W. J. Mencarow

Published by Housing Wire | March 31, 2025 The digital assistants, dubbed ‘Harvey’ and ‘Donna,’ were built internally and aim to offer 24/7 help to borrowers and brokers Baltimore-based private mortgage lender Dominion Financial is joining the AI movement. On Monday, the company announced the addition of two artificial intelligence-powered assistants to help real estate …

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Mortgage Fraudster Who Served 13 Years in $55M Scheme Now Helps Fight Scammers

Behind The News, Fraud, Mortgages / By W. J. Mencarow

Published by REALTOR.com | May 4, 2024 Since his guilty plea, Cox says he’s reformed and has turned his unusual talents to fighting fraud. In the late ’90s, Matthew Cox was 29 and starting a new job as a mortgage broker in Tampa, FL, when he committed his first act of mortgage fraud by erasing a borrower’s late payment …

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Real Estate Fraud Risk is on The Rise, and Victims Are Sounding The Alarm

Behind The News, Fraud / By W. J. Mencarow

Published by FOX Business | February 6, 2024 Real estate wire fraud is surging, and victims are calling for awareness and recourse as cybercriminals become increasingly cunning. Purchasing a home is an exciting milestone in a person’s life, but criminals are increasingly exploiting such transactions through real estate fraud, robbing victims who are often left with little …

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A Government Shutdown Would Disrupt the Housing Market in These Surprising (and Painful) Ways

Behind The News, Housing Market, Residential / By W. J. Mencarow

Published by REALTOR.com | September 28, 2023 The housing market is facing a new threat: a looming government shutdown. “The housing market is in a very fragile state right now,” says Jim Tobin, president and CEO of the National Association of Home Builders. “What we don’t need is a government shutdown that further damages the housing …

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Grant Cardone Faces Class Action Lawsuit For Over Inflating Potential Returns

Behind The News, Fraud, Legal / By W. J. Mencarow

Published by BiggerPockets.com | September 11, 2023 Entrepreneur, author, and real estate investor Grant Cardone is facing legal trouble related to his social media marketing tactics, which has implications for other syndicators who double as social media influencers. A class action lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Federal Court alleges that Cardone, who showcases his lavish …

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The Ugly Truth Behind “We Buy Ugly Houses”

Behind The News, Fraud, Residential / By W. J. Mencarow

Published by ProPublica | May 11, 2023 HomeVestors of America, the self-proclaimed “largest homebuyer in the U.S.,” trains its nearly 1,150 franchisees to zero in on homeowners’ desperation. HomeVestors of America boasts that it helped pioneer the real estate investment industry. Founded in 1996 by a Texas real estate broker, the company has developed a …

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Appeals Court Rules CFPB’s Funding Structure is Unconstitutional

Behind The News / By W. J. Mencarow

Published by AccountsRecovery.net | October 20, 2022 The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit took a leg out from under the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday, ruling that the manner in which the agency is funded is unconstitutional and invalidating a rule on payday lending that was issued back in 2017 and was subsequently …

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IRS Refunding $1.2B in Late-Filing Penalties; Here’s How to Collect

Behind The News, Covid-19, Economy / By W. J. Mencarow

Published by FOX Business | September 12, 2022 IRS: Most late-filing refunds will be issued by the end of September The Internal Revenue Service is sending refunds to more than a million Americans who filed their taxes late in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic – but time is running out for taxpayers to collect …

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Homeless Crisis Hurting Portland Housing Market

Behind The News / By W. J. Mencarow

Published by FOX Business | September 7, 2022 Portland real estate broker says houses ‘sell for slightly less’ due to homeless camps spreading into residential neighborhoods As Portland residents have started speaking out against far-left politicians over the homeless crisis and crime surge fueling an exodus from the city, a local real estate broker is describing …

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