by Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy under President Reagan) Multimillionaire Donald Scott lost his life, because of a police plot to confiscate his 200 acre Malibu, California, estate for the US Park Service. The corrupt police claimed to have witnessed from overflying the estate marijuana plants on his …

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By James Innes-Smith I had been in Los Angeles for less than a month when I received the call from a concerned neighbour back home in London. ‘Why are there men queuing up outside your flat at 3 a.m.?’ It was a good question. ‘And are you aware that a locksmith came over the other day to …

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1. Build a standard warning about wire scams into your e-mail signature or include a disclaimer at the bottom of your e-mails that says you will not discuss personal financial information over e-mail. 2. At the beginning of every transaction, tell all parties what your communication practices are. 3. Before you transfer funds, call the …

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Multifamily real estate is proving itself to be a rock-solid investment, and as the economic cards fall in favor of the asset class, its strong fundamentals are cementing into place and turning it into a nearly unstoppable barge of respectable returns on investment. But will the good vibes last? “Our investors find that it is …

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The age-old realty mantra of “location, location, location” is ringing true yet again in the case of a once-posh Boston area home on the market, declared “unlivable” after a devastating fire, and receiving multiple bids on its $600,000 listing. On June 14, the Boston Globe reported that so many offers have poured in for the 504 Lebanon …

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Federal authorities announced Monday that an investigation resulted in 74 arrests of people in the U.S. and overseas who allegedly took part in schemes to intercept wire transfers from businesses and individuals, including in real estate transactions. Federal authorities seized nearly $2.4 million and recovered about $14 million in fraudulent wire transfers. One way it …

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Fewer homeowners are falling behind on their mortgage payments. Only 4.3 percent of mortgages in March were in some stage of delinquency (30 days or more past due, including those in foreclosure), according to the Loan Performance Insights Report, released Tuesday by CoreLogic. The March foreclosure inventory rate—which reflects the share of mortgages in some …

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The city council of Seattle has declared itself to be the decider of what speech is or is not allowed. When it comes to trying to rent out an apartment in that city, you’ll have to make sure your methods of marketing your investment property are approved by the judges of the modern Seattle Star Chamber. Here’s …

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By Daniel Greenfield Two or more sides disagree on who runs the country. And they can’t settle the question through elections because they don’t even agree that elections are how you decide who’s in charge. That’s the basic issue here. Who decides who runs the country?   When you hate each other but accept the …

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As the cryptocurrency craze shows no sign of slowing down, people remain curious about how they can leverage cryptocurrencies and related technologies in the housing and real estate industries. In addition to an increase of cryptocurrencies being used in real estate transactions, more companies and real estate professionals are now incorporating blockchain technology, the ledger tech that cryptocurrencies use, in …

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