Jeanne M Gavish, GRI, SRES

MORTGAGE FRAUD Reports of suspected mortgage fraud rose 42 percent last year, and U.S. banks now take a much closer look at loan applications. The most common type of fraud: misrepresentation of income or assets followed by forged documents, misrepresentation of a borrowers' intent to occupy a property, and inflated appraisals. Read the full ...

Most Resilient U.S. Real Estate Markets Matt Woolsey, 06.08.07, 12:01 AM ETWhen it comes to real estate, the questions on everyone's lips are: How low is low, and when's the perfect time to buy back in? That moment has passed in Seattle and Charlotte--both metros hit bottom in the first quarter of 2006 and have since posted price gains ...