Real Estate Investors Plead Guilty to Auction Bid Rigging

By Mike Colpitts Eight San Francisco Bay Area real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, according to the Department of Justice. The real estate investors took part in conspiracies to rig bids by agreeing to refrain… Continue reading Real Estate Investors Plead Guilty to Auction Bid Rigging

America’s Watchdog to Rescue Disaster Victims

By Mike Colpitts An organization that gained national fame for helping homeowners and businesses in natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina is offering free aid to homeowners and businesses that suffered property damage or were destroyed in the series of tornadoes that tore through the south-eastern corridor of the U.S. America’s Watchdog is coming to the… Continue reading America’s Watchdog to Rescue Disaster Victims

Chinese Drywall Second Housing Crisis

By Kevin Chiu A second housing crisis is slowly working its way through 20 states as more victims fall ill from poisonous fumes emitting from their very residences. From the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, where workers are replacing toxic Chinese drywall in new homes built for victims of Hurricane Katrina across the country it’s being… Continue reading Chinese Drywall Second Housing Crisis

Americans Move at Lowest Rate since World War II

By Mike Colpitts Saddled with a weak economy and sluggish housing market Americans moved across state lines at the lowest rate since World War II in 2010, according to the Brookings Institution. Only 1.4% moved to a new state during the year. Demographer William Frey said “tepid gains in employment and the rise in home… Continue reading Americans Move at Lowest Rate since World War II