Real Estate Investors Daily » Special Posts http://realestateinvestordaily.com News, Information and Resources for the Real Estate Investor Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:59:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Former Employee and Contractors of Florida Property Management Company Indicted in Illinois for Conspiracy to Commit Bribery and Wire Fraud http://realestateinvestordaily.com/market-information-news/former-employee-and-contractors-of-florida-property-management-company-indicted-in-illinois-for-conspiracy-to-commit-bribery-and-wire-fraud/ http://realestateinvestordaily.com/market-information-news/former-employee-and-contractors-of-florida-property-management-company-indicted-in-illinois-for-conspiracy-to-commit-bribery-and-wire-fraud/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:01:05 +0000 News Desk http://realestateinvestordaily.com/?p=4115 WASHINGTON – A Rockford, Ill., grand jury today indicted a former residential sales manager and two former contractors of a Florida property management company in connection with housing repair contracts for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Justice announced. [...] Related posts:
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  1. Justice Department Sues City of Joliet, Illinois, to Preserve Affordable Housing for City Residents WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today filed a...
  2. Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) Guidelines Eased and Deadline Extended The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced it eased the...
  3. Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against City of New Berlin, Wisconsin, for Blocking Affordable Housing WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced late this week...
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  1. Boomers aren’t selling their homes but are looking to buy investment property The economy is delaying baby boomers' plans to sell their...
  2. Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Against the Owners and Managers of Rental Homes in Mississippi for Discrimination Against Families with Children WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against...
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  1. Justice Department Settles Housing Discrimination Lawsuit in Waterloo, Iowa WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a $95,000 settlement...
  2. Justice Department Obtains $70,000 Settlement in Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against New Orleans Landlords WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that New Orleans...
  3. Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against City of New Berlin, Wisconsin, for Blocking Affordable Housing WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced late this week...
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  1. Survey shows Americans’ gaining confidence in stability of home prices The Fannie Mae Fourth Quarter National Housing Survey polled homeowners...
  2. 45 Percent of Americans say government not doing enough to stop foreclosures; Other side of coin, over half of Americans want to buy a foreclosed home According to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive® on...
  3. International survey shows 62 percent of Americans think now is a good time to buy a home; highest in survey The results of a survey conducted in eight countries for...
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  2. Two California Men Indicted for $8.5 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of...
  3. Twelve Arizonans Indicted in Multi-Million-Dollar Mortgage Fraud Schemes $19 Million in Fraudulently Obtained Loans U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke announced this week two indictments charging...
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  1. Restitution for victims of improper foreclosure practices Robo-signing is one of those terms I never heard until...
  2. Feds Take Action Against Banks for Misconduct and Negligence Related to Mortgage Loan Servicing and Foreclosure Practices Over the past year or so there have been dozens,...
  3. Foreclosure activity declines in February as allegations of bad lender practices continue RealtyTrac just released their foreclosure report for February 2010...
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The sentencing was announced by Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Neil H. [...] Related posts:

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  3. Former South Holland Man Sentenced to 17½ Years in Prison for Directing $35 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme Involving More Than 120 Residences in the Chicago Area CHICAGO—A former South Holland man was sentenced to 17½ years...
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  1. Virginia Real Estate Businessman Pleads Guilty to Mortgage and Investment Fraud Schemes WASHINGTON – Alexander Otis Matthews, a Virginia real estate...
  2. California Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Foreclosure-Auction Bid-Rigging Fifth Guilty Plea in Bid Rigging Investigation A real estate...
  3. Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid-Rigging at Foreclosure Auctions A real estate investor pleaded guilty this week in...
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  2. Report shows declining foreclosure rate; lenders showing delay in foreclosing A report issued by Lender Processing Services, one of...
  3. FHA 203(k) financing helps buyers take advantage of as is bargains Most mortgage financing plans provide only permanent financing. That...
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