Real estate fraud on the rise in Maine as scammers take advantage of a tight housing market and desperate buyers

An April 24 view of the neighborhoods around Lake Street, right, and Orchard Street, center, in Auburn. Ross Dillingham/SunJournal Lewiston – Today’s housing market is, by many measures, the toughest ever in Maine and across the country. There are simply more potential buyers than inventory – an imbalance that is unlikely to go away for…

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Chattanooga Companies Unite to ‘Do Something Bigger’ in the Real Estate Market

One of Chattanooga’s oldest real estate companies is joining popular downtown property management and development groups in an estimated $60 million merger. Fidelity Trust, SVN Second Story Real Estate Management and Lamp Post Properties have joined forces to form Aslan Holdings, according to partners Matt McGauley and Tiffanie Robinson. “We have been colleagues for years,”…

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Fulton County Sheriff’s Report criticizes the county’s real estate deal but finds no offense

Erica Miller / RecorderFulton County Sheriff Richard Giardino at his office in Jonestown on Thursday. Northampton – While no criminal behavior has been found, a report by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Thursday was highly critical of Fulton County’s 2021 purchase of land near Lake Sakandaga Great for the purposes of building a museum and…

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Vogue Interiors creates the interior design of a luxury home at Pine Ridge Estates

Debbie DeMaria of Vogue Interiors, ASID, IDS, Kristi Hebb, Licensed Interior Designer, and Stacey Johnson, Design Associate design the interior design of a luxurious 7,090-square-foot, furnished, under-air condominium in Pine Ridge Estates. Designed by architect Frank Comeriato, the residence was developed by Amy Turner and built by Artisan Associates Ken Wells. The magnificent home features…

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BREVARD REAL ESTATE: Median sales price for single-family homes increased 22.9% to $350,000

The average fixed-term 0-year mortgage was 4.17% in March Brevard’s housing market in March showed the impact of higher mortgage rates, increased home prices and a lack of supply, with closed-loop sales lower than last year. Brevard County, Florida – The Brevard housing market in March demonstrated the impact of higher mortgage rates, increased home…

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Atlanta real estate firm targets nearly 500 new apartments in Colorado Springs | Shared content only

An out-of-town real estate firm that has invested in the Colorado Springs condo market through its $139 million purchase of two suburban condos, has targeted the construction of a pair of multi-family projects totaling about 500 units. Atlanta-based Cortland is seeking approval to build a 294-unit apartment complex northwest of Powers Boulevard and Platte Avenue…

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