Mar 28th 2011 @ 11:34AM
In tough economic times, mortgage fraud runs rampant -- but in Chicago, it rules. John and Eloise Smith purchased their home on the South Side of Chicago in the early 1980s for $54,000, and lived there happily for nearly 25 years. But in 2005, circumstances began to change dramatically. They faced personal bankruptcy and ... Continue Reading »
Mar 18th 2011 @ 1:55PM
The Bedford family was desperate to sell their $600,000 home outside of Greensboro, N.C., but their first Realtor couldn't get the job done. Then, last June, they sold it in 30 days. Carolyn Bedford, 39, credits several factors for the abrupt change in fortune: A new Realtor, home staging -- and high-end photographs taken ... Continue Reading »
Jul 2nd 2010 @ 5:58PM
The ultimate victim of a real estate Ponzi scheme mastermind, who allegedly defrauded millions of dollars from his clients, could turn out to be his own wife of 38 years. The lesson for homeowners is clear: Be careful who you're dealing with, even if it's your spouse. David Colwell, a 57-year-old insurance salesman from ... Continue Reading »
Jul 1st 2010 @ 11:40AM
Interested in buying the "Love Street" Laurel Canyon home where rock legend Jim Morrison spent some of his strangest days? The three-bedroom house where the Doors front man and his girlfriend Pamela Courson lived together in the late 1960s is on the market for $1.199 million -- pricey when you consider the 2,300-square-foot ... Continue Reading »
Jun 1st 2010 @ 5:40PM
Key West may conjure up images of many things, but affordable housing isn't one of them. Now, for the first time in decades, middle-class homebuyers can consider living in the community that erstwhile resident Ernest Hemingway once called "the best place I've ever been anytime, anywhere." Five years ago, the island was ... Continue Reading »
