White Lake Man Discovers His Property Listed ‘For Sale’ on Ebay

A 48-year-old White Lake man discovered his family's Jackson County property listed for sale on Ebay on Oct. 18, according to White Lake Township Police. Police said someone had forged a quick-claim deed and listed it on the site. White Lake Township Police are investigating; however the case may be referred to another agency. Laptop stolen from car A laptop was stolen from an unlocked car overnight sometime between Oct. 17 and Oct. 18 on the 3000 block of Pine Needle Drive, according to White Lake Read more [...]

Wright house in Phoenix up for sale

A Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in east Phoenix will be listed for sale Monday at an asking price of about $2.4 million, a spokeswoman for the owner said Friday. Melissa Banuchi, who represents 8081 Meridian, which owns the David and Gladys Wright House, said the property has always been for sale, but placing it on the Multiple Listing Service will open it up to a wider range of potential buyers. “Hopefully this will generate more interest,” she said. Real-estate Read more [...]

Fake ‘landlords’ busy with foreclosure rental scams

Nation’s HousingWASHINGTON — No one wants to take the blame for the housing bust in this political season, but scammers and rip-off artists in the hundreds are working overtime to siphon dollars out of the wreckage of the crash and its still vulnerable victims.You’ve probably heard about the loan-modification predators who promise financially ailing homeowners that they’ll prevent or forestall foreclosures. But they are really after thousands of dollars in fees, for which they do nothing.Now Read more [...]

Local troops listed in Boy Scout abuse

PARKERSBURG- Three Wood County Boy Scout troops were listed as having leaders or volunteers who were expelled on accusations of sexual abuse, but no other information is available. Recently, 14,500 pages of secret "perversion files" were released by the Boy Scouts of America on order of the Oregon Supreme Court. Those files cover more than 5,000 men and a handful of women who were expelled from the Scouts between 1947 and January 2005 on suspicion of sexual abuse. From those files, 24 suspected Read more [...]

HMX Acquisition Files to Sell Assets to Authentic Brands

HMX Acquisition Corp., owner of the Hickey Freeman and Hart Schaffner Marx clothing brands, filed for bankruptcy protection with a plan to sell its assets to Authentic Brands Group LLC. The company listed assets of less than $50,000 and debt of more than $50 million in Chapter 11 documents filed today in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, where it’s based. Affiliate HMX Poland Sp. Zoo, which owns all the equity in HMX Acquisition, listed as much as $50 million in assets. Both U.S. President Read more [...]

DC Real Estate: Tiny Condos And Houses For Sale (PHOTOS)

WASHINGTON -- Do you like the idea of D.C.'s new micro-condos? D.C. Mud reported this week that The Wharf -- the $2 billion development planned for D.C.'s Southwest Waterfront -- will include luxury units measuring 330-380 square feet. The Wharf's units may be on the market by 2016. You don't have to wait until then to start living small. This week's real estate slideshow features itty bitty, but still very pretty, condos Read more [...]

Sale pending: Former Borders headquarters on Phoenix Drive under contract

Jim Chaconas of Colliers International said the buildings on Phoenix Drive — which he listed for sale in April for $6.9 million — are close to being sold, although he wouldn’t reveal the details of the deal. “The Borders headquarters is under contract,” he said. “Unfortunately, I can’t say to who, I’m keeping it undisclosed, but it is under contract with a significant backup offer behind it.” The campus consists of two buildings: one that’s approximately 87,000 square feet Read more [...]

Renters get victimized by scammers who offer low rates on houses they don’t own

Now the second largest source of mortgage money in the country — Freddie Mac — is warning about a troubling new wave of post-crash fraud: scammers who illegally rent out its foreclosed and for-sale homes to unsuspecting consumers shopping for houses to lease. The bogus landlords don’t own the properties — Freddie does — and they have no right to offer them to anyone. But they use Craigslist and other online sites to advertise them to prospective tenants. Typically the rents are tantalizing Read more [...]