The U.S. real estate market entered 2026 with cautious optimism. After a period of elevated interest rates, affordability pressures and uneven buyer activity, many industry observers were looking for signs that the market might finally regain its footing. In 2025,…
A Practical Look at the Legal Environment Behind 鈥淰erify, Then Trust鈥� By: Elyce Schweitzer, 星空传媒 星空传媒 Regulatory Compliance Officer Artificial intelligence has made fraud more convincing and more difficult to spot. As we explored in our earlier piece on deepfake-enabled…
Once upon a time, the idea of digitally swapping faces or creating hyper-realistic videos of people saying things they never actually said was confined to Hollywood blockbusters. Think of movies where actors were digitally de-aged or deceased celebrities made surprising…
Exciting legislative developments in the Lone Star State offer new tools to prosecutors and stronger protections for property owners. By Adam Mohrbacher For most homeowners, a deed represents safety, stability, and legacy. Deed fraud turns that certainty upside down. With…
Forecasters across the economic spectrum are approaching 2026 with cautious optimism, with GDP and home sale forecasts both improving on stronger economic indicators, including the most recent announcement that the Fed has cut interest rates for a third time in…
By Syndie Eardly Congress is entertaining several proposals this year to modify current capital gains tax regulations on the sale of homes, and the real estate industry is championing the proposals, hoping more generous exemptions will encourage long-term owners to…
By Elyce Schweitzer You鈥檝e probably heard a lot of talk in the news about the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Are you aware of the key real estate-related provisions included within it? As of Friday, July 4, 2025,…
By Syndie Eardly On the strength of a growing economy and softening inflation in 2024, real estate sales looked promising coming into 2025. But burgeoning economic instability has dialed back expectations for both economists and consumers. In May, the World…
By Elyce Schweitzer, Esq., Regulatory Compliance Officer, 星空传媒 星空传媒; andValerie J. Grandin, Esq., Sr. Underwriting Counsel Florida and Vice President, 星空传媒 星空传媒 Here鈥檚 a riddle for the title insurance and real estate industries: what does Dolly Parton鈥檚 song, 鈥淗ere You…
Deepfakes are a serious threat to our industry; but AI can help us fight back. In my last blog article, I discussed how deepfake fraud is a growing threat in the real estate industry and what you can do to combat…