During the probate process of an estate sale, an unsatisfied existing mortgage on the property was discovered, and the selling party was found to have failed to disclose knowledge of the pre-existing mortgage. The ensuing dispute was heard in federal court.

The Texas Department of Insurance, in cooperation with Gov. Greg Abbot’s Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, is seeking stakeholder comments as part of its current regulatory efficiency review. Reforms to title insurance rules are expected to comprise part of the review.

After years as an embedded insurance fraud prosecutor for the Texas Department of Insurance in Dallas County, Patrick Cryer is beginning a new chapter in Austin as the department’s chief prosecutor and fraud counsel.

The Supreme Court of Hawai’i recently considered an appeal brought forward by an individual who had previously disputed chain of title with the parent company of a golf course and country club, alleging that the lands in question were royal holdings.

Legislators in the territory of Puerto Rico are considering a bill referred to as the Puerto Rico Real Estate Regulation Act which would establish a regulatory board, formally criminalize illegal real estate practices and more.

Tax lien sales have their own part to play in contributing to housing inventory, and that part could have taken on a radically different shape depending on the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Pung v. Isabella County.

A bill signed into law by Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on June 22 amended state law to prohibit foreign adversary nations or agents from purchasing, owning, leasing, or acquiring any substantial interest in real property in the state.

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation announced on July 7 that nearly 3,000 consumers, mainly from Filipino, Chinese, and Hispanic communities, will receive checks totaling over $7 million in restitution for securities fraud.

The office of Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance James Brown was able to save Montanans more than $18 million in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 by denying insurance rate increases, according to an announcement by Brown’s office.