Are Foreign Buyers Good For US Real Estate?

It’s no secret that the housing market has been showing signs of strength in key areas around the country. Interest rates, propped up by the Federal Reserve’s continued bond buying stimulus plan, are staying low and home prices are continuing to rise. But according to...

Is Your Bank Safe From Cyberattack?

We all know how important it is to keep personal financial information safe from online theft – but can your bank do the same? As financial institutions small and large fall victim to cyberattacks that steal the account information – and money – of thousands of...

Do Nuisance Ordinances Hurt Landlords?

Across the country, communities small and large have enacted ordinances aimed at combating neighborhood crime. Under names like “nuisance ordinances” or “landlord 911 laws,” these local laws are now facing legal challenges because of the harm they can cause to both...

Bank Fraud Fallout Continues With Chase Settlement

While Bank of America has been grabbing headlines lately as the poster child for problematic mortgage and securities transactions dating back to the housing crash of 2008 and before, JP Morgan Chase has been conducting it own legal battles on similar charges of...

The Bitcoin, the Silk Road, and the FBI

How did the FBI end up with over $3 million in Bitcoins? How did the virtual currency become the medium of choice for transactions on the cybernarcotics site Silk Road? And more important, perhaps – why should we care? The saga of the world’s first digital money...