Agent who ran mortgage fraud scheme gets 6.5 years in prison

A California real estate agent who sold homes with unpaid mortgages to unsuspecting buyers has been sentenced to more than six years in prison. Continue reading

The Importance of Having, or Being, a Patient Advocate

My mother sat in her recliner all day, barely communicative with no appetite. She had trouble walking to the bathroom by herself and couldn’t take care of her little dog. After suffering a heart attack at 79, she’d returned home two weeks prior. I met … Continue reading

Green Retirement Communities Are Sprouting

Is “green” living important to you? If you’re a boomer or GenX’er, the answer is likely “yes,” and interest in environmental sustainability is increasing. That’s why some forward-thinking retirement communities are offering residents everything from gr… Continue reading

A New Virtual World for People With Dementia

What if people with dementia, Alzheimer’s or cognitive impairment could enter a world that is comfortable, beautiful, friendly — and that they could control? Too often, memory loss means losing a sense of identity and control over your living space. Ma… Continue reading

Navigating the Confusing Rules of When to Claim Social Security

On the bookshelf by my desk at work is Get What’s Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security by Philp Moeller, Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Paul Solman. The 324 (!)-page book by a financial writer, an economist and the PBS NewsHour economics co… Continue reading

Luxury Connect: Chase Nuttall on using Instagram to break into the high-end market

What do you do if you’re a millennial agent who wants to break into the luxury real estate market where you live? Chase Nuttall used Instagram. Continue reading