Organized fraud rings are targeting vacant land and absentee homeowners
From fake Zoom calls to wire fraud, scammers are now using artificial intelligence to target agents
A decades-old fraud case shows why agents should educate clients about transaction safety
What 950 top real estate agents are seeing on the ground this spring
Deed fraud is a crime that can derail a deal before agents see it coming
The most at-risk properties are unmonitored vacant land parcels
Brooklyn investor Sanford Solny is facing up to 7 years in prison for defrauding 11 homeowners of the deed to their homes. Deed fraud is rising across the US, leading the FBI to issue warnings
As seller impersonation scams surge, the American Land Title Association is launching new protections, writes new contributor and current ALTA president Richard H. Welshons
This week on the Download: A rash of incidents has put agent behavior under the spotlight. Is the industry facing a professionalism crisis — or just a few bad apples and a perception problem?
While Monique Hill and her husband were undergoing foreclosure proceedings, former agent Oscar Dais created, signed and notarized a fake deed in Hill's maiden name without her knowledge
Cash sales don't provide safeguards like title searches that mortgage companies insist on when they're financing a deal