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'Trust your gut': Here's how a Cape Coral realtor says you can avoid rental scams
19 Dec 2025 20:59 GMT
… Coral realtor warns of rental scams, FBI says real estate scams cost … in Cape Coral, but realtor Tim Wilson with Real … received more than 9,000 real estate fraud complaints last year, with … check the Lee County Property Appraiser website for owner information. …
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Properties around Temple U. weren’t selling — until a real estate agent nearly doubled the asking prices
12 Dec 2025 14:10 GMT
… , according to real estate data from the Realtors Multiple Listing Service … settled or still-pending real estate deals involving multifamily … transactions,”
“There’s no fraudulent activity. It’s just … relied on an outside appraisal management company to approve …
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Prevent yourself from falling victim to mortgage fraud
16 Dec 2025 18:37 GMT
… fraud is one of the significant issues that the real estate … of what mortgage fraud is. Mortgage fraud refers to a … giving a loan, controlling appraisal values to warrant high loan … registry should be considered potential frauds. Reliable lenders are always …
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How a real estate agent helped Scottsdale cops make a title fraud bust
21 Nov 2025 17:10 GMT
… typical for Rowan, a real estate agent who specializes in buying … he see the house to appraise whether it was worth … the rest of the local real estate network, especially other title … looking emails could actually be fraudulent. Recipients should always verify …
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How to Sell Without a Realtor in Kenner: A Guide to Direct Cash Sales
03 Dec 2025 08:19 GMT
… by verifiable funds eliminates appraisal surprises and lender … Listing Commission: Without Realtors, you dodge the … channels, monitored for fraud. You confirm routeing … Credit: Intelligent Living)
Streamlined Real Estate Solutions
Recognising the speed, …
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DRE Urges California Consumers to Be Aware of Real Estate and Mortgage Crimes
13 Nov 2025 01:06 GMT
… in or enable fraudulent activity.
Mortgage fraud often involves … Property Flipping Fraud:
Always hire a reputable real estate professional … .
Ensure the property appraisal is done by an … the public interests in real estate matters through licensure, …
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As Moshe Silber’s real estate empire crumbles, bondholders search for their $200M
03 Nov 2025 18:32 GMT
… later, during Silber’s fraud-sentencing hearing.
Ballarotto said … a “real estate syndicator.” He also founded a real estate holding company … Capital, which indirectly owned real estate through various LLCs, would … the time of the appraisals in 2021 and 2022, …
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Fraud Leaves a Trail: How Forensic Accounting and Digital Investigations Expose Financial Misconduct
21 Nov 2025 02:28 GMT
… on financial statement frauds, corporate investigations, asset … interests, intellectual property, real estate, intangibles, or other … Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), … impossible in fraud investigations.
Fraud Investigation Challenges
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Suspected $100M real estate fraud scheme uncovered in Baltimore
10 Oct 2025 23:39 GMT
… that this was real estate fraud, not mortgage fraud.
“From what … scheme that involved appraisers and title company … making loans on fraudulent real estate transactions,” Mills told Realtor.com. “ … operating within the real estate investment space recently …
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Mortgage fraud risk rises on growth of investor properties
14 Nov 2025 18:10 GMT
… the National Mortgage Application Fraud Risk Index reported.
… only one category, undisclosed real estate fraud, was higher versus … applications have indications of fraud risk.
What underwriters … extra care to review appraisals and supporting documentation. …