Identifying Signs of Seller Impersonation Fraud

Many of the most successful prevention tactics are dependent on in-person verifications and knowledge of and access to the local market. Online lending, however, continues to struggle with rising fraud rates, as fraudsters become more sophisticated in crafting false data and identities to circumvent the system.

Dazed and Confused: Title Insurance and Marijuana-Related Property Transactions Explained

A strong, values-based framework can provide the structure employees need to come to work with a clear sense of mission, which not only helps build a successful business over time, but does so in a way that nurtures staff, protects customers and strengthens the integrity of the industry itself.

Real estate fraud has been around for as long as human beings have been selling property.

Early adopters in the real estate industry jumped on the ChatGPT bandwagon as soon as this shiny new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot hit the virtual airwaves this year.

The use of cannabis-related products for medical and personal use has become ubiquitous across the United States over the past decade, but conflicting federal and state laws still overshadow the title insurance industry’s ability to underwrite title insurance policies for cannabis-related property transactions.

For more than a century, real estate investors have avoided capital gains taxes by taking the proceeds of a commercial property sale and investing them in a new property.

When a buyer purchases a home, the lender will require the buyer to purchase a title insurance policy to protect the lender’s investment in the mortgage.