When lawyers think
about real estate fraud, they tend to think about fake clients with forged ID obtaining fraudulent mortgages, or flip frauds where the value of a property is artificially inflated.
March 31, 2014 • Steve Inskeep talks to Gary Silverman of the Financial Times
about a real estate fraud scheme that helped make Bakersfield, Calif., one of the home foreclosure capitals of the country.
Not exact matches
I found out
about this through a different
real estate investing review site: «Rich Uncles» independent auditor, Anton & Chia, was charged with civil
fraud by the SEC in December.»
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about the most common
fraud tactics, including BEC wire scams, financial malware and ransomware, along with how commercial
real estate companies are specifically targeted.
The government has been talking and will continue to talk with stakeholders
about measures that might be useful to ensure that the change does not increase the risks of
real estate fraud.
The Law Society of British Columbia sent a warning to B.C. lawyers
about three
real estate frauds attempted by this same individual.
Loan
fraud comes in many forms, but one of the most common — valuation loan
fraud — occurs when any party to the transaction, including the
real estate practitioner, misrepresents information
about the transaction to the mortgage lender.
CHICAGO (November 4, 2017)-- Jon Goodman,
real estate attorney at Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein, P.C., shared information with Realtors ® and other attendees today at the 2017 REALTORS ® Conference & Expo
about the risks of
real estate fraud and how to avoid falling victim to scams in the marketplace.
The buyers also sued the
real estate professionals for
fraud and negligence, arguing that the salespeople could have found out
about the litigation simply by a phone call to the homeowners» association.
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fraud continues to be a major threat to
real estate transactions.
The buyers sued the sellers and the
real estate licensees who represented them, alleging
fraud and breach of contract because the sellers had known
about the possibility of a sewer assessment.
We've been talking
about real estate and mortgage related
fraud throughout
Fraud Prevention Month — but do you know the role ID theft can play in both?
Venezia v. Coldwell Banker Sammis Realty (270 A.D. 2d 480)- buyer's action against seller for
fraud for failing to disclose toxic contamination of untapped ground water beneath the property and surrounding area dismissed; cause of action against brokers severed; buyer's claim of
fraud against seller was extinguished upon closing as a result of specific merger clause in contract of sale; moreover, buyer's failed to allege that seller made any representation
about the condition of the land's subsurface or groundwater and did not allege that seller engaged in concealment or otherwise deceitful conduct designed to prevent the discovery of such contamination; seller is under no duty to speak; salesperson of one of the defendant
real estate agencies represented to buyer that the house was in good condition
Freddie Mac is reaching out to the
real estate community, educating them
about the signs of short sale
fraud and asking for agents» help in reporting suspicious activity when they spot it.