Here are a few tips from Cortland County Board of Realtors ® to help home buyers and sellers recognize and
avoid real estate scams:
Not exact matches
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.
But to help protect you from email
scams targeting the
real estate industry, we have outlined a few tips about what these
scams are and how to
avoid them.
Help buyers
avoid falling victim to a growing
real estate scam that dupes them into giving their purchase money to hackers.
To
avoid being
scammed, experts recommend making sure buyers receive a receipt and confirm the deposit is payable to a reputable third party, such as a
real estate brokerage, legal firm, escrow company, or title company.