The net result was that homeowners suddenly found themselves taking an active role
in real estate fraud.
You also need to have access to the right tools and technology to quickly and efficiently identify
real estate fraud as early as possible in the application process.
It's hoped this will more efficiently
fight real estate fraud, which has seen a significant increase in recent years.
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.
An Ottawa - based real estate lawyer found to have
committed real estate fraud by the Law Society of Upper Canada's discipline tribunal in 2014 has won his appeal.
Rather than lose the money they had already put toward the home purchase, most homebuyers closed on the homes.The June 29th story was a part of a series
on real estate fraud reported by the Pocono Record.
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.
Click the links to see more details on these and other
real estate frauds by individuals purporting to be Haru Hayate and Hideki Kazuhiro.
Although India as a whole might have been a late bloomer in the subject of Bitcoins, certain states such as Andhra Pradesh have already started implementing the underlying Blockchain Technology as a hedge
against real estate fraud.
The subject matter of litigation
includes real estate fraud, non-disclosure disputes, professional negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, California Business & Professions Code, easement and boundary line disputes, to name a few.
Deliotte's white paper, Blockchain in commercial real estate: The future is here explains how blockchain allows for a shared database that allows for multiple entities to modify information while
preventing real estate fraud.
There was a great article in the Globe and Mail that sums up the 6 most common forms of
real estate fraud which we thought is worth a second look because being aware of these schemes makes you more equipped to spot them and act accordingly.
In 1985, Mr. Russ obtained the highest Superior Court sanctions award in California history in connection with his representation of plaintiffs in a complex
Malibu real estate fraud matter in which the trial judge delivered a seven - figure verdict and awarded punitive damages.
We have also responded to significant new risks as they emerged from time to time, most
recently real estate fraud, administrative dismissals and bad cheque frauds.
Real Estate
Fraud Real estate fraud comes in many forms, such as mortgage fraud, foreclosure fraud, rent skimming, and forged deeds.
$ 45.6 Million Verdict Charterhouse vs. Law Firm Legal malpractice with underlying real estate fraud
First Canadian Title (FCT), a provider of title insurance, recently revised its guidelines to track growing incidents of
commercial real estate fraud.
The brochure is designed to increase consumer awareness of
real estate fraud issues and is available on the associations» websites and from individual members.
Haslett says transactions
where real estate fraud is suspected by the underwriters constitute less than one per cent of FCT's overall business.
Representatives of the OA - AIC are active participants on the government committee developing tactics to
combat real estate fraud.
After an extensive investigation by the California Department of Real Estate and the office of the California attorney general, real estate salesman Matthew Wayne Stewart pled guilty to conspiracy to commit
real estate fraud stemming from his actions in two short - sale transactions.
These days, there are many unsuspecting Florida sellers and Florida buyers who are prone to be victims of
Florida real estate fraud, especially from real estate agents looking to make a quick buck, but they should know that they have legal avenues to fight back should they choose to do so.
The move is another attempt at curbing the high number of mortgage and
real estate fraud claims the law society sees every year.
explains how blockchain allows for a shared database that allows for multiple entities to modify information while
preventing real estate fraud.
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The brochure describes common types
of real estate fraud including fraud - for - shelter and fraud - for - profit through identity theft and document forgery.
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.
The author also does a fantastic job of describing the once thriving City of Detroit where the Turner children were raised, and telling us the factors that led to it's destruction: Black flight, crack, gun violence, and
real estate fraud - burning property for profit, squatters, and fraudulent short sales which led to the bottoming out of property values.
Real estate fraud is happening at an alarming rate in Canada, according to a recent report published in the Vancouver Sun.