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Unfortunately, there is no shortage of real estate scams in this challenging market.

By Dana Ward Unfortunately, there is no shortage of real estate scams in this challenging market.

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THE state government's move to strengthen codes of conduct in the property industry is credited with helping uncover three new real estate scams.

In November, the FBI charged Brooklyn businessman Maksim Zaslavskiy with securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud for allegedly bilking investors out of $ 300,000 through an ICO scam called REcoin which he claimed was «the first - ever cryptocurrency backed by real estate.»

LOS ANGELES (AP)-- A California grandmother who lost her life savings in a real estate investment scam offered by an insurance agent was awarded more than $ 15 million Wednesday in a lawsuit against MetLife and two subsidiaries, attorneys said.

The feds say the scam was cooked up in late 2013 during a trip to the Dominican Republic paid for by a cooperating witness — identified by sources as real estate investor and Mayor Bill de Blasio donor Jona Rechnitz.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has secured a measure of justice for nearly 90 New York area immigrants victimized in an international real estate scam.

Paterson last year admitted that he backed the AEG bid as a favor to former Senate Democratic Majority Leader John Sampson — who has been indicted in a separate real - estate scam.

The gangster movie, starring Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton, Gemma Arterton and Tom Wilkinson, is set in London and deals with a Russian real estate scam.

In Florida, over a third of the charters operate for - profit, skim millions in self interested real estate and management scams, and compete directly with competent public schools thus weakening both the charter and public sectorIn Florida, over a third of the charters operate for - profit, skim millions in self interested real estate and management scams, and compete directly with competent public schools thus weakening both the charter and public sectorin self interested real estate and management scams, and compete directly with competent public schools thus weakening both the charter and public sectors.

Mulholland Drive might be the only thing in Los Angeles that didn't start as a real - estate scam.

Investments in unregulated private real estate offerings and «bulletin board listed» (over-the-counter) companies have often turned out to be scams.

Costa Rica News — When purchasing real estate in Costa Rica there are a lot of scams that have been based in the land of «Pura Vida» over the years.

Attention real estate practitioners: Fake law firm website used in new variation of bad cheque scam

Money wiring scams are not new to the real estate industry, but their frequency, aggressiveness, and success have spiked in recent years.

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.

its the nigerian prince scam just in the real estate space

There is so much scamming going on in the industry that no wonder people don't like real estate agents.

Folks, you need to calibrate your BS Meters, get off the internet, I don't know of an industry that has more scams running and predatory dealers than real estate, in a local survey a few years ago around here, the professionalism of used car dealers was rated higher than Realtors / Landlords.

The money sucking politics of this scam are outrageous to anyone in possession of a circumspect mind, sadly of which said mindset does not exist within the ranks of most part - timers or their bosses (and some real estate school teachers) who rely upon the monthly incomes that endlessly emanate from the unprepared incompetent but good - at - memorized - script - spewing failures - in - waiting.

At least, that's the idea behind a recent scam targeting REALTORS ® and real estate licensees in Florida.

Don't get caught up in some scammy scammer's scams — learn the traits of the fraudulent real estate guru here before you pay anything to anyone!

CAP rates are a crummy way to value residential real estate and an equally crummy measure of financial performance for all of the reasons mentioned above and more... you may disagree, but since the only other person out there that regularly disagreed with you on this was kicked off this site for doing so, and just about every other turnkey operator seem to be in the business of perpetuating it as a metric to try to artificially pump up the attractiveness of their offerings and scam newbies, please forgive me if I try to offer some counterbalance and perspective to other new investors who would otherwise not have any other exposure to such radical ideas as using CAP rates the way they were designed to be used by the professionals who use them.

In the context of real estate, financial elder abuse schemes can take many forms, including reverse mortgage scams, property investment schemes, and foreclosure rescue schemes.

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In one of the scams, real estate professionals receive a fake NAR text that says they owe a fine because of an ethics violation.

Be alert to an email scam in which a hacker breaks into the email account of real estate practitioners or closing professionals and learns key transaction information like account numbers and then bilks the transaction of money.

NAR goes to the White House, tightening lending standards for commercial real estate, women in commercial real estate, scams and best markets.

That page also links you to NAR resources to help you protect yourself from these and other scams that are becoming unfortunate everyday realities, in real estate.

Even though rent to own arrangements can be great deals, there are definitely some scam artists in the real estate business.

Even though owner financing arrangements can be great deals, there are definitely some scam artists in the real estate business.

Stacy Hennessey, a real estate agent in Falls Church, Virginia, was targeted with this scam, but she didn't fall for it.

As real estate searches and transactions move more and more online, the chances of being caught up in a cyber scam have become even greater.

Real estate scams are becoming more and more popular in Massachusetts, and are specifically -LSB-...]

You should hear some of the stories we've heard of people in foreclosure being taken advantage of by scam artists proclaiming to be reputable «real estate investors».

There may not be any misspellings or grammatical errors in the email message (which were surefire signs of a scam in the past), the message itself may be friendly and conversational, and any information related to the real estate transaction may be detailed and accurate.

In the typical scam, the criminal hacks into the e-mail account of a real estate agent or other person involved in the transaction and uses information that's been acquired to dupe a party to the transaction, usually the buyer, into a fraudulent wire transfeIn the typical scam, the criminal hacks into the e-mail account of a real estate agent or other person involved in the transaction and uses information that's been acquired to dupe a party to the transaction, usually the buyer, into a fraudulent wire transfein the transaction and uses information that's been acquired to dupe a party to the transaction, usually the buyer, into a fraudulent wire transfer.

I know a lot of people watching this video are going to slam me for what I'm saying, but I honestly think this is the biggest scam in real estate right now.

Other top stories in the video look at tightening bank lending standards for commercial real estate, the increase in women in commercial real estate, the best markets for renters who want to become homeowners, and a scam alert real estate practitioners can include in their email signature line to remind consumers to verify recipients before emailing valuable information in a real estate transaction.

Real estate offices and agents in the United States are being warned of a phishing scam that targets them.

Some real estate investment scams involve a fraudulent property «investment club» where individuals combine funds in order to make large investments.

In recent months, real estate professionals have reported an upswing in a particularly insidious wire scaIn recent months, real estate professionals have reported an upswing in a particularly insidious wire scain a particularly insidious wire scam.

While any business is susceptible to the BEC attack, the FBI has specifically explained that the BEC scam «targets all participants in real estate transactions.»

Eight California real estate investors will plead guilty to a bid - rigging scam in which they purchased foreclosed properties at auctions, federal officials say.

This is the Scariest Scam in Real Estate Yet