Cyber criminals will continue to target real estate transactions for a big payday. ... the scammers send an email to the buyer, providing wire instructions to the criminal’s bank account, ...

Question: Over the past decade, our association has suffered from increased criminal activity. Some residents have criminal records, and although there is no evidence that these residents are ...

In their Transactional Real Estate column, Peter Fisch and Salvatore Gogliormella discuss FinCEN's recently proposed rule on non-financed residential real estate transactions which "builds on the ...

According to new data provided for this column by the FBI, in fiscal year 2017, nearly $1 billion ($969 million) was “diverted or attempted to be diverted” from real estate purchase ...

This includes the seller, buyer, real estate agents, and any other intermediaries. Always ask for government-issued identification and cross-check their information with official records. 2.

The goal of a real estate transaction is generally to achieve a transfer of real property mutually sought by buyer and seller. But as a recent arbitration win secured by Arent Fox illustrates, a ...

New rules for the residential real estate market mean that anyone in the market to buy or sell a home will encounter unfamiliar processes, and possibly a bit of confusion. The “practice changes ...