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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

By the time New York’s real estate market reopened in June after several months of coronavirus restrictions, most buyers were prioritizing virtual tours before reaching out for an in-person visit.

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 ...

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.

Commercial real estate transactions have also exploded—with a surprising surge in transactions occurring over the last year. The property buying frenzy that has occurred recently has hardly been ...

Shortly after, a Miami penthouse sold to an anonymous buyer for $28 million — paid entirely in cryptocurrency, “making it the most expensive known residential crypto real estate transaction in ...

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 ...