FAYETTEVILLE -- Some television commercials make it seem people are constantly trying to steal homes by filing fraudulent deeds and then taking out mortgages in the real homeowner's name, and there ...

Deed and title fraud may be a big issue in your neck of the woods. The vast majority of experts in that region of the country ...

A Cleveland woman says her late mother’s home was sold more than a decade after her death through a forged property deed.

Cuyahoga County is poised to become the first county in the nation to install two-factor authentication software for its recorded documents, as a way to help prevent fraudulent property transfers.

The Attorney General’s Office is warning property owners and real estate agents about an increase in reports of quit-claim deed fraud, in which unsuspecting owners have no idea their land has been ...

Homeowners need to be aware of house title theft, a type of fraud that threatens an individual’s ownership of their home. Property fraud in general is a costly problem. The FBI reports that in 2024, ...

Scammers have found new ways to defraud homebuyers as more real estate transactions move online. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Each week, the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors (SILVAR) shares ...

EquityProtect, a leading innovator in real estate fraud prevention and data security, effectively stopped a title theft scheme targeting an elderly Ohio homeowner using its patented SmartPolicy ...

The three accused allegedly acquired ownership of the building and fraudulently obtained a mortgage and construction loan to ...

Investors are accused of taking out $100 million in DSCR loans from dozens of private lenders — using projected rental income ...

Deed fraud happens when scammers try to sell someone else's property without the real owner even knowing it. York County ...

New homeowner protections are being proposed after a high-profile deed fraud case in Wake County. Now, six different bills have been introduced this session dealing with preventing title and deed ...