You just can’t miss those “We Buy Ugly Houses" signs. In some cities, it seems like the bold black-on-yellow pitches plastered on telephone poles and open spaces have become a fixture in neighborhoods ...

Host Teri Barr talks with Holly Kozelsky, an editor with the Martinsville Bulletin in Martinsville, Virginia, who found herself asking if "We buy houses cash" was legitimate or a scam, and decided to ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The former operator of one of the largest HomeVestors of ...

Selling a house can be a frustrating experience. First, there’s the time factor—it takes an average of about two months to ...

A scam in which the perpetrator sells land that they do not own has been "plaguing several areas of Pennsylvania," according to the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors. Monroe County Recorder of ...

If you just got an over-ask offer on a property you’re trying to sell, watch out for these scams. This one’s a bit complicated: You get an offer over your asking price, but it comes with a lot of ...