Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2023

Secret Service , notified the title industry of a rise in what is known as vacant lot fraud, or seller impersonation fraud. “We We started to hear a lot about seller impersonation fraud early on in the year,” Tyler Adams, the CEO of CertifID, said. “We Oftentimes this leads to the discovery of vacant lots. million, according to NAR.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

APRIL 21, 2022

Could being located next to a property that is an eye-sore cause a loss in market value to your home? Part of our work as appraisers is to consider whether situations like this are influencing the market value of the home we are appraising. Of course, that’s not the same as market value.

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

One scheme growing in popularity involves “title pirates,” fake sellers who convince a buyer, real estate agent and/or title company that the “sellers” own a property and want to get rid of it quickly. Deepfake technology can even impersonate real estate agents, landlords, lenders or consumers.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 2, 2023

Richardson, a real estate agent, attorney, and co-founder of Richardson, Ober, DeNichilo. Pandemic boomtowns and pricey coastal markets, including Phoenix and Seattle, have seen the biggest increases in concessions. Home sellers gave concessions to buyers in 45.5% one year earlier.

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