Miami homeowner sues eXp for fraud over renovation

Miami homeowner sues eXp for fraud over renovation

The legal department at eXp Realty and parent company eXp World Holdings is not getting any rest over the holidays. The real estate brokerage, along with several executives including eXp World Holdings... Read more »
First American adds real-time fraud alerts to title tech platform

First American adds real-time fraud alerts to title tech platform

Order Insights helped protect over 130,000 files in November by validating transaction data, notifying title agents of discrepancies and identifying other potential fraud indicators. Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new... Read more »
Home sales are tepid, but mortgage fraud is becoming more common

Home sales are tepid, but mortgage fraud is becoming more common

CoreLogic’s risk index rose 8.3% in the past year, driven by more cases of identity and transaction fraud New data shows that cases of fraud among mortgage applicants is on the rise... Read more »
Curbio settles fraud case; NAR partnership remains in place

Curbio settles fraud case; NAR partnership remains in place

Curbio, a home renovation startup that specializes in pre-sale work, has agreed to settle fraud allegations made by the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. As part of... Read more »
Trump fraud judgment deadline looms as son complains

Trump fraud judgment deadline looms as son complains

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after voting at a polling station setup in the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center on March 19, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. ... Read more »
Chubb ended Trump fraud bond talks after E. Jean Carroll appeal bond: court filing

Chubb ended Trump fraud bond talks after E. Jean Carroll appeal bond: court filing

Donald Trump and his co-defendants were in talks with insurance giant Chubb for a $464 million appeal bond in the former president’s civil fraud case, but the company backed out — days after it... Read more »
Real Estate Fraud Leads to Murder in LA, Prosecutors Say

Real Estate Fraud Leads to Murder in LA, Prosecutors Say

“You know what could happen if he talks.” That was the alleged warning made by David Nelson, on trial this week for a murder-for-hire plot linked to a $375,000 real estate fraud,... Read more »
Chubb ended Trump fraud bond talks after E. Jean Carroll appeal bond: court filing

Trump faces obstacles to securing an appeal bond in fraud case

Former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures on the day of a court hearing on charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star before the... Read more »
Consumer education at the center of wire fraud mitigation efforts

Consumer education at the center of wire fraud mitigation efforts

Even as the housing market slowed in 2022 and 2023, the fraudulent activity of bad actors did not let up. In its 2024 State of Wire Fraud report, wire fraud protection firm... Read more »
First American adds real-time fraud alerts to title tech platform

Virginia Landlord Arrested For Racial Discrimination, Rampant Fraud

David Merryman is accused by federal prosecutors of subjecting his Black tenants to violence and racist slurs. Inman Connect New York is LIVE this week! Experience the pulse of the real estate... Read more »