The American real estate ecosystem remains a patchwork — creating significant barriers for title insurers, homeowners and lenders.

San Luis Obispo County officials say organized real estate fraud is targeting local property owners and real estate agents.

On Jan. 22, San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Michael Frye sentenced Florida resident Oluwaseun Okuwa to serve 12 months ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — With 2025 upon us, local officials want property owners to double-check the status of their homes and buildings, as deed fraud and other scams have increased over the past year.

Criminals can create false documents associated with your property without you knowing. The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder ...

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 ...

Imagine scrolling online and finding your home for sale, but you're not selling it. That happened to an Ely woman; she discovered her property listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace without her ...

Lee County's groundbreaking pilot program, requiring photo ID for deed recording, shows promise in fighting property fraud that costs Americans billions.

Property owners in Seneca County can now get an email alert when a document gets recorded in their name. The Seneca County ...

By Jan. 1, 2027, every California county (except Los Angeles County as it designed its own program) is required to establish ...

The new Wake County Justice Center photographed Friday, June 21, 2014. The older Wake County Courthouse building is at far left. Many of the criminal court proceedings will be among the things moved ...

San Luis Obispo County is experiencing a troubling uptick in organized real estate fraud, a category of crime that can ...