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How 2 top agents protect their clients from real estate fraud

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Real estate agents are facing a surge in fraud attempts. Here’s how scammers operate — and how agents are becoming the first line of defense. Continue reading →

How AI is intensifying real estate fraud — and what agents can do

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AI is reshaping cybersecurity risks in real estate, enabling more advanced phishing, fraud, and data exposure across brokerages and agents. Continue reading →

FBI Report: Online real estate fraud is on the rise to the tune of $275M

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One of the factors shaping fraud in 2025 was the rise of artificial intelligence, which made schemes more convincing and harder to detect. Continue reading →

Letitia James mortgage fraud case thrown out, but can be refiled

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The prosecutor who filed charges against James and former FBI Director James Comey was unlawfully appointed, a judge ruled. Continue reading →

‘He didn’t even say he was sorry’: Brooklyn investor gets prison time for 12-year deed fraud scheme

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Brooklyn investor Sanford Solny is facing up to seven years in prison for defrauding 11 homeowners of the deed to their homes. Deed fraud is rising across the U.S., leading the FBI to issue warnings. Continue reading →

Feds bust real estate execs in $25.9M scheme against homeless

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Real estate developers Cody Holmes and Steven Taylor have been accused of defrauding a program that funds affordable housing projects and are now facing decades in federal prison. Continue reading →

First American CEO accused of choking barefoot cruise passenger

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Kenneth DeGiorgio now faces a criminal assault charge following an incident aboard the Virgin Voyages Resilient Lady cruise ship, according to an FBI criminal complaint. Continue reading →

With fraud ever-prominent, Closinglock secures $34M Series B

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Closinglock, a software company in the fraud prevention space, has closed on a round of Series B funding of $34 million. Continue reading →

Oren and Alon Alexander named in new lawsuit alleging rape in Aspen

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The lawsuit filed on Monday alleges that the brothers in 2017 lured a 17-year-old minor and her two friends to their hotel room where they then sexually assaulted the women. Continue reading →