As advances in technology continue to develop and an increasing number of Realtors place properties and sales records online to enhance the transparency of real estate transactions, a spike in deed fraud has become an epidemic in some major cities. The rising threat has begun to target unsuspecting homeowners in cities like New York, Chicago and Detroit. A recent report about Sybil Patrick, whose beautiful brownstone home was sold for $750,000 without her knowing, clearly portrays the … [Read more...]
CFPB Rules Can Help You Keep a Mortgaged Property When Your Loved One Passes Away
The new guidelines from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) make it easier for people to assume an existing mortgage… READ MORE
