Real Estate
How to Avoid International Real Estate Investing Scams
International Real Estate Investment Featuring Michael Cobb Unlock Your Wealth Starring Heather Wagenhals On today’s episode, International Real Estate Investing Authority Michael Cobb joins Heather Wagenhals for her first ever discussion about real estate investing basics when buying overseas. You’ll
Read More
Fraud Lawsuit Against HGTV Fixer Upper Star
A million dollar fraud lawsuit has been served to HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” star Chip Gaines, thanks to Gaines’ two partners he brought out. Former co-owners of Magnolia Realty, John L. Lewis and Richard L. Clark, filed a 24-page suit against Gaines, claiming the
Read More
Real Estate Flop Scam
Flipping homes has been booming as the latest investment opportunity, unfortunately with a flip opportunity could come real estate flop problems. This article shows how real estate flop could affect your investment and what you can do to try to avoid it if
Read More
Real Estate Scam Targets Down Payments
Real eal estate scams are on the rise again, this time striking the Denver’s hot real estate market. Police and real estate professionals are warning consumers about this new real estate scam as criminals are targeting buyers to try to
Read More
Celebrities Behind Hollywood Money Scandals
Celebrity financial habits somehow fascinate the everyday folks, from how they choose to spend or save their multi-million dollar fortunes and the legal trouble they find themselves in when the behavior of their bank accounts go awry. Take Martha
Read More
Real Estate Agent Jailed Over Fraud
James Robert Lyons, 38, stole the money over a two-year period between 2011 and 2013 while working as a commercial real estate agent. He diverted investor’s money that should have been paid into a trust fund into his own account.
Read More
White-Collar Crime
The term white-collar crime was reportedly coined in 1939, and now the synonymous with the full range of frauds committed by business and government professionals. These crimes are characterized by deceit, concealment, or violation of trust and are not dependent on
Read More
Avoid Mortgage Refinance Scams
Refinancing your mortgage is a common occurrence for homeowners, however scammers might be targeting you during this process. These con artists will use email, phone calls, fliers and even direct mail to lure you in, but beware — these scams are designed to steal
Read More
Is Your Landlord a Fraud?
Landlords have access to our most sensitive financial and personal information — never mind our living space — and yet we usually don’t know much about them. While most landlords are reputable and trustworthy, there are some whose behaviors veer
Read More
Former NBA Player Faces Sentencing in Fraud Case
Former NBA player Tate George is convicted of fraud in what federal prosecutors say was a real estate Ponzi scheme that swindled other current and former players acted as his own attorney Wednesday as he sought to make his case
Read More