A Nigerian national pleaded guilty to defrauding homeowners and real estate professionals out of down payments in a “man-in-the-middle” email phishing and spoofing scheme. According to an announcement by the office of U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas,...
Question: How prevalent is wire fraud in today’s real estate environment? “It is more prevalent than you might imagine, and it absolutely has been getting worse,” said Tom Cronkright, co-founder and executive chairman of CertifID, an Austin-based technology platform...
Closinglock, an Austin-based provider of fraud prevention solutions for the real estate industry, has introduced a new identity verification solution for real estate firms and title agencies. The new solution includes the ability to identify fake driver’s...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
