Transferring property with a quitclaim deed may seem like a quick and tax-free move, especially among family members. However, the reality can be far more complicated. These transfers often avoid ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday announced the creation of the city’s first Office of Deed Theft Prevention, naming a longtime homeowner assistance lawyer as its director. The office will be led by ...

Springfield-based law firm sees sustained volume of quit claim deed requests as thousands of Missouri families navigate post-divorce property transfers each year SPRINGFIELD, MO— Affordable Legal ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – A Dayton man has been indicted for allegedly participating in a quit claim deed fraud. 41-year-old Kenneth Vaugn was indicted on 10 counts of forgery, worth over $7,500, after ...

Kenneth Wesley Vaughn. Photo courtesy the Montgomery County Prosector’’s Office. Staff Writer Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE Investigators claim a Dayton man forged ...

Complaints about deed theft to the New York Attorney General's Office have more than tripled over the last few years. Deed theft is essentially when someone steals a house, often forging the paperwork ...

Detroit — Deed fraud, in which thieves fraudulently claim they own a home and even file forged paperwork to assume ownership, is at a crisis level in Detroit, with hundreds of cases working their way ...

WHAT THE FBI WANTS YOU TO KNOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. IT’S A REALLY SCARY SCAM BECAUSE IT TARGETS ONE OF PEOPLE’S BIGGEST ASSETS THEIR HOME. IN DIGGING INTO THIS PROBLEM, I SPOKE WITH SEVERAL REALTORS ...

HENRY COUNTY, Ga. — “Why would I sell them the house for nothing, just give it to him? It doesn’t make sense,” Jamie Norris told Channel 2 Consumer Investigator Justin Gray. But according to records ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — A housing crisis you may not be aware of involving deed fraud is being carried out on a major scale. For victims, the impact can be devastating ...