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    Cyber Security Awareness Month Focus: RE Wire Fraud

    Oct 7, 2020Debra SpadaforaIn The News

    Buyers continue to lose home-purchase money to wire fraud. They need to understand the problem, and have access to the tools and resources that can help keep them safe. WASHINGTON – October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. The Real Estate

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    Latest Scam Comes in the Mail: Seed Packages

    Aug 4, 2020Debra SpadaforaIn The News

    Fla. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried issued a warning last week: If you get seeds in the mail that you didn’t order, don’t open them – or plant them. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – More than 600 Floridians reported seeds showing up in

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    Eviction-Foreclosure Moratorium Extended to Sept. 1

    Jul 30, 2020Debra SpadaforaIn The News

    Homeowners facing foreclosure and renters facing eviction cannot be removed until Sept. 1 after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a third moratorium extension last evening. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday night extended the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures

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    A Real Estate Myth that Won’t Die? The 20% Downpayment

    Mar 11, 2020Debra SpadaforaBuying & Selling Real Estate, In The News

    2 out of 3 Americans still think they need to put 20% down to buy a home, per a NerdWallet report. But a good strategy and 3% down are the only things required. NEW YORK – Many Americans may be

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    Legislature Considers Amendment to Extend ‘Save Our Homes’

    Feb 12, 2020Debra SpadaforaEWM News, In The News

    How long should Florida’s homeowners have to “port” property tax savings to another home? It’s officially two years now but can be barely over one year depending on the timing of the sale. Proposed amendments for the Nov. ballot would

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    Avoid Being Scammed: Don’t Abbreviate ‘2020’

    Jan 8, 2020Debra SpadaforaIn The News

    If you usually date signed documents as “1/7/20,” make it “1/7/2020.” Empty space behind the first “20” makes it easy for scammers to change document dates. NEW YORK – Security officials are warning consumers not to abbreviate “2020” in official

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    Fla. Law Bans Touching a Cell Phone in Protected Zones

    Oct 3, 2019Debra SpadaforaIn The News

    While an earlier law banned texting while driving, an Oct. 1 change makes it illegal to be seen even holding a phone when driving in a school zone or work zone. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – School gets out at 2 p.m.,

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    Scammers Now Targeting Equifax Credit Score Victims

    Aug 22, 2019Debra SpadaforaIn The News

    Fla.’s attorney general warns consumers about a new phishing scam: Fake websites are trying to steal from people who already lost data in the Equifax hack. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is warning consumers about a new

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    New Facebook Tool Blocks Off-Facebook Data Gathering

    Aug 22, 2019Debra SpadaforaIn The News

    Facebook will allow users to opt-out of non-Facebook tracking, which may make it harder to get Realtor ads in front of buyers who search sites like realtor.com. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Soon, you could get fewer familiar ads following you around

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    Too smart to fall for a real estate scam? Think again

    May 7, 2019Debra SpadaforaIn The News

    Real estate and rental internet crimes affected 11,300 victims last year and cost $150M in losses, up nearly three-fold, according to a new FBI report. Agents, experts, and victims share their stories. by Veronika Bondarenko If $36,000 for a three-bedroom

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