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
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – May 29, 2018 – Those with still-fresh memories of Hurricane Irma will want to take advantage of the upcoming sales tax “holiday.” And it’s three days longer this year, from June 1-7. Retailers will be able to
CHICAGO – March 13, 2018 – Rising mortgage rates could have a big impact on the direction buyers go when shopping for real estate, economists warn. “Every time the interest rates go up, you eliminate a group of people who
Starting Friday, Aug. 4, Floridians won’t have to pay state sales tax on certain clothes ($60 max), school supplies, personal computers ($750 max) or other items. According to the Florida Retail Federation (FRF), this sales tax holiday is the state’s
It starts with an email to home buyers about wiring a final payment; then scammers intercept and take it all. NBC Nightly News’ Jo Ling Kent explains how to prevent this from happening to you.
A new phishing scam can display what looks like a Google sign-in page if users click on attachments. If they then log into their Google account to view the file, the program sends account names and passwords to hackers. The
WASHINGTON – Feb. 23, 2017 – Steered ahead by strengthening demand in smaller markets, the commercial real estate sector should remain on stable ground in 2017 and offer decent returns for investors, according to the latest National Association of Realtors®
CHICAGO – Feb. 23, 2017 – A technology startup, TurboAppeal, says it has created a software program that “puts the homeowner in more control of lowering their property taxes.” For a flat fee of $29, the company claims that its
WASHINGTON – Jan. 9, 2017 – Lower costs are coming for homebuyers seeking a Federal Housing Administration-insured (FHA) mortgage. FHA announced that it’s cutting annual premiums for mortgage insurance from 0.85 percent to 0.60 percent, a move the National Association
South Florida’s newest road hazard: toll scammers
By: Alfonso Chardy [email protected] If you received a letter from something called Toll Enforcement, LLC, demanding payment for overdue highway tolls, ignore it. It’s a flim-flam. The official-looking warning letters began arriving in the mail last week to dozens, perhaps
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