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Recognizing Mortgage Fraud

Florida was recently ranked in a Core-Logic report as one of top three states in the country with a mortgage fraud risk. The other two states in the country with particularly high mortgage fraud rates include New Jersey and New York. Also according to the report, the risk of fraud in 2018 rose 10% as compared to 2017. In this current climate, Florida lenders must be particularly careful and proactive in preventing mortgage fraud. It helps to understand some of the important details about how mor[...]

Jacksonville Real Estate Attorney

Do you know what can really ruin the ecstatic feeling of closing a deal? Getting sued. You may know a realtor who has been down that road before. You may have even been threatened by a lawsuit yourself. The most common reason that realtors get sued is “misrepresentation.” Just ask this broker who was sued for it in Minnesota last year. The courts ruled in the broker’s favor in this case because he relied on the county government’s description of the property in his listing. This blog wil[...]