The Boston Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning in April about an unprecedented increase in quitclaim deed fraud. A quitclaim deed is a legal document that transfers ...

Deed fraud is a type of identity theft. A criminal identifies a potential home to target — often a second home, rental, ...

A quitclaim deed is a legal document that transfers ownership of a real estate property from one party to another. A quitclaim deed doesn't guarantee that the grantor or signer has any right to the ...

Quit using quitclaim deeds. These little gems are the bane of title insurance companies and lawyers everywhere. A quitclaim deed is a document where the grantor uses words such as “remise, release and ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The growing issue around quit claim deed fraud in Montgomery County has left even longtime property owners at risk. Property owners like 75-year-old Janis Bryant Hayes says she ...

Question 1: My husband and I bought a house in January 2006 before we got married. We just got married in March 2007. Do I have to file a quitclaim deed for my name change only? C., Everett Question 2 ...

I had a client in this week for her annual review of her fully-funded trust-based estate plan. She asked me about other types of planning by acquaintances about which she has become aware, and the ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Victims of quit claim deed fraud in the Miami Valley are looking to state leaders for a solution. Navigating the process of getting homes back takes a costly financial and ...

I was talking to an investor this week who had recently paid off a note with his private money lender. But when he received ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The second person in the Love Has Homes quit-claim deed fraud case has been sentenced to 3 to 4.5 years in prison after being convicted of theft and forgery. Prosecuting Attorney ...

A Trotwood woman is fighting in court to reclaim one of her properties, saying her Hackett Drive house was taken from her in an act of quitclaim deed fraud. “This has been a stressful process,” said ...

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