Corey Chambers SoCal Home Real Estate Newsletter November 2018

November is one of my most favorite months of the year. The leaves begin to fall, the weather cools, football is on, and the Thanksgiving holiday has all the family and friends together. I call it the Thank You Month. An extra opportunity to say Thank You for being a valuable part of our historic …

Real Estate Bank Wire Fraud: Careful Sending Earnest Money Deposits and Home Purchase Funds

Scammers are tricking people in escrow out of enormous payments. CBNC reports that wire fraud schemes are increasingly targeting homebuyers. Buyers are tricked into wiring their deposits, down payment or full cash purchase funds on the day of closing to a fake offshore account. Criminals have tricked, spoofed or co-opted escrow or the real estate agent’s email …