Fraud prevention
Payment redirection, identity fraud and other risks in property deals, and the checks that keep a transaction safe.
Australia: payment redirection scams in property settlements, explained
How official bodies in Australia describe email payment redirection in property deals, the losses they publish, the checks they list, and what the pages leave unsaid.
Rental scams in Australia: official warnings, figures and checks
How Scamwatch and the consumer regulators of Western Australia and Victoria describe rental scams, the figures they publish, the checks they list and where a loss is reported.
Stalled or cancelled off-plan project in Dubai: what protects buyers
How Dubai's regulator cancels an off-plan project, which tribunal liquidates it, the order in which buyers are refunded, and the official checks that show a project's status.
Dubai property fraud: official checks, Ejari and where to complain
What a press report of a Dubai Police warning says about fake rental adverts, what the Land Department's registers let a tenant or buyer confirm before paying, and which body hears which complaint.
Title fraud in New South Wales: how the Torrens Assurance Fund works
What the State guarantee of title means for a defrauded owner in New South Wales, how a claim on the Torrens Assurance Fund runs, and what replaced the paper title.
Singapore scam figures and the audit checks a property agency can run
What the Singapore Police Force scam briefs for 2025 and mid-2026 count, which categories touch a property deal, what CEA enforces, and the written checks an agency can test.
Mortgage fraud in the United States: red flags and where to report
How Fannie Mae defines mortgage fraud, the schemes and red flags it publishes, the two federal statutes with 30-year maximum terms, and the bodies that take a report in the United States.
Seller impersonation on US vacant land: warning signs and checks
How the FBI and state regulators describe sales of US land by people posing as the owner, the checks they list for agents and closing offices, and what a real owner can do.
Rental scams in Singapore: how fake property agent listings work
How scammers in Singapore pose as registered property agents on rental listings, the warning signs the regulator lists, and the checks it and the police recommend before any payment.
Is FinCEN's all-cash home purchase rule in force in the United States?
A federal court vacated FinCEN's Residential Real Estate Rule on 19 March 2026 and an appeal is under way. What the rule required, and how buyers guard a closing wire.
USA: NAR warns AI voice cloning can defeat phone checks at closing
The National Association of Realtors says a familiar voice no longer proves who is calling, and sets out the red flags and safeguards its cybersecurity staff recommend.
Australia: AUSTRAC issues first notices to non-enrolled businesses
AUSTRAC, the regulator of Australia's AML/CTF regime, has issued its first infringement notices to real estate and other newly regulated businesses that had not enrolled.
Why Singapore property agents ask for your ID and source of funds
What the law requires Singapore property agents to check before a sale, purchase or lease: identity, beneficial owners, source of funds, screening and reporting, and what happens if a client declines.
UAE real estate brokers: AML duties and when a deal is reported
What UAE anti-money-laundering rules ask of real estate brokers: customer checks, sanctions screening, records, and the three cases where a freehold deal is always reported.
Twelve US states now have deed-theft laws as Maryland's takes effect
Maryland's deed-fraud law took effect on 1 October and Alabama's at the start of the month. HousingWire relays a vendor scorecard that counts twelve states with dedicated laws.