The U.S. rental market remained fiercely competitive in 2024, as indicated by the national Rental Competitiveness Index (RCI) score of 74.4, according to recent data from RentCafe. Despite a 2.59 ...

Fraudulent and suspicious activities on digital rental platforms are on the rise, such as fraudsters posing as landlords to steal a security deposit or rent payment, according to a recent survey ...

Apartment owners are reporting an increase in people using fake ID's, Social Security numbers, and paystubs to apply for ...

Throughout the country, incidences of rental application, financial and identity fraud are on the rise and fueled by social media. Driven in part by social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram ...

It’s easier than ever for scammers to commit rental fraud. Real estate investors must adopt these smart and savvy practices to protect themselves. As a real estate investor, there are many types of ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has fired a shot across the bow of the credit bureaus that landlords use to vet applicants, warning to landlords to address inaccurate background reports and ...

Fraudsters are not only attacking unsuspecting homebuyers and owners–trying to steal their down payments, closing funds and even the titles to their properties–but they’re also going after multifamily ...

A 31-year-old Las Vegas man convicted of defrauding more than 3,500 victims in several states out of more than $3.3 million will spend 44 months in prison. Norbert Ozemena Ikwuegbundo was sentenced ...

Luke is the Head of Marketing for Innago, a free property management software company dedicated to helping landlords save time and money. When you hear about scammers and fraud, you think of the ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After watching scammers make off with more than $20 billion in fraudulent California unemployment benefits during the pandemic, state housing officials were wary of a repeat ...

A Lancaster Township woman accused of playing a key role in a scheme to defraud a federal rental assistance program during the pandemic has resigned as Conestoga Valley School District’s human ...

SHAH ALAM - A woman's close call with a rental scam, shared in a viral Threads post, has prompted fresh warnings from Bukit Aman’s Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID). Its director, Datuk ...