Scammers are impersonating agents and posting fake listings. Learn the red flags and how to spot fraud before it disrupts a transaction. How can you protect yourself from such scams? Thankfully, there are some common red flags; Does the caller try to make it seem like things are urgent? Do they want a decision immediately? Do they talk in circles, talking a lot without saying much of importance? Does the information relating to the account or party they are calling about not
Dear Shannon: I’m the listing broker at a busy, medium-sized brokerage focused on residential property. One of our sales associates wanted to sell their vacant lot, so to let people passing by know it was available, we put up a simple sign that read, “For Sale – Call XXX-555-5000.” It was easier to put my sales associate’s home number on the sign, so they could better field inquiries from potential buyers. A potential buyer called the number, and my sales associate handled th