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2 Helps You: How Greater Houston area homeowners can protect their home from deed theft
Read full article: 2 Helps You: How Greater Houston area homeowners can protect their home from deed theftIt’s a nightmare scenario: discovering your home has been stolen from you without any warning. KPRC 2 Investigator Amy Davis has been delving into cases like these for years, uncovering the unsettling reality of property fraud.
Accused Houston real estate fraudster connected to dozens of stolen properties caught attempting new deed filing
Read full article: Accused Houston real estate fraudster connected to dozens of stolen properties caught attempting new deed filingAlba Martinez and her husband Jarin Martinez, who do not operate as a business, face accusations of orchestrating a sophisticated real estate theft scheme involving at least 37 properties, according to a lawsuit filed by the Harris County Attorney’s Office.
Ask Amy: How Greater Houston area homeowners can protect their home from deed theft
Read full article: Ask Amy: How Greater Houston area homeowners can protect their home from deed theftIt’s a nightmare scenario: discovering your home has been stolen from you without any warning. KPRC 2 Investigator Amy Davis has been delving into cases like these for years, uncovering the unsettling reality of property fraud.
‘Joyful tears’: Harris County homeowners get properties deeded back after KPRC 2 story on alleged fraud
Read full article: ‘Joyful tears’: Harris County homeowners get properties deeded back after KPRC 2 story on alleged fraudThe deeds have now been put back into their names with help from local attorneys Marianne Robak and Lori Hood, who discovered the suspicious deeds during an investigation for their lawsuit against Houston-based Surrogacy Escrow Account Management or SEAM and owner Dominique Side.
‘Needs to be another step’: Harris County agencies say Texas needs to change laws to prevent fraudulent deed transfers
Read full article: ‘Needs to be another step’: Harris County agencies say Texas needs to change laws to prevent fraudulent deed transfersThere are calls for legislative changes to prevent deed fraud after KPRC 2′s story about three properties getting transferred to a complete stranger and stamped by the same notary.