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Who is Involved Nearly everyone in the home-buying process is involved-the original buyer, the brokers, the appraisers, the title company workers, the straw buyers. Other times, a few people in on the scheme may use stolen identities or forged paperwork to make the deal seem legitimate.
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Below are some of the key principles
involved in most examples of real estate fraud. Click on each link to
get more information on the roles that each play and resources related to
each field. Appraisers - The best line of defense to combat real estate fraud. Lenders - Usually the victim of real estate fraud cases. "Straw Buyers" - Straw buyers are loan applicants who perpetrators use to obtain home loans, but who usually don't intend to occupy the properties they're buying.
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