Consumer Alerts
2013
2012
- Pre-Paid Rental Listing Services (PRLS) Consumer Alert and Fraud Warning
(November 2012)
- Mortgage Modification and Foreclosure Scams ALERT
(October 2012)
- Consumer Warning: Underfunded Homeowners Associations
(September 2012)
- Warning to Non-English Speaking Hispanics: Protect Yourself from Home Loan and Foreclosure Rescue Scams
(July 2012)
- "Cash for Keys" – Information for Consumers and DRE Licensees
(April 2012)
- Consumer Alert and Fraud Warning Regarding Forged and Fraudulent Deeds
(March 2012)
- Fraud Warning Regarding Timeshare Resale Fraud
(March 2012)
2011
- FRAUD WARNING REGARDING LAWSUIT MARKETERS REQUESTING UPFRONT
FEES FOR SO-CALLED "MASS JOINDER" OR CLASS LITIGATION PROMISING EXTRAORDINARY HOME MORTGAGE RELIEF
(March 2011)
- Consumer Alert: What You Can Do to Protect Yourself from Getting Ripped Off in Real Estate and Home Loan Relief Scams
(February 2011)
- New Federal Rule Outlaws Advance Fees and False Claims, and Requires Clear Disclosures, Regarding Mortgage Assistance Relief (including Loan Modification, Short Sale, and Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure) Services
(February 2011)
2010
- Consumer Alert - Beware of Imposter Landlords
(November 2010)
- Update to DRE Consumer Alert Regarding Forensic Loan Audits – New State Legislation Requires Auditor Registration with the California Department of Justice and Maintenance of a Bond; Violation is a Crime
(October 2010)
- Consumer and Industry Warning: False and Misleading Designations and Claims of Special Expertise, Certifications and/or Credentials
(October 2010)
- Update to DRE Issued Consumer and Industry Alert(s) Regarding Short Sales Fraud, and Related Issues (September 2010)
- Warning Regarding Residential "Short" Sales
(April 2010)
- Fraud Warning Regarding Forensic Loan Audits
(February 2010)
2009
- Fraud Warnings for California Homeowners
(November 2009)
