ESCROW SCAMS GREW BY $950M IN 2017

Posted by Diego Vitelli on February 7th, 2018

Scammers are hacking into agent email accounts to track transactions and closings

 

BY MARIAN MCPHERSON Staff Writer - Inman

Although technology has made real estate transactions quicker, more seamless and increasingly transparent, it has also made buyers and sellers vulnerable to hackers and scammers looking to make a quick buck.

In many cases, scams involve criminals posing as real estate agents asking naive buyers for an upfront fee for services in exchange for a quick turnaround time. Other tactics include sending fake emails from associations as a way to gain access to an agent’s personal information.

According to the Miami Herald, real estate agents and their clients have yet another form of…

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HELP PUT A SMILE ON A CHILD'S FACE - 11TH ANNUAL PROJECT CRAYON DRIVE

Posted by Diego Vitelli on April 1st, 2016

 

Project Crayon Drive - Celebrating 11 Years!

Help us Brighten a Child's Life!

For the 11th year, The Cascade Team is once again hosting Project Crayon Drive this April! For the young who find themselves at Seattle Children’s Hospital, sometimes the simple things like a coloring book and a few crayons can be as soothing as the trained staff and smiling doctors. Yet, something as simple as crayons often goes overlooked. Each year, Children’s Hospital goes through over 240,000 crayons, but each child only gets a couple to use.

And that’s where The Cascade Team — in partnership with the Children’s Hospital Guild Association and several area merchants — comes in. Throughout the month of April, agents from The Cascade Team will be walking…

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