ANTIOCH — Three real estate professionals suspected of using a client’s credit report to buy a $739,000 Brentwood home and pocket the $30,000 commission were released on bail Friday, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Charges of forgery, grand theft, identity theft, falsifying real estate documents and conspiracy were filed in Contra Costa County against Monika [...]

Attorney Gabriel Martin, who ran unsuccessfully for Miami-Dade public defender promising to clean up the office, has been suspended from practicing law after his firm was caught up in a federal real estate fraud investigation.
Two years ago, Martin was an up-and-coming Miami attorney whose Republican candidacy for public defender was endorsed by Gov. Jeb Bush.
But [...]

Sometimes the victim is a retired senior strong-armed into signing some papers under the misconception that they are being granted a reverse mortgage. Or it’s a desperate homeowner who can’t make his monthly adjustable rate mortgage payment and transfers his deed to obtain some financial relief. Other times, it’s a family that has suffered huge [...]