It's time once again to hear from local residential real estate expert, Kay Bates, and this month she updates on a very important topic - fraud!
Thanks, JR
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News You Can Use
In my May’s article I told you about the hawkish demeanor of the Federal Reserve, bank failures affecting small businesses and our Hot local real estate market. The real estate market is still HOT, however, if you are a homeowner here are a few tips to avoid the unthinkable!
Likely you have heard of Title lock. There are lots of commercials on the radio and TV that advertise how to protect your property for a fee. The scam is REAL and San Diego County has a free service that can assist you in protecting your home.
The following information is provided by San Diego County Assessor’s office: OWNER ALERT is a free real estate fraud notice service from the County of San Diego Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk. Key to protecting you against real estate fraud! The service sends an immediate email notification to subscribed property owners anytime a document is recorded with our office transferring title to your property.
OWNER ALERT is a great step forward to protecting San Diego County property owners like you from title fraud and unwarranted liens.
What do I need to sign up:
· Your Email Address
· Your Name
· Optional - Assessor Parcel Number (APN): find it on your property tax bill (highlighted in
· yellow) or use the ParcelQuest look up tool.
How does it work:
OWNER ALERT is available to alert subscribers when a document is recorded into the County of San Diego Official Records. If subscribed to OWNER ALERT, you will receive automated email alerts when a document is recorded containing the indexed name and/or Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) registered. This would include liens recorded and placed on your personal, business, and trust names that you register. You can register up to 10 different names and/or 10 APNs per registered email address. There is no charge for this service, and you may unsubscribe at any time.
What does the email alert contain:
The automated email will provide you with...
