A 2021 survey showed that 1 in 3 real estate transactions were targeted by cybercriminals. Real estate agents can no longer afford to ignore the threat or meet it with a one-line warning at the bottom of their email signature, says Rich Hopen.
Source: Inman News
Don’t sleep on the threat of real estate wire fraud
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