Mon 6th Jul, 2026 | Blog by WWMR
Buyers of Florida real estate may be looking for ways to reduce closing costs, and skipping a property survey can easily seem like an optional expense to cross off the list. After all, if the home or commercial building is already standing, the boundaries look obvious, and a title search is underway, what could a physical survey possibly show that would change anything? Potentially, quite a bit. A survey reveals physical property issues that standard …
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Tue 30th Jun, 2026 | Blog by WWMR
Florida real estate wire fraud and seller impersonation fraud pose significant threats to real estate transactions, and unfortunately, those threats are not going away any time soon.. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, incidents of wire fraud and other cyber-enabled financial crimes have increased, driven in part by the widespread shift to remote work, electronic communications, and virtual closings. As fraud schemes become more sophisticated—often targeting communications between real estate agents, lenders, attorneys, and …
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Thu 18th Jun, 2026 | Blog by WWMR
It’s a common refrain from real estate buyers: I don’t need my own attorney for a Florida real estate closing because the seller’s title company or attorney is handling the closing. That single assumption, however, can leave buyers exposed to legal risk. A closing agent may be responsible for coordinating the transaction, preparing documents, and satisfying title insurance requirements. But that does not mean the closing agent represents the buyer or can advise the buyer …
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Mon 8th Jun, 2026 | Blog by WWMR
It started with what appeared to be a routine phone call from the bank’s fraud department. The callers were highly convincing. They possessed specific information about the business, spoke with authority, and sounded entirely legitimate. Believing they were working with their bank to protect the company’s assets, a business owner spent four hours on the phone following instructions, providing account information, and reading back verification codes. By the time the call ended, the devastating truth …
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