Ohio REALTORS® Insider: Deed Fraud
Feb 9, 2026
Deed fraud is on the rise in Ohio and throughout the country. This rising trend in fraudulent real estate activity is putting both consumers and real estate professionals at risk.
Scammers are impersonating property owners — often of vacant lots, unoccupied homes or investment properties — and contacting real estate agents to list the property for sale. They use forged documents and fake identification to attempt to illegally transfer property titles and profit from the fraudulent sale.
The Ohio Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing released an advisory about the fraud that you can view here.
In this Ohio REALTORS® Insider, Todd Book, VP of Legal Services & Business Development, shares more about deed fraud in the video below.
