Get an overview of frauds involved in real estate. Real estate frauds can be brazen, sophisticated and involve significant losses. This course will introduce the principles of a real estate transaction and topics such as: illegal property flipping, fraudulent qualifications, mortgage fraud, elder financial fraud, fraudulent short sales, equity skimming, and fraudulent loan origination. When unraveled these scams have active and sometimes unwitting players such as buyers, sellers, loan officers, bookkeepers, investors, title companies, attorneys and real estate agent/brokers.
Upon completing this course you will have a basic understanding of the various types of real estate frauds and be able to identify the participants and victims.
Course Number: RELE-40036
Credit: 2.00 unit(s)
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the Business, Professional & Legal Programs department at 858-534-8131 or unexbusa@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.