Homeowners need to be aware of house title theft, a type of fraud that threatens an individual’s ownership of their home.

Property fraud in general is a costly problem. The FBI reports that in 2024, it received 9,359 complaints of real estate crime, a category that includes home title theft. Real estate crime resulted in losses of nearly $175 million that year. And in April of 2025, the Boston Division of the FBI sounded the alarm about increasing reports of a form of home title theft involving forgery.

Attorneys agree that home title theft is on the rise. “Home title theft is absolutely rampant at this point,” says Neil S. Cohen, president and managing attorney at Barsh and Cohen.

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What Is Home Title Theft?

Home title theft occurs when a criminal cl

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