Plus: How Deeds Are Changing in the Digital Age and How To Protect Yourself From Deed Fraud Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in ...

Dear Edith: You wrote that it would be “simplest” if the reader contacted an attorney to see if a deed had been recorded. Perhaps, but it may also may be more expensive. It could also be simple if you ...

A fraudulent deed can sit undetected until the moment an investor tries to refinance, sell or exchange a property, only to ...