TIER 2 SECTOR COVERAGE

Real Estate

Volume XIX of the Sector Coverage Series

For title company underwriters, brokerage risk directors, developer counsel, property-management operators, and independent investigators retained by lenders, insurers, and owners.

TIER Tier 2 · Professional Reference
PRICE $227 / monthly
COVERAGE 125 investigative playbooks across 37 categories
DELIVERY Secure dispatch within 24–36 hrs

Professional Reference Material

These playbooks are professional reference material intended for licensed investigators. They are not legal advice. Investigators are responsible for compliance with the laws of their jurisdiction and the specific requirements of their clients and cases.

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Reverse trace

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Artifact mapping

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Real Estate, At a Glance

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The 125 Real Estate Playbooks

The full catalog is listed below by category. Each entry is a standalone playbook covering the case type named.

  • 01 · Residential Mortgage and Transaction Fraud

    • Straw buyer investigations

    • Straw seller investigations

    • Occupancy fraud investigations

    • Income and employment misrepresentation investigations

    • Short sale fraud investigations

    • Illegal property flipping ring investigations

    • Appraisal fraud investigations

    • Foreclosure rescue scam investigations

    • Down payment assistance fraud investigations

    • Notary fraud investigations

    • Reverse mortgage fraud investigations

  • 02 · Title, Deed, and Closing Fraud

    • Deed and title fraud investigations

    • Chain of title and missing heir investigations

    • Adverse possession investigations

    • Boundary, easement, and encroachment investigations

    • Elderly homeowner deed exploitation investigations

  • 03 · Wire Fraud and BEC

    • Real estate BEC and wire diversion investigations

    • Escrow theft investigations

  • 04 · Commercial Real Estate Fraud

    • Rent roll fraud and fabricated tenant investigations

    • NOI (Net Operating Income) manipulation investigations

    • CMBS and commercial loan fraud investigations

    • Letter-of-intent (LOI) fraud investigations

  • 05 · Real Estate Investment and Syndication Fraud

    • Real estate Ponzi scheme investigations

    • Real estate crowdfunding platform fraud investigations

    • Real estate syndication fraud investigations

    • 1031 exchange and qualified intermediary fraud investigations

    • Opportunity Zone fraud investigations

  • 06 · Landlord/Tenant

    • Tenant background investigations

    • Diplomatic and PEP tenant vetting investigations

    • Emotional support animal (ESA) and assistance animal fraud investigations

    • Section 8 tenant-side fraud investigations

    • Squatter investigations

    • Unauthorized subletting investigations

    • Tenant harassment investigations (both directions)

  • 07 · HOA, Condo, and Co-op Association

    • HOA/COA/co-op board embezzlement investigations

    • HOA election fraud investigations

    • Developer-to-owner turnover fraud investigations

  • 08 · Property Management

    • Property management company embezzlement investigations

    • Rent skimming investigations

    • Maintenance and repair kickback investigations

    • Security deposit theft investigations

  • 09 · Brokerage and Agent Misconduct

    • Real estate agent misconduct investigations

    • Commission and referral fraud investigations

    • Undisclosed dual agency investigations

    • Steering and blockbusting investigations

    • Fair housing paired-tester investigations

    • Fake listing investigations

    • Off-market deal and pocket listing misconduct investigations

  • 10 · Foreign Buyer, AML, and Beneficial Ownership

    • Beneficial ownership tracing on foreign real estate buyers

    • FinCEN Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) internal compliance investigations

    • OFAC compliance investigations on real estate transactions

  • 11 · Insurance and Claims — Owner Side Only

    • Premises liability and foreseeability defense investigations

  • 12 · Development-Adjacent — Real Estate Side

    • Developer principal reputational diligence investigations

    • Buyer deposit fraud investigations

    • LIHTC and affordable housing tax credit fraud investigations

    • FEMA rebuild fraud investigations

    • Corrupt building inspector civil investigations

  • 13 · Estate, Probate, and Elder — Real Estate-Adjacent

    • Contested will and probate real estate investigations

    • Fraudulent conveyance investigations

    • Undue influence investigations (real estate context)

    • Guardianship and conservatorship real estate fraud investigations

  • 14 · Foreclosure and Distressed

    • Bankruptcy hidden asset investigations

    • Distressed property and REO fraud investigations

    • Note holder and mortgage investor investigations

  • 15 · REIT and Public Company — Real-Estate-Specific Only

    • REIT insider trading and MNPI investigations

  • 16 · IP, Insider Threat, and Broker Departure

    • Departing broker book-of-business theft investigations

    • Real estate trade secret theft investigations

    • Real estate non-compete enforcement investigations

  • 17 · M&A, PE, and Reputational Diligence

    • Brokerage acquisition diligence investigations

    • Property management company acquisition diligence investigations

    • REIT and real estate PE target diligence investigations

    • Real estate technology and PropTech acquisition diligence investigations

  • 18 · Security and Physical — Real-Estate-Specific Only

    • VIP tenant and residential principal protective intelligence investigations

    • Luxury tower stalker investigations

    • Building security incident investigations

    • Package theft ring investigations (multifamily)

    • Building service staff theft investigations

  • 19 · Litigation Support

    • Foreclosure defense investigations

    • Landlord-tenant litigation fact investigation

    • Real estate expert witness sourcing

    • Real estate class action defense fact investigations

    • Real estate contract dispute investigations

    • Real estate insurance recovery litigation support investigations

    • Real estate wrongful death defense investigations

  • 20 · Corporate Internal Fraud

    • Real estate company employee embezzlement investigations

    • Real estate expense and T&E fraud investigations

    • Real estate ghost employee and payroll fraud investigations

    • Real estate vendor kickback investigations

    • Real estate fictitious vendor and duplicate invoicing investigations

    • Real estate fleet vehicle and fuel card abuse investigations

  • 21 · HR and Workplace

    • Real estate sexual harassment and workplace misconduct investigations

    • Real estate workplace violence and threat assessments

    • Real estate discrimination and EEOC investigations

    • Real estate substance abuse and impairment investigations

    • Real estate FMLA, ADA, and disability fraud investigations

    • Real estate union organizing countermeasures investigations

    • Real estate contractor misclassification defense investigations

  • 22 · Executive Protection

    • Real estate executive protection investigations

    • Real estate family protective intelligence investigations

    • Real estate agent safety and showing security investigations

  • 23 · Cybersecurity

    • Real estate BEC recovery investigations

    • Real estate ransomware response investigations

    • MLS and brokerage data breach investigations

    • Property management system (PMS) and transaction management system (TMS) cyber attack investigations

  • 24 · Activist Investor and Short-Seller

    • Real estate activist investor and short-seller defense investigations

  • 25 · ADA

    • Real estate ADA and accessibility investigations

  • 26 · Cargo

    • Real estate development materials cargo theft investigations

  • 27 · Vacation Rental and STR-Specific

    • STR guest damage claim investigations

    • HOA STR rule violation investigations

  • 28 · FCPA and International — Real Estate

    • Real estate FCPA investigations

    • International real estate counterparty diligence investigations

  • 29 · Sanctions — Real-Estate-Specific

    • Russian oligarch and sanctioned individual real estate holdings investigations

  • 30 · Modern Misconduct

    • AI-generated fake listing and impersonation investigations

    • Deepfake real estate agent and buyer impersonation investigations

    • Real estate crypto payment and fraud investigations

  • 31 · Elder Financial Exploitation

    • Elder real estate financial exploitation investigations

  • 32 · Reputational Defense

    • Real estate reputational defense investigations

  • 33 · Property Tax and Assessment Fraud

    • Property tax assessment fraud investigations

    • Property tax appeal misconduct investigations

  • 34 · Historic Preservation

    • Historic preservation certification fraud investigations

  • 35 · Foreign Investment and CFIUS

    • CFIUS-adjacent real estate investigations

  • 36 · Zoning and Land Use

    • Zoning bribery and land-use corruption civil investigations

    • Illegal short-term rental operation investigations

  • 37 · Additional Cross-Sector Items

    • Real estate deed fraud in bankruptcy investigations

    • Real estate closing document authentication investigations

ADJACENT COVERAGE

Where Real Estate Meets the Rest of the Catalog

Real estate investigations frequently cross into banking, healthcare, insurance, entertainment, utilities, estate, and probate matters. The following volumes identify where investigators should look first when a real estate matter involves an adjacent sector.

Volume II · Banking

Wire diversion recovery, mortgage fraud coordination with lender fraud desks, and correspondent-banking mule chains

Volume VII · Healthcare

Senior and elder property exploitation matters intersecting with medical decision-making and capacity questions

Volume XV · Insurance

Title E&O, developer builders-risk, mortgage impairment, and cyber coverage tender

Volume XVIII · Entertainment

Celebrity and high-profile-owner residential matters and publicity-exposure overlays

Volume XX · Utilities

Property-based utility fraud, meter tampering, and developer utility disputes

Volume XXVI · Estate and Probate

Inherited-property disputes, deceased-owner deed exploitation, and missing-heir workups

SUBSCRIBER ACCESS AND DELIVERY

What Ships & How

Two Documents Per Case Request

Operational Playbook

The doctrinal chapter: case overview, business and practice framework, investigative blueprint with step cards covering purpose, actions, output, restrictions, and gates, evidence considerations, interview strategy, report considerations, common mistakes, a tabletop exercise with worked answers, closing take, and the case-specific Client Communication Pack of email templates for every touchpoint from proposal through invoicing.

TALON Brief

The actor model for the case typology, the artifact map, and the reverse-trace sequence. This is the doctrine layer that tells the investigator not just what to do, but why those steps in that order, grounded in how actors in that typology actually operate.

Universal Forms

25 universal forms are provided separately as a one-time subscriber download.

Delivery Framework

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Monthly reports → scheduled delivery

Quarterly report → scheduled delivery

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