NJ needs stronger safeguards against real-estate scam, state watchdog says

By: Elise Young

Outlets: NJ Spotlight

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 539

Last Updated: 4 days, 9 hours ago

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People in New Jersey are increasingly falling victim to a real-estate scam called deed theft, and several laws proposed in the Legislature offer incomplete protection, according to a nearly yearlong inquiry by the State Commission of Investigation.

An 85-page report issued Thursday reinforced a nationwide warning from the FBI in 2024 that said fraudsters are “impersonating the true owners of real property, wresting away control, transferring title, and recording the deed to those properties in …

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