Renting an apartment or a single-family home may seem easier than buying one, especially as so much of the process is now streamlined online. Easier, however, isn't always safer. More than 43 percent ...

"I emailed, no response. I emailed again, no response." ...

The goal is to get you to pay a rental application fee and/or security deposit without showing you the apartment. Kevin ...

Scammers often target house hunters, perceiving them to be easy targets because they are particularly eager for deals, given how large a share of one's income is allocated toward purchasing a home. In ...

Summer travel season is here, and scammers are out in full force to steal our joy (and our money) through a variety of scams claiming to be related to VRBO (Vacation Rental Book Online) and Airbnb.

Rental scams are prevalent on Facebook and Craigslist, prompting a local real estate expert to take action. Experts say one ...

It is July and many of us are happily looking forward to the summer vacations that we look forward to all year, however, scammers are looking forward to scamming us with a variety of scams that can ...

PADUCAH, Ky. (WSIL) -- Authorities in McCracken County are informing the public of a scam going around on Facebook Marketplace involving a house rental. The McCracken County Sheriff's Office said on ...

Scams are increasing as more people in the Valley turn to renting, priced out of the housing market. And with that, scams are growing too, according to state Attorney General Kris Mayes, who last week ...

A tight housing market with low vacancy rates and rising rental costs means more tenants may be looking for a new address this fall. Rental scammers hoping to capitalize on those conditions have ...

Scams can ruin any festivity but what's worse is when they potentially ruin a little kid's party. A Central Florida rental business says they took to social media after one too many customers called ...