Print it, save it, hand it to someone.
Every document below is a PDF. No email address, no account, and no agent branding — these are the public versions. Each carries a revision number so you can tell whether the copy you have is current.
Fraud Awareness Notice
This notice supplements existing wire fraud advisories by providing clear, real-time safety rules for consumers who are contacted about moving or wiring money during a real estate transaction.
After You Close
What starts arriving once a sale hits public record, in the order it tends to show up — and the two free protections to switch on now.
Three Questions to Ask Any Agent
Ninety seconds of questions before you sign a listing agreement or a buyer representation agreement.
The First 72 Hours
What to do when money has already moved. Who to call, in what order, and what to write down.
The downloadable notices carry no agent or brokerage branding. A real estate agent can send you a version with their name on it at the start of a transaction, and can confirm you received it. Revision numbers use the format YYMM-NN (year, month, revision) and are bumped whenever a document is updated — check the footer of your printed copy against this page. The full consumer guide lives at homefrauddefense.org/homeowner.
Arizona residents: a dedicated free Arizona guide, including county title-alert enrollment, lives at homefrauddefense.org/arizona.
Content reviewed August 2026. Documents are reviewed and updated as fraud information changes.