With real estate prices on the rise across Wake County and the region of the Research Triangle of Raleigh-Cary-Durham, mortgage lenders and banks that have been carrying so-called ‘shadow inventory’ since the end of the Great Recession have ramped up …
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Scam artists are nothing new, but there are plenty of reasons to predict there will even more of them due to tough economic times. While they tend to prey on the elderly, anyone who is not cautious and informed is a potential victim. Your best defense is a skeptical mind and knowing what to look out for when you hear that offer that’s “too good to refuse.” Here are some of the most popular, and costly, home improvement scams.