SHERIDAN — Within the last month, the Sheridan Police Department received a report that a local homeowner — someone who was not selling their home — found a fraudulent listing online featuring their house.
As the nation continues to face a housing shortage in which experts estimate the United States has 3.8 million fewer homes than Americans need, demand continues to outpace housing supply in all states. That has created an opening for housing and rental scams, which have risen alongside the housing crisis.