FinCEN Requests Comments on Proposed Form for Compliance with Residential Real Estate Rule
WASHINGTON – RealEstateRama – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning the form that select real estate professionals will use to report information about certain residential real estate transfers under the Residential Real Estate Rule. This notice gives the public an opportunity to comment on the reporting form, as well as FinCEN’s estimate of the burden involved in the reporting process.
The Residential Real Estate Rule, which will be effective on December 1, 2025, requires select real estate professionals to submit reports and keep records about certain high-risk, non-financed transfers of residential real property to specified legal entities and trusts. This data will support the U.S. Department of the Treasury, law enforcement, and national security agencies in addressing illicit finance vulnerabilities in the U.S. residential real estate sector. It will also help curtail bad actors’ ability to use American residential real estate as a tool to anonymously launder and store illicit funds, which distorts housing prices and threatens U.S. economic and national security.
FinCEN invites all interested parties to comment on the proposed information collection. Comments must be received on or before January 13, 2025.
Notice: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Real Estate Reports
