The New FinCEN Real Estate Reporting Rule: What Estate Planners Need to Know
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN’s) final rule, “Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers,” took effect March 1, 2026. This rule imposes new nationwide reporting requirements on nonfinanced transfers of residential real estate to a transferee entity or a transferee trust in the United States.
On March 19, 2026, a federal district court vacated the rule and FinCEN is not currently requiring real estate reports to be filed. However, there is a possibility that the court could be reversed and reporting requirements could go back into effect.
In this webinar, presenter Gary L. Fletcher, Esq., will provide estate planning professionals with crucial information about the rule, including the following:
- the goals of the rule
- the definition of residential real property
- what amounts to a reportable transfer under the rule
- which transfers are exempt from reporting obligations
- who is a reporting person
- the reporting cascade
- what must be included in the report
- reporting deadlines
- penalties for noncompliance
Presented by: Gary L. Fletcher
CLE: 1.0 General credit
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