What You Need to Know About the FinCEN Residential Real Estate Rule
Holland & Knight Webinar
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) Residential Real Estate Rule comes into effect on March 1, 2026. It will require certain professionals involved in real estate closings and settlements to submit reports to FinCEN regarding certain non-financed transfers of residential real estate to legal entities or trusts. FinCEN is requiring this report because entities and trusts to purchase residential property can be used for money laundering, which can distort markets and disadvantage legitimate buyers and sellers.
Topics include:
- What constitutes a reportable transfer of residential real property?
- What are the exemptions from filing a real estate report?
- Who is required to file the real estate report?
- When must the real estate report be filed?
- What types of information are reported in a real estate report?
- How should the reporting person gather the required information?
- What records must be maintained and by whom?
- What are the penalties for noncompliance?
- Who has access to the real estate report?
- What are the implications for attorneys?
- Latest developments and Q&A
RSVP to reserve your spot at this important event on a topic that will have significant impacts on professionals across the fields of real estate, private wealth planning and tax planning. This session is designed to provide actionable insights for practitioners navigating the complexities of these interconnected domains.
Panelists:
Alan Winston Granwell | Of Counsel, Washington, D.C.
Jonathan N. Halpern | Partner, New York
Michael J.A. Karlin | Partner, Century City
Michael C. Titens | Partner, Dallas
Stuart M. Saft | Partner, New York and West Palm Beach
Continuing Legal Education (CLE):
Please note: After completion of the program, Holland & Knight (and its CLE administration partner, CEU Institute) will apply for CLE credit based on attendee requests. Some programs may not be awarded CLE credits because of content or jurisdictional restrictions. Please be aware that the CLE approval process can be lengthy in some jurisdictions. For New York attorneys, this program's format qualifies for CLE for transitional (newly admitted) and experienced attorneys.