Federal Government Intervention in Residential Real Estate Transactions

Part I of this most timely program will address Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders and the related reporting requirements implemented as part of the Treasury Department's anti-money laundering efforts for entity buyers of residential real estate which do not obtain conventional financing.

Part II will explore the Justice Department’s antitrust case against the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and the civil outgrowth of the NAR case in the plethora of civil lawsuits which together are changing the commission structure and advertising of commissions throughout the country for residential transactions.