Obliged Entities in Real Estate
As a Real Estate Agent, you really want to read this entire article! Don't get caught in ' I didn't know'...
Suspicious Activity Reports
Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR): The Frontline Defence Against Financial Crime in Real EstateFinancial crime does not announce itself. It hides in plain sight — disguised as routine transactions, le...
AML Regulations Around the World
Different Regions, One Goal — and a Decade of Change Compressed Into Two Years
AML is not (just) KYC
AML is not KYC. And that difference is where most real estate professionals get caught out.
Know Your Transaction
When you say AML, most people think KYC. Some people know it's also KYB. But hardly any real estate professional knows it's also KYT.
Ultimate Beneficial Ownership
The Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) problem: in today's regulatory environment, ignorance is no longer a defensible position.
The clock is ticking
Surprises in this context really aren't recommended. Knowing and acting now are the only way to avoid them.
What Is a SAR
Learn what a SAR is, what triggers it in the specific context of real estate transactions, what the AMLR requires of professionals before and after filing, what legal protections apply, and how Immosu...
Sharing Client data and KYC: what is allowed and what is not
In multi-party real estate transactions — where agents, developers, lawyers, and notaries each carry independent Anti-Money Laundering obligations — a question of growing practical urgency concerns th...
AMLR vs. AMLD6: What Every Real Estate Business in Europe Must Do
The EU´s approach to fighting financial crime is being fundamentally rebuilt. For real estate professionals, that rebuild carries a clear message: the era of inconsistent, locally interpreted AML comp...
The Risk Is Not the Client. The Risk Is the Process.
This Governance Problem every Real Estate Business must confront before AMLR is enforced in 2027.
15 most asked questions and answers
Here you find plain language answers to the most frequently asked questions surrounding the Anti-Money Laundering obligations for Real Estate businesses. For many real estate professionals, there's st...
Understanding UBO in AML
Who really owns the property? The UBO problem Real Estate Professionals can no longer ignoreReal estate has always been a favoured vehicle for concealing wealth. A shell company purchases a luxury apa...
KNOWLEDGE IS NOT OPTIONAL
FATF (Global), AMLA, and the Regulatory Architecture Every European Real Estate Business Must MasterWhy understanding the global standards framework is no longer optional — and why waiting is the most...
THE TIME IS NOW
The European real estate sector has carried formal anti-money laundering (AML) obligations since December 2001. Yet for over two decades, enforcement has been fragmented, national in scope, and incons...
GIPE AML Webinar
Educational webinar addressing AML compliance requirements for Real Estate professionals. An AI transcription summary and full presentation download are available.