Client Alerts  - Real Estate October 23, 2025

New Reporting Obligations for Certain Non-Financed Transfers of Residential Real Estate to Legal Entities or Trusts

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Certain Real Estate Transactions Must Be Reported to FINCEN Beginning March 1, 2026

Originally scheduled for December 1, 2025, the start date for certain professionals involved in real estate closing and settlements to submit reports to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN) regarding certain non-finance transfers of residential real estate to legal entities or trusts (“transferees”) has been delayed to March 1, 2026.

Typically, the reporting obligation will be on title companies, but clients will have to be involved in gathering the information that the title companies will need to include in their report, which consists of:

  • Total consideration and information about any payments made by the transferees.
  • The identity of the reporting party.
  • The real property.
  • The transferor, the transferees and the individuals representing them.
  • The beneficial owners of the transferee entity or transferee trust, including their name, date of birth, residential address, citizenship and taxpayer ID.

Any non-financed transfers of residential real estate not subject to exemption must be reported.

Additional Assistance

For more information, please contact a member of our Real Estate Industry Team or the Phillips Lytle attorney with whom you have a relationship.

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