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This Week in the Title Underground (8-March-2026)
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🎓🐐KB Updates: FinCEN Real Estate Reporting: The Comprehensive Guide for Title Agents
🌍 Foreign Tax CPA: The IRS Just Crashed Your Funeral: Why Selling US Property from a Foreign Estate Is Taxed Twice🏠
🦅FinCEN Report: 🎥 The Purpose Behind the FinCEN Residential Real Estate Rule
📄 The Legal Authorities Governing Condominium Associations in New Jersey
🎓 Endorsements with a Digital Twist (MS) (CE) ($)
📄 The Ultimate Guide to HOA Estoppels for Title and Escrow [2026 edition]
🎥The $400,000 Lesson: Why Every Signature Matters in Real Estate
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🎥 Title Litigation Explained: Risks, Rulings and Real world Impact
📄 Outdated state titling laws block manufactured home buyers
📄Puerto Rican Privacy Groups File Lawsuit to Block FinCEN’s Anti-Money Laundering Rule
🎥 Injunction Probabilities & FinCEN Reporting: Stay Compliant Amid Legal Challenges
📄 As Investor Ban Advances, Lawmakers Grapple With Defining ‘Large’
⚖️Regulatory & Policy Updates
National
📰 FHA, VA, Ginnie Mae outline 2026 housing policy and regulatory priorities
Frank Cassidy (FHA) emphasized streamlining the FHA loan process and reducing bureaucratic barriers, aiming for a more efficient operation
Joseph Gormley (Ginnie Mae) highlighted the importance of affordability, particularly for first-time homebuyers, and announced a shift to daily reporting of liquidation events to enhance operational resiliency.
Patrick Zondervan (VA) outlined the implementation of a partial claims program for distressed borrowers and emphasized veteran education on home loan benefits and financial literacy.
📰 HUD Proposes Ending Prorated Housing Assistance for Mixed Immigration Status Families
📰 State attorneys general oppose HUD proposal to rescind discriminatory effects standard
📰 Senate Democrats propose bill targeting corporate homeowner tax breaks
State Regulatory Changes
📰 Beginning April 1, 2026, new resident Georgia license applications must be submitted directly through the state licensing system.
📰 Effective March 12, 2026, Colorado will no longer offer the firm type “Sole Proprietor” as an option for Business Entities during electronic license applications. Colorado will only allow the following business types to be processed electronically:CorporationPartnershipLimited Liability Company (LLC) Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
📰 Wyoming Adds Rhode Island to Accepted DHS
Effective March 12, 2026, Wyoming will add Rhode Island to the list of accepted Designated Home States (DHS). Listed below is the current list of DHS: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia
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