🐐Title Underground: FIRPTA News, Fraud Prevention, AI Uses, Oh My! 2-Feb-2025
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🎉 Welcome to Our New Elite Sponsor: Foreign Tax CPA! 🎉
We're thrilled to announce that Foreign Tax CPA has joined the Wicked Title Forum Community as an elite sponsor! 🙌
Foreign Tax CPA is here to support title agents and real estate professionals in tackling the complexities of FIRPTA compliance with ease and confidence. From FIRPTA withholding and IRS filings to ITIN applications and expert tax consulting, their seasoned team is your go-to resource for navigating real estate transactions involving foreign sellers.
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Foreign Tax CPA will be sharing valuable insights, tips, and resources right in our private community to help you:
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Let’s give a warm welcome to Foreign Tax CPA! 🌟 Feel free to drop a comment or tag them with your FIRPTA questions. Together, we’re making the title industry stronger and more connected!
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Wicked Insights: Crowd-Sourced Solutions
AI has been big news this week - bigger than usual - because Chinese startup DeepSeek unveiled an AI model that rivals leading U.S. technologies but operates with significantly fewer resources. (More on that here 🪄DeepSeek's Disruptive Emergence)
With this major shake-up in the tech world this week, once again, we're seeing an up-tick in questions like this…
Question: How are title companies and real estate professionals using AI to improve efficiency? Are there any tools or plugins that are particularly helpful?
Here are the Top 10 Ways Title Agents said They are Utilizing AI:
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I took a deep dive on this topic researching the vendors and solutions available. On February 5th, I will publish the most comprehensive guide available: "Comprehensive Guide on the Use and Application of AI in the Title Industry: An Evolving Conversation." Keep your eyes peeled! If you don’t want to miss a thing, become a paid subscriber today.
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