🐐Title Underground: The FinCEN Responsibility Test; Settlement Software, Simplified & More 21-September-2025
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📜Educational Resources
📄Why Ownership Records at the Appraisal Districts in Texas Don’t Matter
🎥 Understanding the Legal Hurdles in Real Estate After a Fire
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🕵️♂️Underworld Intel
📄Seller Concessions Have Surged Over the Last 5 Years. Here Are 2 Explanations.
📰Chinese Companies Buying Up Land Across New Hampshire Under Scrutiny
📄Virginia insurance commissioner issues warning regarding AOLs
📰44 Out of 50 Metro Areas Flashing Warnings About a Housing Price Crash
🎥What is holding up AI adoption for compliance in U.S. Banks?
🎥DOGE seizure of USIP headquarters raises property rights questions
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⚖️Regulatory & Policy Updates
National
📰Bipartisan House bill would strengthen HUD’s grip on manufactured housing standards
📰ALTA Warns Court That FinCEN AML Rule Imposes Burden on Small Business
📰How a National Housing Emergency Could Open More Doors for First-Time Buyers
📰Trump May Declare a National Housing Emergency: What to Know
📰Five Ways Potential Federal Reserve Rate Cuts Could Impact the Housing Market
State Regulatory Changes
📰Texas bill targets deed fraud, but expert points to online loopholes (bill)
📰Are buyer-specific CIC resale certificates still required in Virginia?
📰Massachusetts Bill H.1099: An Act to reform title insurance is in Committee (Summary)
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🤖PropTech, Cyber Security & Fraud
📰New Tool: FINCen Real Estate Report Claims Filing with Their Tool Will Only Take 5 Minutes
🎥🔒Closinglock Discusses The Reality of Real Estate Fraud in 2025 that the FBI's IC3 isn't Reporting
📄The Heartwarming Tale of a Single Mother’s Struggle Against Wire Fraud
📄The Ultimate Guide to Title Company & Settlement Services Software
📰Crittora launches secure real estate document delivery tool
📄ChatGPT didn't just change tech. It accidentally created America's latest real estate boom.
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