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• 🌍 Foreign Tax CPA: IRS Shutdown: What It Means for FIRPTA Processing and Real Estate Closings

• 🎙️Unlocking Opportunities: The Power of Novations in Real Estate

• 📄Pretend Sales to Circumvent Homestead Protection in Texas

• 📄Common Title Issues in Florida

• 🎥 What Information is Collected for FinCEN Reporting?

• 🎥 Explore the complex and often misunderstood topic of “Water Rights”

• 📄Title and Settlement Companies Face Substantial Cost to Comply With FinCEN’s AML Real Estate Rule

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🕵️‍♂️Underworld Intel

• 🐐🎥How Should Title Agents Handle Requests for Last Minute Settlements

• 🎥🔒How Are Digital Payments More Secure Than Wire Transfers?

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• 📄New Title Company, Attorneys Title, Launches to Serve Attorneys and High-Value Real Estate Transactions

• 📄Could FinCEN GTO Lawsuits by Money Services Businesses Provide Hope and Relief for Title Agents

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⚖️Regulatory & Policy Updates

National

• 🐐🚨 The FinCEN Rule Delayed! What Changed, Why It Matters, and How to Actually Get Ready

• 📰Could Merging Fannie and Freddie Be Hazardous to Housing Finance?

• 📰Trump admin looks at deep cuts to homeless housing program

• 📰Coalition of House Members Look to Protect Fair Housing Programs

State Regulatory Changes

• 🎥 New Texas Laws September 1 2025: Real Estate, Property Taxes & Deed Fraud Changes Explained

• 🎥 Recent case involving “The Builder’s Remedy”; a legal tool reshaping California’s housing landscape

💸Business Growth & Operations

• 📄Turning Followers into Clients: Social Media Lead Generation for Title Agents

• 🎥Service That Sticks: Brenda Nelson on Creating Memorable Customer Experiences

• 📄Lessons in Leadership from Maker’s Mark: What Title Insurance Can Learn from Bourbon

• 📄Are Non-Competes Binding on Lawyers in Texas?

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