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Prosecutor pushes for more LLC transparency
By Georgia Kromrei | February 09, 2021 01:30PM
A month after a federal law required more transparency on real estate transactions, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance wants it expanded. Vance is requesting the Treasury Department mandate more reporting from special purpose entities...
Prosecutor pushes for more LLC transparency
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The rise of the anonymous LLC
By Will Parker | Research By Yoryi DeLaRosa, Adam Pincus and Ashley McHugh | April 03, 2020 10:30AM
For more than four years, nobody knew who bought the only $100 million apartment in Manhattan. Real estate agents and architects who worked with the buyer were all sworn to secrecy, according to the...
The rise of the anonymous LLC
Regulators quietly change stance on condos in LLC law
By Sylvia Varnham O'Regan | November 07, 2019 04:30PM
A state law prohibiting anonymous property ownership through LLCs has been quietly altered after pushback from the industry. The...
Regulators quietly change stance on condos in LLC law
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Special Report: Inside the title insurance cartel
By E.B. Solomont | August 06, 2019 06:00PM
This story, from our archives, was first published in March 2016. TRD Special Report: On December 10, 2013, regulators...
Special Report: Inside the title insurance cartel
The Real Deal’s April issue is now available to all subscribers
By TRD Staff | April 01, 2019 01:00PM
The Real Deal’s April issue is now live, and digital subscribers to TRD are getting the first look at...
The Real Deal’s April issue is now available to all subscribers
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New Russia sanctions bill targets LLCs in real estate, again
TRD Staff | February 15, 2019 02:30PM
The “sanctions bill from hell” is back from the dead. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (SC) and Democratic Senator Bob...
New Russia sanctions bill targets LLCs in real estate, again
Buyers using an LLC might get a tax break — if they can prove safety concerns
TRD Staff | January 30, 2019 10:00AM
New Yorkers who buy property under an LLC for security reasons might be eligible for a tax break. The...
Buyers using an LLC might get a tax break — if they can prove safety concerns
This congresswoman is working on a bill to target LLCs in real estate
TRD Staff | January 23, 2019 08:30AM
A new bill may go after LLCs in real estate. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney said she’s hoping to introduce a...
This congresswoman is working on a bill to target LLCs in real estate
Democrats have said they support closing the LLC loophole for years. Will they actually do it?
TRD Staff | November 23, 2018 03:30PM
With Democrats now fully in control of New York’s state government, their constituents should soon find out whether all of those promises to close...
Democrats have said they support closing the LLC loophole for years. Will they actually do it?
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Meet the little Williamsburg building that’s home to over 1,000 LLCs
By Ariel Stulberg and Kyna Doles | November 08, 2018 10:45AM
At first glance it seems like one nondescript building among scores in South Williamsburg, a three-story brown-brick property housing...
Meet the little Williamsburg building that’s home to over 1,000 LLCs
