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Buying into AML risks in real estate

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Key Takeaways Real estate markets are vulnerable to money laundering and fraud because of their transaction size and appreciation over time. The real estate market is enticing to more than just new homeowners or investors. Real estate market AML risks Real estate is a proven, traditional, and well-established marketplace.

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Rinse Clothing Service Raises $14M To Expand To Boston, Chicago And Beyond

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Rinse has a solution for both, and thanks to a $14 million Series B funding round led by Partech, it’s taking that solution to two new cities: Boston and Chicago. The $14 million of funding Rinse recently secured will not be going into the company’s tech as much as into building out its team as it looks to launch in new markets.

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Real Estate Money Laundering An Increasing Focus Of Governments

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Brigitte Unger, a professor at the Univerity of Utrecht in the Netherlands, is part of a fact-finding panel for Canada’s British Columbia on how to handle the increase of untraceable real estate purchases in Vancouver that are tied to crime syndicates and market abuse. Money laundering through real estate is about $1.6 As for the U.K.,

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Big Brick-And-Mortars Double Down On Same-Day Delivery

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However, of late, its expansion has been rapid, and it is now in 17 major metro markets. Best Buy has also recently added NYC, as well as Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington, D.C. Baltimore markets. All could use a boost. percent.

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Wayfair Launches Real-Time Delivery Tracking

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Currently available in 10 retail markets — including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York City and San Francisco, among others — Chain Store Age reports the new feature will “transform what is considered a time-consuming, even frustrating, process.”

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Helping Homeowners Access Home Equity Without Debt

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” Unison offers them that access point at a time when the product they offer has become particularly relevant to the market’s needs. ” Unison offers them that access point at a time when the product they offer has become particularly relevant to the market’s needs. Alleviating The Pressures Of The Present .

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Lowes And b8ta Collaborate On Smart-Home Shopping

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markets, including New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Philadelphia, Boston, Miami, Tampa, Raleigh, Charlotte and Washington, D.C. Smart Home powered by b8ta is available in select major U.S.