Impact of Money Laundering on Real Estate Prices: Insights from the University of Trier Study

A better fight against money laundering would also benefit property buyers, according to a study by the University of Trier. This shows for the first time a connection between increased money laundering activities and rising real estate prices.

Impact of Money Laundering on Real Estate Prices: Insights from the University of Trier Study

A study from the University of Trier reveals that combating money laundering can lead to financial benefits for real estate buyers. It establishes a link between increased money laundering incidents and rising property prices in Germany’s major cities. A 10% reduction in money laundering could lower property prices by 1.9%. Despite new regulations, the real […]

Germany has long been considered a money laundering paradise among professionals. Every year billions of dollars are washed over real estate. As a study now shows, this also drives real estate prices in the country.

On 26 February, the Government of the province of Santa Fe, through the Provincial Tax Administration (API), made it possible to accede to the System of Regularization of Assets, as provided for in Law 27.743 and regulated by the former Federal Administration of Public Revenues (AFIP), currently the Agency for Revenue and Customs Control (ARCA). In only ten working days, 97 accessions to the so-called money laundering were registered in the prov…