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Real-estate broker AML, customer due diligence and records

Real-estate businesses are subject to customer identification, beneficial-owner, source-of-funds, sanctions, suspicious-transaction and record-keeping obligations. The depth depends on risk and transaction facts.

Reviewed by Rapid Deals: 6 Aug 2026Next scheduled review: 6 Oct 2026Level: regulated
What this means in practice

Apply the framework to the real facts.

Collect only the necessary documents through secure channels, verify authority and escalate unusual payment or ownership arrangements to compliance.

What to check

  • Customer and beneficial owner
  • Transaction purpose
  • Source of funds
  • Sanctions and risk indicators
  • Third-party payments
  • Secure record retention

Common mistakes

  • Accepting documents through uncontrolled personal devices
  • Ignoring inconsistent payer names
  • Telling a client how to avoid compliance checks
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