Money Laundering in the Real Estate Sector: Suspicious Properties - Couverture rigide

Unger, Brigitte; Ferwerda, Joras

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1849801266 ISBN 13 : 9781849801263

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

In many countries, the real estate sector is vulnerable to money laundering due to a high number of factors including; the high value of assets, price fluctuations and speculation within the market, difficulties in assessing the true value of a house, and the fact that the legal owner is not necessarily the economic owner. In this book, the authors identify a total of 25 characteristics which render a property susceptible to money laundering. The more such characteristics a property exhibits, the more suspicious it becomes. The authors also discover that some of these characteristics weigh heavier than others. Combining economic, econometric and criminological analysis, this multidisciplinary approach shows how to detect criminal investment in the real estate sector.

This well-researched book will appeal to government authorities responsible for combating money laundering, international organizations such as the IMF, the UN, the Worldbank and the EU, as well as financial intelligence units in all countries. Real estate associations, real estate research centers, criminologists and economists will also find this book invaluable.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Brigitte Unger, Utrecht University School of Economics, the Netherlands and former Director, Institute of Economic and Social Research WSI in Dusseldorf, Germany and Joras Ferwerda, PHD Candidate, Utrecht University School of Economics, the Netherlands

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1849801266
• ISBN 13: 9781849801263
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible