From the February issue: For years, wealthy buyers of Manhattan real estate have gone to great lengths to remain anonymous. But last month, the U.S. Treasury Department sent a chill through the New York luxury real estate world when it announced that it would require hidden buyers of high-priced properties to reveal themselves.

The new rule — which will be piloted in Manhattan and Miami-Dade County between March and August — is aimed squarely at uncovering money laundering in two markets that have been propped up by foreign investors. [more]

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