The U.S. is the top country for real estate money laundering schemes, according to the Financial Secrecy Index. 
Compiled by UK-based independent organization Tax Justice Network, the index ranks countries by how complicit they are in helping criminals hide money in real estate investments.
The indicator ranks 141 countries. In addition to the Financial Secrecy Index, the organization published a Real Estate Secrecy Index based on three factors. 
One factor is whether real estate ownership information is easy to access publicly online. Another is whether the government can access records of real estate ownership through centralized and online systems. The third is whether…