[betwixthewires]

Well obviously there's going to be a level of trust seeing as recourse is narrower, just like any black market transaction. Maybe even some possibility of extralegal recourse. But people can and therefore will do it.

[lottin]

Not really, nobody buys a house in the black market.

[betwixthewires]

In India the vast majority of property transfers are off book.

[rodolphoarruda]

I thought so. Some commentators here are a bit dislocated from regional realities.