- Healthcare Headaches
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During fourth quarter 2011, real estate investment analysts predicted that demand for medical office buildings and healthcare facilities would continue to be strong over the next decade, due in part to high demand for healthcare services. While demand for healthcare
- Negotiating Finesse
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The year is coming to a close. Now is the time to consider charitable donations for today and tomorrow.
Individuals may think about what charities have made a difference in
their lives. Or ask themselves what legacy they want to create. Now
Alfred Nobel is not remembered as a cannon manufacturer but for funding
the prestigious Nobel Prizes.
- Commercial Calculations
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Rent, operating expenses, tax obligations, and several other economic matters are tied to the square footage of leased premises. Generally speaking, a higher square footage yields higher rent and other payments for the leased premises. Therefore, landlords and tenants often
- Use a Lifeline
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Mired in a difficult market, real estate agents, brokers, and property managers are encountering adversarial situations and hostile clients. When deals don’t work out as hoped, buyers and sellers look for someone to blame. Increasingly, they are finding fault with
- Gov’t Issues
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You are an investor who has just snapped up a distressed property that includes a lease with the federal government. In the best scenario, you gain a desirable tenant with a long term lease, and the U.S. General Services Administration
- Anchors Away
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- Series LLCs
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Utilizing this structure partitions risk.
A series limited liability company is an entity structure that allows for the formation of multiple segregated LLCs, known as “series,” under the umbrella of a single “master” or traditional LLC. In 1996, Delaware became the first state to enact a series LLC statute.
- Environmentally Unfriendly
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Michigan aims to tackle complications associated with vapor intrusion and emerging chemicals.
- Retail Tenant Bankruptcies
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Despite a strengthening economy, the retail sector continues to face challenges. Since late 2014, several prominent retailers — including Brookstone, Coldwater Creek, Loehmann’s, Crumbs Bake Shop, Wet Seal, and most recently, Radio Shack — filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. While
- Proactive Profitability
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The bad news is that investment property costs increased when taxes increased in January. Interest rates have also increased. The good news is that savvy landlords can take proactive measures to improve the bottom line now and in the upcoming
- Practice Due Decency
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Your mother always told you to be a good person, but was her concern your values or your business prospects? Decency during business negotiations may be the right thing to do, but it can also further personal relationships that create
- TIC 2.0
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As the markets continue their recovery in 2013 and beyond, investors face a more challenging tax environment. Federal capital gains taxes have increased from 15 percent to 20 percent for high income taxpayers, passive investment income is now subject to
- Splitting Fees
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Foreign Capital Buys Offices In 2014, foreign capital was particularly focused on office assets, purchasing $17 billion of U.S. office properties, according to CBRE. That amount represents 45 percent of last year’s foreign investment in U.S. commercial real estate. More
- Valuing Retail Properties
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Assessments can differ, so understand what considerations go into calculating the value of retail properties.
A store owned and operated by Lowe’s in Georgia was valued
by the local tax assessor at $10.4 million. Not satisfied, Lowe’s counsel hired
its own appraiser, who valued the property at $3.9 mill
- Peace 2.0
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A Party Wall Agreement provides clarification about the ownership and maintenance obligations for the shared wall to prevent and avoid disputes.
- Nervous TIC
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For many years I have written articles on the implications if tenant in common interests are determined to be securities. One such concern is whether TIC interests can be employed in tax deferred exchanges. Historically, a taxpayer might have exchanged
- Opportunity Knocks
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 created the federal opportunity zone incentive, which provides tax benefits to those who invest in qualified opportunity zones -- low-income Census tracts nominated by each state.
- China’s Fall?
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Do homefront woes signal the end to U.S. investment?
China's slowing economy, devalued currency, roller-coaster-like stock market, government focus on domestic growth, rumored delays in further financial liberalization - surely all this spells the end of the Chinese investment boom in U.S. real estate? Isn't
- Disclosure Duty
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Do you have to tell your commercial tenant that its space is in a flood plain? The opinion of the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee is that under Tennessee law, you do not. While this
- Chasing Value
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Change in tax law for REIT spin-off deals sparks creative solutions.
Recent changes to the Internal Revenue Code have ended the tax-free benefits of real estate investment trust spin-off transactions. Characterized by some as a Wall Street loophole, the beneficial structure enabled operating companies to dist
- Infrastructure Conundrum
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- Future Tense?
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Property taxes are one of the largest expenses for a real estate project and one of the most difficult to forecast. With statutes varying from state to state, property owners can better manage their tax burden with the help of a few key considerations.
- Tug of War
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The year is coming to a close. Now is the time to consider charitable donations for today and tomorrow.
Individuals may think about what charities have made a difference in
their lives. Or ask themselves what legacy they want to create. Now
Alfred Nobel is not remembered as a cannon manufacturer but for funding
the prestigious Nobel Prizes.
- Retirement Plan
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Today companies clean up and sell contaminated property more easily than in the past thanks to new technology and a clear understanding of contaminated property remediation. Many developers and local governments now are comfortable acquiring
- Forming a Tax Plan
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The real estate industry generally fares well under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, but many new provisions heighten the importance of advance tax planning for real estate investors.