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Randyl Drummer from CoStar News reported that after months of negotiations the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) agreed on [...]

Residential home sales are gaining strength in Columbus and Central Ohio according to the Columbus Board of Realtors.  May 2012 homes sales were up for the fifth consecutive month to 2,070, up 5% [...]

Kroger – Cincinnati, Ohio Absolute NNN Triple Net $8,725,000 6.5 cap 5 years unexpired on net lease 57,692 sq ft $151.23 per ft

As prices get stupid for the product of choice –  the triple net or absolute net, S&P BBB or better, single tenant retail, it starts pulling up secondary  and tertiary markets and [...]

For May 2012, DQ News reported that 22,192 new and resale homes sold Southern California last month. That was up from April by 15.1% and up 20.6% from the 18,394 sold in May 2011. The median [...]

I did a short post on the Dublin, Ohio, Bridge Street development a couple of weeks ago.  I’ve since located much more detail regarding the long term development, which is at the link thanks to [...]

I’m going to do a real quick, hopefully, brief ‘Cliff Notes’ summary of these two important documents. This, of course, applies to not only retail but any commercial transaction where there are a [...]

I’m going to do a real quick, hopefully brief ‘Cliff Notes’ summary of these two important documents.  This of course applies to not only retail, but any commercial transaction where there is a [...]

7I’ve been writing about this topic for most of the last 18 months.   There is very little supply out there of the triple net or absolute net, single tenant, national credit retail opportunities, [...]

There’s a relatively new U. S. Tax Court case Reesink v. Commissioner, (April 23, 2012) T.C. Memo 2012-118, that could be of interest regarding a 1031 exchange. The Reesinks, husband and wife, [...]

And it was a great event on the newly finished Scioto Mile.  The festival is now on both sides of the river and both bridges. The weather was mostly great except for a some sprinkles late [...]

Tonight, Saturday and Sunday on the new Scioto Mile Riverfront as we celebrate the 200th birthday of Columbus Ohio.  This is one of the great events in Columbus Ohio so hopefully we have nice [...]

I attended a seminar last week sponsored by the Columbus Board of Realtors with one of our largest regional banks, and I want to disseminate some of what I heard.  Banks once again have [...]

Today, I’m going to take a look at the preferred type of product for most of my buyers, and frankly for most buyers on the market these days, and that is triple net or absolute net, single [...]

Today, I’m going to take a look at the preferred type of product for most of my buyers, and frankly for most buyers on the market these days, and that is triple net or absolute net, single [...]

Columbus Board of Realtors reported April home sales numbers today and its looking good.  Unsold inventory is down and has been falling for the past 18 months, units sold are up and prices are up [...]

Before I discuss some of the common pitfalls to be aware of by a potential buyer when evaluating a property for purchase, I’ll review the clauses that at least should be included in a commercial [...]

Before I discuss some of the common pitfalls to be aware of by a potential buyer when evaluating a property for purchase, I’ll review the clauses that at least should be included in a commercial [...]

This is part four in my series on 1031 exchanges.  Keep in mind that I’m using the current capital gains rate of 15%.  Depending what happens on November 6th, these number may change … [...]

Unfortunately, we may have a much better reason in a few months to do a 1031 exchange when and if the Bush tax cuts expire.  However, there will likely be folks who decide to cash out and sell [...]