1031

President Biden released his official budget proposal including tax plan on March 9, 2023.  As expected, he’s taking a run at sharply rolling back 1031s as he did in PY2022. The President’s [...]

The IRS has issued a disaster relief notice for the state of California relating to the severe winter storms, flooding, and landslides that began January 8, 2023. Counties in which Affected [...]

As we’re getting closer to the end of the year and tax time: just a reminder for those in a 1031 exchange in Florida or North and South Carolina. In the past, I have posted about the only [...]

As we start into the new year with tax laws intact from last year including 1031s as we knew them, thank you Joe Manchin, I don’t see any slowing from last quarter.  We need a little slowing to [...]

Investors looking for triple net or absolute net retail investment properties interested in a commercial loan know that the national credit retailers’ credit ratings with S&P and [...]

This will be a short post but wanted to draw attention to Columbus Underground’s Walker Evans with his monthly update of development news for Downtown Columbus, Old Town East, King Lincoln, Short [...]

The Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Ohio has chosen a winner in the year-old dispute between Tony and Alex Sekulovski’s Blue Horseshoe Ventures’ project named Arcadia and David [...]

An undeveloped block within the Grandview Yard has three new buildings that are currently under construction. The 125-acre project consists of one three-story commercial office building and two [...]

Retail industry publication, Chain Store Age, has selected Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio as the number one retail experience in the United States. This is no surprise to most of us [...]

Convenience Stores – Potential 100 Percent First Year Bonus Depreciation.  Generally single tenant, absolute net. As always, please consult with your tax professional before making any [...]

Local news sources reported this morning that the owners of the Columbus Crew have reached a preliminary deal with Franklin County and City of Columbus. Plans are to construct a new stadium [...]

It’s true that Los Angeles is going development crazy, but one particularly hot spot is the commercial development along the Expo Line from Santa Monica through Culver City to Downtown.   Rents [...]

Local Columbus fast casual restauranteur, Sweet Carrot, closed their two newest locations, Dublin and Polaris. I haven’t personally been in the Dublin location, but have Polaris after the [...]

A local Santa Monica, California hotel developer was fined $15.5 million for what considered a ‘bait and switch’ by a local judge for tearing down two of the very few low cost hotels in Santa [...]

I saw this piece a couple of days ago in Curbed LA and had to make a few comments.   First, this is just fantastic to see LA’s skyline, which admittedly is not the most exciting in the world [...]

The project is under construction with the first 50 single-family homes coming along and a few occupied already.  Completion will be at least a decade away given the scale of this project.  1,200 [...]

Santa Monica’s Proper Hotel Opens June 17 The 1920s Santa Monica Professional Building has been renovated, repurposed and expanded by Proper Hospitality and is slated to open June 17th as Santa [...]

Westland Mall, along with Eastland and Northland malls, were developed in the 60s with the anchors, Lazarus, JC Pennys and Sears first and the remaining mall built after the anchors.  The large [...]

I need three C-stores / convenience store locations for sale, single tenant, national credit corporate lease, NNN, triple net, absolute net for three 1031s 7 Eleven, Circle K, Quick Stop, Kum and [...]

Treasury, IRS issue final regulations Other guidance on newly qualified business income deduction; Safe harbor enables many rental real estate owners to claim a deduction IR-2019-04, January 18, [...]