real estate

Here’s another one from Mark that follows on what I just wrote in the last post. And by the way, I need this kind of product for both buyers and sellers. See my contact page. It’s the cheap [...]

One of my favorite analysts, Mark Heschmeyer of CoStar News, authored a thought provoking piece on the reality of the American dream being home ownership by talking to real estate professionals [...]

I’ll do a real quick summary of his points then link you directly to his article. 1031 Exchange Opportunity – Exchange one property with a low basis for another or more better performing or [...]

The free market performs its magic as values increase and cap rates fall in the hot coastal markets so buyers’ interest is moving inland to markets with job growth and population growth.  We’re [...]

Here’ s a fun one to play around with a bit.  You can see that growth slowed in the last ten years in most major Metros. USA Today – Population Growth Slows Below is the interactive [...]

Here we go again. Institutional Investors are moving inland as prices for class A properties in major coastal markets hit precession levels or higher.  Institutions are flush with money and [...]

Although, I’ve written about this in February, I thought it might be a good time for reminder, that as of April 6th the SBA Small Business Administration will open its 504 refinancing option to [...]

This is a tale of two very different worlds.  Moody’s Investor Services reports that larger properties in major markets are recovering nicely while distressed properties remain well off of their [...]

CMBS activity is way up with $6.5 billion in new securitization coming to the market in the last few weeks.  The activity to date in February is 2/3rds of the total CMBS deals offered for all of [...]

Data from federal regulators show that the nations’ largest lenders repossessed nearly 187,000 homes during 3rd quarter 2010.  Foreclosure completed were up 57 ½ % from same quarter 2009 and [...]

The NAR published an article regarding the 3.8% real estate Medicare tax that was included as part of the health care bill.  Be aware that this tax goes into effect in 2013 and has nothing to do [...]

Further clarification/opinion regarding the 3.8% medicare tranfer tax on profits beyond certain thresholds included in the health care bill.  I’ve written about this one several times [...]

Taxpayer must show intent to hold both the relinquished property and replacement property for investment or for use in a trade or business.  Tax court rules this is a requirement for any exchange [...]

Can November get here soon enough? “But the cost of that paper trail could swamp the small companies, sole proprietors freelancers forced to generate it. Pennsylvania business networking [...]

This is the 800 pound gorilla in the corner, and not only a big risk to CRE valuations for years to come, but to the economy in general. Let’s hope that this is not an aberration, but a trend [...]

Since I’m originally from Westerville Ohio and many of my California clients own property in Columbus, I’ve been watching the opportunity in Jerome Township, NW of Dublin unfold for [...]

This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise as this has been in the works for a while. Califonia passed the nation’s first mandatory green-building code today that requires new [...]

True, the primary topic of my blog was supposed to be commercial real estate, but since everyone lives somewhere, there are topics of interest concerning residential.  The big one right now is [...]

Treasury eases tax rules concerning commercial real estate loan revisions so existing loans can be modified without triggering tax penalties. Treasury Eases Tax Rules for Commercial Real Estate [...]

For any reader that is a bit unfamiliar with LEEDS and who/what they are and maybe some history, a good quick answer is available courtesy of Wikipedia. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental [...]