Real estate investors are discovering that investing in opportunity zones provides a new alternative to deferring – and in some cases completely eliminating – capital gains tax liability. Tr... Read more
One of the big windfalls for real estate investors and professionals in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the opportunity to take up to a 20 percent deduction of income from pass-through ent... Read more
With e-commerce and reverse logistics continuously increasing the need for industrial space, investors focused on other property types are shifting toward industrial real estate, notes Ross... Read more
With rent growth climbing and demand hitting its highest level in eight years, 2018 proved to be a good year for the multifamily sector. But what’s on tap for 2019? This year could be a mixe... Read more
The start of a new year is a time to both reflect on what has transpired as well as what lies ahead. Looking back, the REIT industry once again showcased its resilience in 2018. REITs faced... Read more
When the printing presses stopped at the Chicago Sun-Times plant in 2011, the future of the 317,000 square-foot building once occupied by 400 employees was unclear. While the publication’s p... Read more
When management gathers at One Liberty Properties, Inc., (NYSE: OLP) to consider a potential acquisition, the energy in the room is unmistakable. That’s because 21.5 percent of this net leas... Read more
Zoning laws have a direct effect on the value of real estate. They govern what can be built on a specific property, whether or not an existing structure can be replaced with something new or... Read more
Student housing developers are trying to finish new projects on time no matter how much it costs to get enough workers on the building site. “It’s better to incur the cost of hiring whatever... Read more
Despite headline-making store closings by Sears, Bon-Ton, Kmart,and others over the past few months, U.S. shopping center and mall owners have been working hard to hang on to tenants. Howeve... Read more
