The Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Business, Nonprofits and Venues Act (the “Act”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The Act’s goal is to extend the term of...more
Climate change is forcing the commercial real estate industry to re-think the effectiveness of flood insurance that developers, lenders and investors have relied on for decades.
Rising sea levels and more extreme weather...more
2/20/2020
/ Climate Change ,
Commercial Real Estate Contracts ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
FEMA ,
Flood Insurance ,
Flood Maps ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investors ,
Land Developers ,
Lenders ,
National Flood Insurance Program ,
Popular ,
Property Insurance ,
Severe Weather ,
Underwriting
The new Opportunity Zones program that came to us in 2017’s major tax reform offers investors the chance to roll the capital gains from the sale of any appreciated property into new investments, located within specially...more
2/14/2019
/ Capital Gains ,
Community Development ,
Economic Development ,
HVCRE ,
Investment Funds ,
IRS ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Redevelopment ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deferral ,
Tax Planning
The doctrine of substantive consolidation (generally- the power of a bankruptcy court to consolidate the assets and liabilities of affiliated entities in bankruptcy) is a recognized remedy exercised by bankruptcy courts – one...more