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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Barbara Knoflach, CEO of SEB Asset Management, on the rise of cross-border real estate investment
Ventas' Debra Cafaro on why the Health Care asset class is well positioned in today's economy
Jeffrey DeBoer on the intersection of Washington and commercial real estate
Navigating the Winds of Change in Commercial Real Estate
California Commercial Building Owners Must Disclose Energy Usage of the Building During Sale, Lease or Financing after July 1, 2013
Action Required by California Commercial Landlords: New California Law Goes Into Effect July 1, 2013, Requiring Accessibility Disclosures in Commercial Leases
Transbay Tower Groundbreaking
Bisnow/Allen Matkins - LA Property Management - Patrick Lacey, Property Management Associates
Bisnow/Allen Matkins - LA Property Management - Kevin Kirn, Health Care REIT, Inc.
Bisnow/Allen Matkins - LA Property Management - John Fucci, Kilroy Realty
Bisnow/Allen Matkins - LA Property Management - Charlie Hobey, Equity Office
Bisnow/Allen Matkins - LA Property Management - Brian Plymell, Hines
Which environmental regs may impact your development projects?
California Commercial Real Estate Forecast - Industrial & Multifamily Remain the Bright Spot in the Winter 2013 Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Survey Results
California Commercial Real Estate Forecast - Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Winter 2013 Survey Reveals Dip in Developer Sentiment
California Commercial Real Estate Forecast - Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Survey Results Reveal Tension Between Developer Sentiment & Action
Former Congressman Steve Bartlett Joins the LEVICK Team
Taking it Seriously: Unusual Lease Violations in Virginia
Understand both sides' interests to get best results for your clients
"Bisnow/Allen Matkins LA Industrial and State of the Ports - " Mark Payne

Personal Use Of Corporate Property In A USRPI Holding Company Structure

by Charles (Chuck) Rubin on 4/1/2013

To insulate the ultimate individual owners from U.S. estate taxes, nonresident aliens often hold U.S. real property in a U.S. corporation, which corporation is owned by a foreign corporation. The foreign corporation is owned...more

Buying Real Estate in Spain - FAQs

by Antonio Viñal on 2/18/2013

Prices in the Spanish real estate market have been cut down by around 30% in the last 5 years, which means a wealth of opportunities for real estate funds, savvy individual investors and anything in between. But there are...more

2013 Amendments to United States and Japan Income Tax Treaty

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 2/6/2013

On January 24, 2013, the United States and Japan signed a proposed protocol to amend the existing tax treaty between the two countries, which was entered into in 2003. The amendments, which will take effect when ratified by...more

Real Estate Transfer Tax Rates - February 2013

by Valentina Farle, Rainer Schmitt | K&L Gates LLP on 2/6/2013

This alert is intended to give an overview of the current real estate transfer tax rates and planned increases thereof in the various federal states of Germany. The information has been assembled with great care. However, no...more

Shared Appreciation Mortgages Key For Foreign Investors

by Jeffrey L. Rubinger | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 11/15/2012

The combination of a weak U.S. dollar and low interest rates has resulted in more foreign investment in U.S., and South Florida, commercial real estate. But one of the primary obstacles facing foreign persons who invest in...more

Will Foreign Dollars Flee Florida Before a New IRS Reporting Rule Goes Into Effect in January? Millions Have Already Been Moved...

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 11/14/2012

In an October 15, 2012 memorandum from the Inspector General for the Department of the Treasury's Tax Administration Department, J. Russell George, to Secretary of the Treasury Geithner several issues of "... top management...more

Draft bill for combating RETT blocker structures

by K&L Gates LLP on 10/23/2012

As from 2013: Real Estate Transfer tax on (in)direct economic accumulation of shares? Draft bill aiming at combating so-called RETT blocker structures - So far, all shares in a company holding German real estate can...more

New ITIN Documentation Procedures Are A Pain

by Charles (Chuck) Rubin on 10/1/2012

Nonresidents of the U.S. are required to have a taxpayer identification number for most U.S. tax reporting purposes, including FIRPTA reporting on sales of U.S. real property interests. Since such persons do not have social...more

Tax Structuring of Foreign Investment in South Florida Real Estate

by Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 8/31/2012

Foreign Investment In South Florida Real Estate Heats Up According to a recent report, international buyers are driving sales at several large real estate projects in South Florida. The 200-unit Trump Hollywood sold out...more

The Dos and Don’ts of a Foreign Trade Zone

by Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 8/28/2012

Originally published in Law 360 on August 24, 2012. Imagine a corporation in the business of building and leasing warehouses to manufacturers, in particular, manufacturers that import raw materials to be manufactured...more

Property Tax Reassessment Season Heats Up In PA

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 8/24/2012

On June 15 Lebanon County began to issue thousands of notices of reassessment to all property taxpayers in the county informing them of changes in their properties’ assessments for 2013. Property taxpayers will have forty...more

Understanding the “Dos and Don’ts” of a Foreign Trade Zone

by Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 8/16/2012

Imagine a corporation in the business of building and leasing warehouses to manufacturers, in particular, manufacturers that import raw materials to be manufactured here in Arizona. The hypothetical corporation owns a large...more

Real Estate Transfer Tax Rates

by K&L Gates LLP on 8/2/2012

FONDI IMMOBILIARI CHIUSI-IL VADEMECUM DEL FISCO

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/1/2012

Con la circolare del 15 febbraio 2012, n. 2/E, l'Agenzia delle Entrate fa il punto sulla disciplina ributaria dei fondi immobiliari chiusi a seguito dell'art. 32, d.l. 31 maggio 2010, n. 78 convertito, con modificazioni,...more

Does Everyone Hate the New FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act)? Probably. Here's Why.

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 11/16/2011

[This post is the first in a series discussing the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and its impact upon foreign investment and development in South Florida and the United States as well as efforts both locally and...more

Reporting Of Interests In Mexico Fedeicomisos

by Charles (Chuck) Rubin on 9/29/2011

U.S. residents, and other nonresidents of Mexico, are restricted from owning certain real estate in Mexico. The Mexican Constitution prohibits foreigners from purchasing or owning real estate within 60 miles of an...more

Real Estate Issues Related to Foreign Educational Programs

by Jackson Walker on 9/26/2011

More than 260,000 U.S. Students Studied Abroad in 2008/2009 Academic Year • Although down by .8% cf’d to 2007/2008, more than half of campuses responding (55%) reported increases in 2009/2010 cf’d to 2008/2009...more

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