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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

Court of Appeal Grants Petition for Rehearing in School District Parcel Tax Case

by Meghan Covert Russell | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 1/14/2013

The court of appeal in Borikas v. Alameda Unified School District (--- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, Cal.App. 1 Dist., December 6, 2012; re-hearing granted January 7, 2013) held that the school district did not have the authority to...more

Eighteen Counties Will Send Out Revaluation Notices in 2013

by Chad Essick, Keith Johnson | Poyner Spruill LLP on 1/8/2013

Counties in North Carolina are required to revalue real property every eight years; however, some counties chose to do so in shorter intervals. According to the North Carolina Department of Revenue, eighteen counties are set...more

Cook County property owners can cut property tax bills by filing a protest in 2013

by David Bass | Thompson Coburn LLP on 1/7/2013

Each year, the Cook County Assessor reassesses one-third of the nearly 1.8 million parcels in Cook County. For 2013, the 13 townships located in the north and northwest sections of Cook County will be reassessed starting in...more

Assessment Revaluations Demand Owner Attention

by Elliott B. Pollack | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 12/21/2012

Originally published in the Hartford Business Journal on December 17, 2012. While it is December, many Connecticut assessors are not dreaming of sugar plums or dancing elves. Those assessors conducting townwide...more

New Jersey Property Owners Who Suffered Significant Damages as a Result of Hurricane Sandy May Be Entitled to Property Tax Relief

by Duane Morris LLP on 11/13/2012

Any property owners in New Jersey who have suffered substantial damages to their real property as a result of Hurricane Sandy should be entitled to tax relief pursuant to New Jersey law. Specifically, N.J.S.A. 54:4-35.1...more

Property Taxes Impacting Ballot Access and FOIA Requests

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 11/1/2012

Issues related to property taxes extend beyond levies, collections, assessment appeals and refunds. Two recent decisions, one from the Illinois Supreme Court and the other from the Illinois Appellate Court, examine the...more

Illinois Property Tax Appeals and Practice in Collar Counties

by William Seitz on 11/1/2012

On November 1, 2012, I was on panel discussion for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education seminar on Real Estate Taxation covering the topic "Tax Assessment Appeals & Practice in Cook County and Collar...more

What you need to know today about Municipal Improvement Districts (Presentation)

by Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 10/22/2012

In This Presentation: Municipal Improvements Act; The Governing Body and MID; Authorized Improvements; Common Questions; Criteria for the MID; Common Questions; and Boundary Issues. Excerpt from Municipal...more

Incentives for Real Estate Developers - Textile Revitalization Credits (Presentation)

by Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 10/18/2012

In This Issue: Textile Revitalization Credits; Note; General; Notice of Intent to Rehabilitate; Income Tax Credit; Assignability of the Credit; Property Tax Credit; Transitional Rules; and Certification...more

Incentives for Real Estate Developers - InfrastructureTax Credit (Presentation)

by Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 10/18/2012

In This Presentation: Infrastructure Tax Credit; General; Credit Amount; Qualifying Infrastructure Project; Credit Amount; When the Credit is Earned; Corporations Which File on a Consolidated Basis; Clawbacks; and...more

Incentives for Real Estate Developers (Presentation)

by Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 10/16/2012

In This Presenation: - Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup Incentives - GENERAL The General Assembly has provided two tax incentives to promote cleanup of brownfield sites: an income tax credit as well as a property...more

Fee-in-Lieu of Tax (“FILOT”) and Multi-County Park (“MCP”) / Special Source Revenue Credit (“SSRC”) Arrangements - Developer...

by Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 10/11/2012

In This Presentation: FILOTs and MCPs/SSRCs – Developer Issues ..Basic Property Taxes Calculation ..FILOTs – The Basics ..Developer FILOT Project Scenario ..Developer FILOT Arrangements ..Key Issues in...more

PA School Districts Seek to Increase Property Taxes of Selected Businesses

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 9/21/2012

A new and growing trend in the field of property tax assessment continued this summer, as school districts in the eastern part of the state filed what could be a record number of appeals of selected property owners’ tax...more

New Jersey Property Tax Refunds May Be Held To Cover Environmental Remediation

by Cole Schotz on 9/20/2012

In July of this year, the New Jersey Legislature modified the law addressing tax refunds by requiring a New Jersey property tax refund for certain industrial sites to be deposited with the New Jersey Department of...more

97th General Assembly State and Local Taxation Legislation Wrap

by William Seitz on 9/13/2012

This article, published in the September 2012 Tax Trends, sets forth all of the 97th General Assembly state and local tax legislation that is now signed into law. I tracked the tax related legislation. This is a synopsis of...more

The Changing Nature of IDOT Recordation Tax Collection in Maryland

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 8/28/2012

The Indemnity Deed of Trust (IDOT) structure has long been used in Maryland to defer Maryland recordation taxes, which would otherwise be due had a Borrower entered into a financing arrangement secured by a conventional deed...more

Auto Notes -- August 2012

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 8/23/2012

In This Issue: Government Audits, No 100% Mark Up Restriction; Manufacturer Audit Checkbacks; Is That Covered? Costs of Government Investigations; and Property Tax Reassessment Season Heats Up Excerpt from...more

2012 Property Tax Assessment Notices Mailed This Month

by Akerman Senterfitt on 8/15/2012

The Florida County Property Appraiser Offices have started to mail the 2012 Property Tax Assessment Notices, commonly known as TRIM Notices. These Notices present the 2012 property assessments and are mailed for both real and...more

Real Estate Transfer Tax Rates

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

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

New Jersey affirms commitment to developing renewable energy resources with new legislation

by Saul Ewing LLP on 7/24/2012

On July 23, 2012, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed into law a bill that is intended to both stabilize and reinvigorate the state's green energy market and support development for renewable sources of energy. In addition,...more

After Years of Judicial and Legislative Uncertainty Hospitals Receive Their Own Property Tax Exemption Under New Law

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 7/16/2012

For the past eight years we have been reporting to you on the controversy surrounding the determination of property tax exemptions for Illinois not-for-profit hospitals. The issue reached the Illinois Supreme Court in April...more

The Time Is Now To Check Your Property Assessments

by Trenam Kemker on 7/11/2012

Now that early July has arrived, it’s time to check your current and proposed real property taxes at the county property appraiser’s website for the county in which your property is located. By this time, most of the...more

PA Tax Law News -- June 2012

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 6/25/2012

In This Issue: 2012 Edition of Assessment Law; Countywide Reassessments; Annual Property Valuations Appeals; and Welcome Stranger. Excerpt from Countywide Reassessments Lehigh, Lebanon, Erie, Allegheny and...more

Real Estate Development In 2012

by Dickinson Wright on 6/12/2012

Originally published in The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, March 2012 Investors are skittish. Capital is scarce. How, then, are development projects being undertaken? In many cases, the answer lies in the availability of...more

Illinois 97th General Assembly - Tax Bills

by William Seitz on 6/4/2012

Attached is a report prepared for the Illinois State Bar Association State and Local Taxation Section Council. It contains a description that summarizes each tax bill passed by both Houses of the recently concluded...more

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