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News & Analysis as of May 25, 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

High Net Worth Family Tax Report, Vol. 8, No. 2 -- May 2013

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/18/2013

President’s fiscal year 2014 budget contains numerous tax provisions - President Barack Obama released his proposed budget for the government’s fiscal year 2014 on April 10, 2013, and, not surprisingly, the budget...more

Watch For Excess Proceeds Following A Trustee Sale

by Valerie Marciano | Jaburg Wilk on 3/27/2013

Believe it or not, Arizona land owners are seeing a change in the real estate landscape, perhaps only a slight change, but a change nonetheless. While Arizona law has not changed, marketplace improvement has triggered the...more

Court Limits a 'Self-Settling Trust or Similar Device' to an Express Trust

by Duane Morris LLP on 5/24/2011

In In re Porco Inc., the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois in a March 30 opinion addressed an issue of apparent first impression: whether a resulting or constructive trust is a "self-settling trust or...more

Other Recent PA Tax Developments

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 3/29/2011

Philadelphia Hotel Tax The Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County has upheld the Philadelphia Tax Review Board’s ruling that Expedia, an online vendor of discount hotel rooms, is not an “operator” of a hotel, and is...more

The Strong Firm - Strong Points Newsletter

by The Strong Firm P.C. on 3/1/2011

In this edition: Latest News: The latest in activities of the firm in the news and our community. Commercial Development Remains Strong in the Woodlands: The Woodlands area continues to defy the odds as commercial...more