Real Estate Investments

Tax-Efficient Capital Vehicles for Unregulated Utilities: REITs, MLPs and Up-Cs Considered

by Nickolas Gianou, David Levy, Sean Shimamoto | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/15/2013

Over the last several years, a confluence of political and market developments have made capital for renewable energy projects harder to come by, which has affected the ability of unregulated affiliates of public utilities...more

FINRA Provides Guidance on Communications with the Public Concerning Unlisted Real Estate Investment Programs

by Janet M. Angstadt, Avi Badash | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/15/2013

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued Regulatory Notice 13-18 (Regulatory Notice) to provide guidance to member firms on communications with the public concerning real estate investment programs that...more

Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Doing Real Estate Business with the Federal Government in These Challenging Economic Times

by Caitlin Beer, David Ehrenwerth | K&L Gates LLP on 5/15/2013

The Federal Government is one of the largest real estate players in the United States, owning or leasing a huge portfolio of office buildings and other real estate assets across the country. The Public Building Service...more

FINRA Identifies Concerns with Marketing of Real Estate Investment Products

by Thomas M. Devaney, Kelley A. Howes, Daniel A. Nathan | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/13/2013

FINRA recently signaled a continuing focus on the marketing of real estate-related products by issuing a Regulatory Notice expressing concerns about communications involving unlisted, or non-traded, real estate investment...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - May 10, 2013

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/13/2013

In this issue: - SEC Roundtable Discusses Current Securities Law Topics at 33rd Annual Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute - SEC Reopening Comment Periods for Certain Rulemaking Releases and...more

Florida Real Estate Market A Hot Spot For Canadian Investors

by Melissa Pallett-Vasquez | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 5/2/2013

The Florida real estate market remains a prime target for Canadian investment, with a particular focus on South and South West Florida. These Canadian purchasers are being credited with playing a role in the rebound of the...more

New York Court Rules that Professional Services Exclusion Bars Coverage for Underlying Actions Brought By FINRA and Private...

by Eryk Gettell | Sedgwick LLP on 4/12/2013

In David Lerner Associates, Inc. v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company, 2013 WL 1277882 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 29, 2013), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York affirmed the plain meaning of the...more

Separate Account Real Estate Investments: What Do I Need to Know And What Is My Role?

by Danielle Sveska Gensch, Yuliya Oryol | Nossaman LLP on 3/6/2013

Separate account real estate refers to the direct ownership by a public pension plan in income producing real property, and in some cases, the property where the public pension plan has its headquarters building and related...more

Commercial Real Estate Investment in 2013: New Report by Industry Experts Shows Investors Are Optimistic About "New Normal" - News...

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 2/19/2013

Earlier this month, we shared the perspective of national Mortgage Bankers on the commercial real estate market in 2013. Now, in this news release of the week, is a similar perspective from another group of industry experts:...more

Out-of-State Children Supporting Elderly Parents May Be Subject to New York Residency Tax

by Richard Bowers, Eric Olson | Akerman Senterfitt on 2/18/2013

In a split decision (3-2), the New York State Appellate Division, in In the Matter of John Gaied v. NYS Tax Appeals Tribunal (App. Div. 12/27/2012), upheld the ruling of the New York State Tax Appeals Tribunal that a taxpayer...more

Here’s One More Thing You Can Do Legally In Nevada But Not In California

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 2/6/2013

Suppose you are a real estate developer with two buildings and you anticipate that investors in each building will have different investment objectives. If the buildings are placed in a single limited liability company, each...more

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