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Rule 506 Offerings Continue to be Popular with Real Estate Companies

Like an accordionist, real estate sponsors often seek to be innovative. Cutting-edge opportunities like crowdfunding and online selling platforms call to them. However, based on statistics from the Securities and Exchange...more

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[Webinar] M&A Series: Partnership Interests as Tax-Advantaged Currency in REIT Portfolio Transactions - November 30th, 11:00 am -...

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Equity REITs seeking to grow assets face a challenging interest rate environment and tepid equity capital markets for funding portfolio acquisitions. However, REITs can often remain active buyers in an opportunistic real...more

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Selling Real Estate Securities: The “Issuer Exemption” from Broker-Dealer Licensing

When companies sell their own securities, their executives and employees must be careful not to run afoul of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) and broker-dealer licensing requirements. These challenges are...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FAQs About UPREITs and OP Unit Transactions

What is an UPREIT? - A common operating structure for publicly traded equity REITs is the umbrella partnership real estate investment trust (“UPREIT”) structure. In a typical UPREIT structure, the REIT holds substantially...more

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FINRA’s 2017 Regulatory & Exam Priorities

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On January 4, new President and CEO Richard Cook issued FINRA’s Annual Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter. This year’s list in summary is: New for 2017: Targeted electronic off-site reviews “on select...more

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West Coast Real Estate Update: November 2016 #3

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Owners, Developers Face Challenges Converting Parking to E-Commerce Delivery Space - Because millennials make up an increasing number of urban residents, owners and developers of apartment and condominium buildings are...more

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Quarterly Investment Update - 3rd. Quarter 2016

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Investor confidence rebounded in the third quarter immediately following Brexit, driving the S&P 500 to new highs. Comments by the Fed in early September stirred up some volatility and share prices slipped backwards. Not...more

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Waivers of Ownership Limitation Provisions in REIT Charters

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I. Why Do REITs Have Ownership Limits in the First Place? - Ownership limitation provisions are designed primarily to protect one of a REIT’s most valuable assets – its status as a REIT under the federal income tax...more

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SEC Permits Immediate Resale Under Rule 144 of REIT Shares Issued in Exchange for OP Units

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On March 14, 2016, the SEC issued a no-action letter permitting holders of shares of common stock of a publicly traded REIT, or REIT shares, received in exchange for privately placed units of the REIT’s operating partnership,...more

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Significant Changes Affecting REITs in The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015

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On December 18, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, an omnibus spending bill, with a division referred to as the Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the “Act”), which...more

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Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - January 2015

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Editor’s Note: FINRA Rulemaking: In this issue we report on three recent FINRA rule amendments. The first amends the NASD rule on the use of customer account statements to require that member firms use more accurate...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Tax Talk -- Volume 7, No. 2 -- July 2014

In This Issue: - As FATCA Begins, IRS Rolls out Withholding Forms, Increases IGA Count - IRS Issues Final Circular 230 Rules Simplifying Written Tax Advice Requirements - Mortgage CCA Raises More...more

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IRS Hits the “Pause” Button on PTP Rulings

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Recently it has become standard operating procedure for the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) to declare moratoriums on the issuance of private letter rulings (“PLR”) in certain areas. These temporary (or, in certain cases,...more

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