In the January 2023 legislative session, New York State Senators Salazar, Brisport, Hoylman, Jackson, Myrie, and Rivera submitted a bill, S-318 which seeks to impose a mortgage tax on mezzanine debt on, and preferred equity...more
Assembly Bill A3139 was introduced by Assembly Member Harvey Epstein on January 22, 2021. The bill is currently in committee but, if enacted, it will amend New York’s Real Property Law and Tax Law to require the recording of...more
A New York State legislative proposal (currently in committee review) would impose mortgage recording tax on mezzanine debt and preferred equity investments related to real property upon which a senior loan is being...more
Preferred equity is an alternate form of financing that is provided either instead of, or subordinate to, mezzanine financing in commercial real estate transactions. It is an equity investment in a joint venture, which is,...more