Family Owned Real Estate: Legal Challenges & Opportunities
Once Removed Episode 21: Passing Down the “Family Cottage” or Other Legacy Property
War of the Rosas
On March 11, 2024, it was announced that San Francisco voters approved Proposition C, amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to waive the real property transfer tax for the first five million square feet of...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SPANISH LAW - I. Procedure of a real estate transaction - 1. Formal procedure of a real estate transaction in Spain starting from the signing of the purchase agreement...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SLOVAKIAN LAW - I. Types of Real Property Conveyance Transactions - a) Purchase of an undeveloped plot of land b) Purchase of a developed plot of land c) Purchase...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER PORTUGUESE LAW - I. INTRODUCTION - Portugal is an Iberian Peninsula country, bordered by the Atlantic to the west and south and Spain to the north and east. In addition to...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER GREEK LAW - 1. PROCEDURE – MAIN STEPS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION UNDER GREEK LAW. Acquisition of a real estate property in Greece includes mainly the following steps: -...more
In a decree dated October 16, 2023, the German tax authorities adopted provisions from two rulings of the German Federal Fiscal Court (BFH) from 2021 and 2022 on the allocation of real estate and also established further new...more
Starting October 1, D.C.’s recordation and transfer tax rates will decrease for the first time in four years, allowing the industry to enjoy cost savings on affected transfers commencing on the first day of the District’s...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Montgomery and Anne Arundel Counties in Maryland are increasing their recordation and transfer taxes, while 2019 increases to recordation and transfer taxes in the District of Columbia are set to expire....more
Zum 1. Januar 2024 wird das Gesetz zur Modernisierung des Personengesellschaftsrechts (MoPeG) die rechtliche Behandlung von Personengesellschaften grundlegend reformieren. Als Reaktion auf potentielle Folgen bei der...more
As of January 1, 2024, German Act to Modernize the Law on Partnerships (MoPeG) will fundamentally reform the legal treatment of partnerships . In response to potential consequences to German real estate transfer tax, the...more
D.C.’s recordation and transfer tax rates on commercial or mixed-use properties are on track to decrease to a combined rate of 2.9% for transactions closing after September 30, 2023. ...more
On May 9, 2023, the Montgomery County, Maryland Council voted 7-4 in favor of increasing its real estate recordation tax by enacting Bill 17-23, Taxation – Recordation Tax Rates – Amendments. Councilmember Kristin Mink was...more
Das Jahressteuergesetz 2022 (JStG 2022) brachte verschärfte Rechtsfolgen bei Missachtung der vorgegebenen Anzeigepflichten bei Grundstücksveräußerungen mittels Übertragung von Anteilen an einer Kapitalgesellschaft („Share...more
As the commercial real estate market continues to be strained by a combination of rising interest rates and a pending recession, causing a decline in commercial real estate valuations and a restricted lending market, the need...more
The so-called “mansion tax” approved by Los Angeles voters in 2022 and effective April 1, 2023 (Measure ULA) is a misnomer. It establishes a new 4% documentary transfer tax on the sale of any real property priced or valued...more
With two most recently published decisions the German Federal Fiscal Court (“Bundesfinanzhof, BFH”) has confirmed and somehow clarified his opinion on the attribution of real estate properties for Real Estate Transfer Tax...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SLOVAKIAN LAW - I. Types of Real Property Conveyance Transactions - a) Purchase of an undeveloped plot of land b) Purchase of a developed plot of land c) Purchase of a...more
In addition to navigating through the uncertainty of current economic forecasts, real estate professionals should also be aware of a growing trend in the Golden State: real property transfer tax hikes. Recently, many...more
Mit Urteil vom 12.01.2022, II R 4/20 entscheidet der BFH zum Begriff der Anteilsminderung iSd. § 6 Abs. 3 S. 2 GrEStG. Nach Ansicht des BFH sind hierbei auch anderweitige Vereinbarungen zu berücksichtigen, soweit es dadurch...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER RUSSIAN LAW - I. Types of real estate • land plots; • buildings, facilities, and other objects closely connected with land (i.e., objects that cannot be removed without...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER PANAMANIAN LAW - 1) Once you find a real estate property that you want to acquire by yourself or through a local real estate broker, it is strongly recommendable to hire a local...more
On April 7, 2021, the New York State Legislature passed the New York Budget Bill for fiscal year 2022 which was signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on April 19, 2021 (the “Budget Bill”). S.B. S2509C, 2021 Leg., 2021 Reg. Sess....more
On April 21, 2021, the German federal parliament passed a new law that amends the German Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT) Act. The new rules will lead to a significant tightening of the taxation of share deals whenever real...more