Red Hot Apartment Investment Market Starts to Cool
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California CRE to Expand in 2022
Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast Winter/Spring 2015: Southern California Primed for Commercial Real Estate Surge
On Tuesday, July 1, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill S4666/Assembly Bill A5804 (collectively, the Bill), which impacts certain transfers of real property. The Bill amends the existing fees imposed on certain...more
Today, March 4, 2025, the Connecticut General Assembly's Housing Committee will hold a public hearing on two bills designed to incentivize the development of housing on the sites of commercial and retail properties....more
On November 13, 2024, Toronto City Council voted 23-1 in favour of creating a “Purpose-built Rental Homes Incentives Stream” under the City’s Rental Supply Housing Program. The plan will support the building of 20,000 new...more
The Pennsylvania deadlines for appealing 2025 real estate taxes are fast approaching. There are several factors to consider in determining whether to appeal....more
What is the Flipping Tax and Why is it Important? The B.C. government announced in its 2024 budget a plan to introduce a tax (the Flipping Tax) on income earned from the sale of a property within 730 days of acquisition....more
The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) for the District of Columbia issued regulations effectuating the Housing in Downtown Tax Abatement (Abatement) on March 22, 2024. The regulations...more
The commercial real estate market is in a fragile state. The remote working trend is not reversing anytime soon, if ever. Some analysts believed that once the pandemic ended, people would naturally revert to the “old way” of...more
Massachusetts’ Energy Facilities Sitting Board approved a special permit for a controversial electrical substation in East Boston. The permit allows the project to circumvent 14 final environmental permits. 84% of Boston...more
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's Advisory Commission on Property Tax Reform (the Commission) issued a report on Dec. 28, 2021, titled "The Road to Reform: A Blueprint for Modernizing and Simplifying New York City's...more
Last week, the Israeli Ministry of Finance approved the outline for a hike to the purchase tax imposed on real estate investors, once again, to tax brackets of 8% and 10%. The ministry’s goal is to “dissuade” investors from...more
After years of expectations, the government has approved the legislative amendments needed to promote “Urban Renewal” projects in Israel. While everyone is talking about the amendment lowering the threshold of consent for...more
In the continuing litigation between taxing bodies and taxpayers over how and when taxing bodies may file property tax assessment appeals, Commonwealth Court recently issued a decision clarifying when such appeals may occur,...more
On November 3, 2020, voters across the State of California were asked to consider various state and local ballot measures. The hardest fought campaign, Proposition 15, asked voters whether to rescind property-tax rules...more
In late October, we reported on a number of California, San Francisco, and regional propositions, including measures impacting real estate and other taxes, rent control, affordable housing, permits, and governance. At the...more
When you consider the rapidly expanding residential and commercial real estate markets in Salt Lake City and its surrounding suburbs, it brings to mind the highly anticipated 26-minute commute from Cleveland to Chicago via...more
A number of questions have arisen concerning the impact of the recently adopted Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA) on the Section 421-a Tax Exemption Program. HSTPA (Chapter 36 of the Laws of 2019)...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER GREEK LAW - 1. PROCEDURE – MAIN STEPS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION UNDER GREEK LAW. Acquisition of real estate property in Greece includes mainly the following steps: •...more
With effect from 1 January 2018, owners of residential properties in certain Melbourne suburbs, which have been unoccupied for more than six months in a calendar year, will be liable to pay the Victorian Government's new...more
Treasury has released consultation draft legislation on GST for sales of "new residential premises" and "potential residential land" (subdivided residential lots). As explained in detail further below, if enacted, the...more
Following our alert on 24 March 2017, the State Taxation Acts Amendment Bill 2017 (Vic) (Bill) has now been released and is currently before the Victorian Parliament. K&L Gates has been following the proposed changes to...more
Significant issues facing the residential real estate industry in the coming year will be the topic of discussion on Wednesday, November 30 at the Urban Land Institute Southeast Florida & Caribbean’s annual Miami Condo &...more
As previously reported, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed substantive and technical revisions to the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule, which the CFPB refers to as the "Know Before You Owe"...more
REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - - Ad Valorem Taxation: lessee holding 99-year leasehold interest in unimproved land owned by government entity is not “equitable owner” and thus not liable for ad valorem property taxes pursuant to...more
Owners of commercial, residential or investment property in Rhode Island who wish to challenge their property tax assessment(s) are reminded that significant deadlines are approaching that require immediate attention. The...more
In a case that will have an impact on the owners of property that has been devalued as a result of environmental conditions, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently agreed that contaminated real estate could be appraised at 5...more