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Effective July 1, 2025, the realty transfer tax rate for properties or acquired real estate companies sold in the City and County of Philadelphia will increase to 3.578%, in addition to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania realty...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
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
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
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
The cost of a real estate transaction in the District of Columbia is set to increase significantly after the DC Council unanimously approved a substantial increase in the transfer and recordation taxes charged in connection...more
As anticipated, on Tuesday May 28, 2019, the DC Council unanimously approved increasing transfer and recordation taxes from 2.9% to 5% on transactions of over $2 million effective October 1, 2019 (assuming Congress does not...more
The first “official” draft bill on the contemplated German real estate transfer tax (RETT) reform was published by the German Ministry of Finance last week. It picks up the proposals by the German Federal States from last...more
2019-20 NYS BUDGET ENACTED, INCLUDING REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX INCREASES - On April 12, 2019, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law the New York State Budget Bill for the State’s 2019-20 fiscal year, which began on April...more
As part of the 2020 budget, the New York State Senate and Assembly enacted new revenue legislation, which included an increase to New York State’s transfer tax and mansion tax on transfers of real property. ...more
When negotiating a real estate purchase and sale agreement, parties generally — and understandably — concentrate their efforts on the major deal points of their transaction. Consequently, once the agreement is signed those...more
California allows cities and counties to impose a tax on certain real estate transfers at a rate of 1.1 percent of the sales price. Los Angeles County enacted an ordinance to impose the tax on transfers within the county....more
In an Advisory Opinion issued near the end of 2016, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance has determined that the transfer of real property in New York State from an “exchange accommodation titleholder” to a...more
The Supreme Court of California is slated to review a 2014 decision by the California Court of Appeal for the Second District, which held in 926 North Ardmore Avenue, LLC v. County of Los Angeles that a change in ownership of...more
Philadelphia just dramatically tightened its realty transfer tax rules to impose more realty transfer tax. Under the current Philadelphia and Pennsylvania realty transfer tax law, a real estate company owes realty transfer...more
Beginning January 1, 2017, Philadelphia’s real estate transfer tax will increase from 3 percent to 3.1 percent. That’s in addition to the Pennsylvania realty transfer tax of 1 percent, for a total of 4.1 percent....more
Act 52 of 2013 amended many provisions of Pennsylvania state taxes, including some relatively minor changes to the realty transfer tax that took effect on January 1, 2014. The most significant change to the realty transfer...more