Small Business Jobs Act of 2010: Impact on the Real Estate Market

Winter 2010-2011, Vol. 35, No. 3 Abstract: The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 is an important piece of legislation for those involved in small business, whether real estate or other businesses. The Act grants many tax incentives and provides for taking a larger proportion of certain deductions sooner, and faster depreciation. It also enables the… Read more

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Timing the Market: You Don’t Have to be Perfect

Winter 2010-2011, Vol. 35, No. 3 Abstract: In this article, the authors use real estate and economic cycle information to simulate portfolio returns based on a series of buy/sell strategies, and then compare these results to simple, long-term buy and hold returns. Buying and holding from 1980–2009 produced annualized total returns of 8.18 percent, which is… Read more

Property Assets of Sub-national Governments in the Wake of the Dual Crisis in Public Finance and Real Estate: Should We Worry?

Volume 35, Number 3 Winter 2010-2011 By Olga Kaganova, Ph.D. Photo: corlaffra/Shutterstock.com Abstract: This article discusses the impact that the current international public finance crisis (which coincided with the downturn of real estate markets) has had on government property assets and related services, primarily at the level of sub-national governments. Using examples mainly from North American… Read more

The Income Tax Effects of Health Care Reform on Small Businesses and Real Estate Investors

Winter 2010-2011, Vol. 35, No. 3 Abstract: If real estate investors and small business owners are to maximize after-tax profits, they must have a working knowledge of the latest legislative changes enacted by the United States Congress that pertain to their investment-related activities. On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law the Patient Protection… Read more

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A Brief Look at the Dodd-Frank Act

Winter 2010-2011, Vol. 35, No. 3 Abstract: The financial crisis that began in 2008 was largely a product of outdated regulation and supervision, along with innovations in technology and credit markets that were “advancing faster than regulatory and risk management controls,” says this article’s author. Here, Pittenger reviews the Dodd-Frank Act, which creates new agencies and… Read more

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Leadership Roundtable: Different Perspectives: Banking and the Outlook for Recovery in U.S. Real Estate Markets

Volume 35, Number 3 Winter 2010-2011 Panelists: K.C. Conway, CRE Executive Managing Director, Market Analytics Colliers International Valuation and Advisory Services Lilburn, Georgia Sandy G. Hostetter President, CNLBank, Central Florida Orlando, Florida Marc R. Thompson, CRE, FRICS Senior Vice President Healthcare Unit Manager, Bank of the West San Ramon, California Moderator: Anthony Downs, CRE Senior Fellow, Brookings... Read More