The Road to Recovery: A Look at the Lodging Industry, Post-September 11

Volume 26, Number 4 Winter 2001/2002 By M. Chase Burritt Photo: Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock.com The hospitality industry’s ability to reclaim some semblance of normalcy after the events of September 2001 is compounded by the travel industry suffering through the worst short-term pros­pects since the Persian Gulf War. The U.S. lodging industry could lose as much as… Read more

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The Bank Merger Environment & Its Effect on Commercial & Industrial Real Estate Markets

Winter 2001/2002, Vol 26, No 4 Abstract: The advent of a substantial number of intrastate and interstate bank mergers and acquisitions has led to a large volume of research that has concluded that no “local effects” are evident in the data and therefore mergers and acquisitions do not create any anti-competitive elements. However, the data and… Read more

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New Rules of Engagement for Workouts: REMICs & Distressed Real Estate Loans

Winter 2001/2002, Vol 26, No 4 Abstract: Given the pervasive “success” of CMBS financing, it is nothing short of amazing that so many borrowers and their advisors appear to have little understanding of the process, structure, and practical implications of their securitized debt or how to deal with it when times get tough. This article looks… Read more

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The Effect of the Economic Growth & Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 on Real Estate Investors

Winter 2001/2002, Vol 26, No 4 Abstract: If real estate investors 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 real estate investment related activities. On June 7, 2001, President George W. Bush signed into law the Economic Growth and… Read more

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Home Office Deduction Can Benefit Both Real Estate Professionals & Their Clients

Fall 2001, Vol 26, No 3 Abstract: Real estate professionals should have a working familiarity with the current state of the law regarding tax deductions for offices in the home. This is beneficial because a number of them have their own home offices, either as a supplemental office or as their principal place of business. In… Read more

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