Financial Digest

Pariser, Klein and Newman of HFF secure $163.5 million for 375 Pearl Street

The New York office of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) has arranged a $163.5 million acquisition and pre-development loan for a 1.1 mil...

Holliday, Oliver, Hernandez and Harris of C&WSG arrange $110.3 million refinancing

Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman (C&WSG), serving as the exclusive advisor to SL Green Realty Corp. and the City Investment Fund LP, ...

Time for a change: How to stay invested in R.E. without the burden of management

Many real estate investors are increasingly looking to capitalize on their highly appreciated property by selling. There is an obvious di...

Why successful businesses need "key man" benefits to attract and retain top people

"The competition for top talent is fierce and getting fiercer," this is a quote from a top executive headhunter and is a key reason why all ...

Misconceptions of real estate exchanges: Providing proper planning and advise to taxpayers

Very often, owners (taxpayers) of business (income-producing) or investment held property go to their advisors with misconceptions about rea...

Filing an IRC section 1031 exchange to keep those capital gains in your property

Whew - you've made it through 2007 relatively unscathed, feeling confident you have saved quite a bit in capital gains tax by constructing y...

1031 exchanges and the role of the real estate agent: Asking the right questions to taxpayer

While most real estate transactions that are conducted in the U.S. have a real estate agent involved, not many of them are clear about their...

The basic rules of a deferred exchange

The following are the basic rules that pertain to deferred exchanges under section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. The primary benefit ...

Refinancing and section 1031 exchanges: Planning considerations

A taxpayer should make every effort to avoid refinancing close in time to the date of an exchange because the IRS may view any recent re-adj...

SEC issues first (but not last) response to NAR letter

— Public comments invited On November 9, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a much-anticipated notice (Release No. 3...