Spotlights

IRS allows nonrecognition treatment for series of like-kind exchanges involving related parties

When a taxpayer directly or indirectly exchanges property with a related party, the property received by each party must be held for at leas...

Urban re-use in Long Island City and throughout New York City: Think inside and outside the box

The general U.S. economy is starting to pick up and consequently, construction is also starting to pick up. Some of the sectors that have s...

09-13-2012 - Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors hosts Golf Outing and Dinner for Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley

The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors (HGAR) is sponsoring a Golf Outing and Dinner for Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley on September 13 at th...

Cost segregation - wait a minute...Exercise caution and research all scenarios

Cost segregation is basically an engineering study that breaks large assets into components with shorter lives to attain an accelerated depr...

NAI Friedland completes leases in Yonkers totaling 25,700 s/f; includes 20,000 s/f by Stassa and 4,000 s/f by Grossman

NAI Friedland, a full service commercial real estate firm serving metropolitan New York, has closed five transactions in Westchester County ...

A look at the potential unfortunate reality that landlords of ETPA regulated apartments face

On June 27, the Westchester County Rent Guidelines Board approved the 2012-2013 Rent Guideline Increases for ETPA regulated apartments. Owne...

City of Corning partners with Guthrie Health to reposition a key property to support the area's urban transformation

Smart cities think ahead and plan for the future. Guthrie Health, the owner of a network of hospitals across upstate New York and Pennsylvan...

IDA of the Month: Yonkers Industrial Development Agency continues to promote investment despite today's difficult economic climate

Development is a team effort. That's the philosophy as the city's Industrial Development Agency (IDA) continues to promote investment despit...

Gordon, Simon and Dowling of Admiral Real Estate Services broker recent leases

Over the last two months, Admiral Real Estate Services Corp. completed 31,000 s/f of leasing and sales transactions worth over $8 million on...

An interview with Siegel of Circle Mortgage Group and author of The New Rules for Mortgages

This is an interview with Dale Robyn Siegel the author of The New Rules for Mortgages. Siegel is the owner of Circle Mortgage Group in Harri...