Spotlights

SIORF to hold silent auction at Spring Convention

The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors Foundation (SIORF) will hold an International Silent Auction at the SIOR Spring Convention on ...

Western Penn. SIOR chapter and SIORF awards $2,500 scholarship to Allen of LaRoche College

The Western Pennsylvania chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors and the SIOR Foundation (SIORF) have awarded Lisa Allen at...

IDAs: Economic development workhorse

Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) are local public authorities. Their powers include: * Issuing tax exempt and taxable bonds for quali...

DeSanto Realty provides the industry's best with the right combination of experience and ingenuity

Since 1951, DeSanto Realty Group (DRG) has used keen vision and learned experience to establish itself as a profitable and trustworthy firm....

Analyzing the benefits of the reverse exchange: This option is becoming a popular investment choice

Since 2000, a growing number of savvy real estate investors have been utilizing reverse 1031 exchanges to better leverage their equity as th...

Current housing market equals innumerable tenant-in-common opportunities for investors

It seems that the "housing bubble" has finally burst in many markets, much to the chagrin of house flippers and amateur real estate "experts...

Overcoming client reluctance to enter into a 1031 exchange transaction: Clear the misconceptions!

Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code provides that no gain or loss will be recognized when property held for productive use in trade or...

1031 safe harbor for vacation homes: Reviewing a recent Revenue Ruling by the IRS

Vacation homes have long been a source of angst among exchangers and their advisors because of the lack of guidance on whether they quality ...

PASSCO Companies is creating opportunities in todays' commercial real estate market

Although still in its youth, the tenant in common (TIC) industry is already in the midst of a significant shift, as the commercial real esta...

TIC offerings have become an accepted form of investment

Over the past five years tenant in common (TIC) offerings have become an accepted form of structured investment for like kind exchange inves...