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Nov 2, 2010
Timing Year-End Real Estate Transactions
Commercial real estate executives often experience increased transaction velocity around the end of the year. Whether it is the company’s tax year or an external impetus driving a transaction, such as a counter party’s tax year, the end result is the same: executives end up contemplating the advantages and... [more]

Oct 24, 2010
Real Estate Finance: Builders Get Into Financial Engineering
***Stop by and see what Georgetown & GW University use as a text for Real Estate: Real Estate Finance & Investments (Real Estate Finance and Investments)

Who needs new homes when builders can create distressed asset portfolios instead? Players like Pulte/Centex, Lennar and Toll Brothers are... [more]

Oct 4, 2010
Real Estate Finance: Private Equity Fights Back
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Private equity has been digging deeper into real estate deals, fueled by impending tax changes.  Recent deals by Carlyle and others show that these tax... [more]

Aug 30, 2010
Real Estate Finance: Fulcrum Fight In Iconic Foreclosure
There seems to be a real-life Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robot battle unfolding within the real estate industry. In the foreclosure proceedings of Tishman Speyer’s failed Stuy-town project, first lienholders Bank of America and U.S. Bancorp have tag-teamed via special servicer CW Capital to take on... [more]