Apartment conversions add to rental inventory
2020’s shifting property demands make apartment conversions attractive options for landlords of vacant commercial space.
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Category: Investment
Commercial, multi-family mortgage originations set to decline by one-third in 2020
While experiencing significant losses in 2020, the commercial and multi-family mortgage industry escaped the worst of experts’ original predictions.
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Tax Benefits of Ownership: tax aspects advice
The following excerpt is from the forthcoming edition of Tax Benefits of Ownership which gives an overview on a transaction’s tax aspects.
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Tax Benefits of Ownership: vacation home sales
This excerpt from the forthcoming edition of Tax Benefits of Ownership gives an overview on vacation home sales.
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Industrial is the bright spot for SoCal commercial real estate
Read the details on how industrial, office and retail are faring in SoCal’s major markets during this 2020 recession.
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Tax Benefits of Ownership: The §1031 reinvestment plan
This excerpt from the forthcoming edition of Tax Benefits of Ownership gives a brief overview of the fundamentals of Internal Revenue Code §1031 reinvestment plans.
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Form-of-the-Week: The tenant lease worksheet and exclusive authorization to locate space – getting the best for your tenant while protecting your fee – Forms 111 and 555
Form 111 and 555 show agents and brokers how to efficiently negotiate a commercial lease arrangement.
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REIT investment: playing the real estate game from the sidelines
What are Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and why are they useful?
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Brokerage Reminder: Get paid by your buyer, not played
This week’s Brokerage Reminder breaks down the importance of the Buyer’s Listing Agreement and always getting everything stated in writing.
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Commercial lending plummets in 2020
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) forecasts a 59% decline in commercial loan origination amounts in 2020 for a total of $248 billion.
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Brokerage Reminder: Prop 13 – transactions excluded from reassessment
This week’s Broker Reminder looks at Prop 13 and transactions excluded from reassessment.
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Brokerage Reminder: When in doubt, disclose – always!
Brush up on the Transfer Disclosure Statement and the importance of disclosing material facts to buyers and sellers.
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Commercial real estate is reeling
Commercial property sales were at their lowest level in a decade in May 2020.
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Investing: Stocks or real estate?
Where to park your cash? It depends on how long you’re going to park it for – and what types of risks you’re willing to take.
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Rentals: the future of California real estate?
Rentals are the popular homeownership alternative for young adults.
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May an owner of a home constructed while title was held by an LLC receive tax benefits under Prop 13?
Wright v. County of San Mateo Facts: The owner of an unimproved lot applies for a mortgage to fund...
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How to time the market
When is the best time to buy, sell or hold real estate? These charts will help you anticipate the market to maximize profit.
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Trade disputes, farmworker shortage threaten California farmland
Some of California’s largest and most productive real estate is under threat in 2019.
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How new agents gain trust from commercial clients
Guest contributor Holly Welles offers insights into gaining commercial clients’ trust as a new agent.
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Show renters how homeownership can save with the GRM
The gross revenue multiplier (GRM) is used to quickly evaluate a property’s value.
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