2011 was marked by a global wave of civil unrest. The fact that social media played such an important role has prompted many government agencies and businesses to step up their monitoring of Twitter and other social networks. These actions confirm the widening power of social media as an accelerator of social and business change. [...]
2011 stood out as a year when government and business organizations explored their shared goals on sustainability and realized that public-private partnerships and collaborative initiatives are frequently the most effective way to foster sustainable development. Many of these joint efforts will start to bear fruit in 2012. One example: The launch of the Better Buildings [...]
A recent Utah Supreme Court decision may influence taxes throughout the country by clarifying whether goodwill is a component of taxable real estate value. Most states exclude intangible property from taxation, so identifying intangible components of a business can significantly reduce property tax liability. In T-Mobile vs.Utah State Tax Commission, the Court declared that accounting [...]
The USC Lusk Center’s Richard Green blogs about what global real estate investors are looking for in the countries where they choose to invest.
Successful Companies turn Net-Savvy to Beat Mixed Sentiment Uncategorized Add comments Edit .Oct 21 2011.Octoberfest Climate But Mixed Sentiments at EXPO REAL Uncategorized Add comments .Oct 20 2011.Octoberfest Climate but Mixed Sentiments at EXPO REAL With more than 37,000 participants, EXPO REAL was in full swing from Oct. 4-6 in Munich, where CREOpoint released the [...]
Property owners often assume that an assessor has valued their asset under the correct use, but performing a highest-and-best-use analysis can prepare the owner with data to recognize and dispute an over assessment. “The Appraisal of Real Estate, 13th Edition” describes four tests which must be performed sequentially: Is the use legally permissible, physically possible, [...]
Peter Boritz of Real Data Management offers a video briefing on the latest real estate-friendly apps for tablets, especially iPads.
Property taxes represent the largest operating cost for most real estate portfolio owners. By combining powerful technology with a solid data management plan, that pesky annual tax bill can likely be cut, adding dollar-for-dollar to the bottom line. Successful property tax appeals depend on facts. Not only are facts about the property important, but data [...]
There are essentially four elements in developing a strategy to minimize property taxes: The law, dates and timing, risk and reward, and a professional team. As in many aspects of real estate, there are practical considerations and then there are details to be addressed by specialists. Here are some points to consider in your strategy [...]
By James DuMars As the commercial mortgage banking market has been discussing for the last few months, CMBS as a debt vehicle is essential to the functioning of our real estate capital markets. However, it is important to grasp how vastly different CMBS is from a portfolio loan at a life insurance company. When it [...]
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