The Senate is back in session this week, and the House of Representatives returns from its summer recess next week. But with the exception of a continuing budget resolution that needs to be passed by both chambers before an Oct. 1 deadline to prevent a government […]
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redux: Latin, (from the verb reducere, meaning “to lead back”) can mean “brought back” or “bringing back.” A few weeks ago, Democratic hopes for a big bill that would enact President Joe Biden’s climate change agenda, among other things, seemed all but dead. West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin […]
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As 2018 gets underway, commercial real estate professionals are looking ahead to the next project or the next deal. But before we close the books on 2017, it’s worth a quick look back at the year’s major political story: tax reform. On Dec. 22, 2017, President […]
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Last week, President Obama submitted his FY 2017 federal budget proposals to Congress – the final such submission of his presidency. No matter where one might fall on the political spectrum, from an objective viewpoint the impact upon commercial real estate industry of some of the […]
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Last week, NAIOP held its Commercial Real Estate Conference 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. At major meetings such as this one, NAIOP’s government affairs staff is often invited to update members on public policy issues affecting commercial real estate, and on politics in the United States. […]
Read MoreToday is tax day, when millions of Americans are rushing to meet the deadline for filing their federal income taxes. Around this time, we usually hear about the excessive complexity of the tax code, the compliance burdens on individuals and on businesses, and the costs to […]
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