03
Aug
2022
Reconciliation Redux and Carried Interest
Posted On August 3, 2022  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

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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03
Jan
2018
CRE Priorities Fared Better than Expected Under Tax Reform
Posted On January 3, 2018  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

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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17
Feb
2016
Obama’s Final Budget: A Scary Deal for Commercial Real Estate
Posted On February 17, 2016  By Aquiles Suarez  And has 8 Comments

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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21
Oct
2015
NAIOP Members and U.S. Presidential Politics
Posted On October 21, 2015  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

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. […]

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15
Apr
2015
What Do We Want From Tax Reform?
Posted On April 15, 2015  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

Today 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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