05
Aug
2020
The Latest on Stimulus Legislation
Posted On August 5, 2020  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

You could be forgiven for thinking that Congress would have passed an additional economic stimulus bill by now. After all, supplemental unemployment benefits have expired, there are days left before the applications by businesses for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) are no longer accepted, and Senate […]

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04
Mar
2020
What New Regulations Mean for Opportunity Zone Investors
Posted On March 4, 2020  By Alex Ford  And has No Comment

The Opportunity Zone program was signed into law as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act with the goal of spurring investment in underserved communities – and it has certainly attracted investors’ interest. When reinvested in an OZ, capital gains may be eligible for […]

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08
Jan
2020
Setting the Stage for a Successful CL&LR
Posted On January 8, 2020  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

Election year 2020 is beginning in uncertainty. The House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump, and the 100 members of the Senate will serve as the jurors in his impeachment trial. But it’s not clear when that trial will begin, or what format it will […]

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04
Dec
2019
Much More Than Impeachment Is Happening in Washington
Posted On December 4, 2019  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

The headlines out of the nation’s capital these days mostly concern impeachment as the House of Representatives races to try to complete that process before the end of the year. If the Democrat-controlled House approves any articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, the proceedings would […]

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04
Sep
2019
How Congress Can Boost the Economy This Fall
Posted On September 4, 2019  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

Some people say they do their best work under pressure. Hopefully, that’s true for lawmakers in Congress. After a long summer break, both Houses return to Washington next week. Lawmakers will be under pressure, because they’ve left themselves only 13 days when both Houses are in […]

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10
Jul
2019
California Initiative Could Provide Template to Target Commercial Real Estate
Posted On July 10, 2019  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

Big things often have the power to create their own environments. For example, Boeing built the largest factory building in the world in Everett, Washington, and it ended up generating its own weather system indoors. Likewise, California’s population and economy are so large that the state […]

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15
May
2019
Proposed Property Tax Initiative Endangers Prop 13 Protections
Posted On May 15, 2019  By James V. Camp  And has No Comment

Markets love certainty. Big jumps or big dips may be great opportunities for day traders to make money, but they’re risky for those in commercial real estate development. This was the case with property taxes in California before 1978 as localities randomly, and in some instances […]

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01
May
2019
Protect TIF, Promote Development in Wisconsin
Posted On May 1, 2019  By Jim Villa  And has No Comment

The following piece was written by Jim Villa ahead of the NAIOP Wisconsin chapter’s annual Day at the Capitol in Madison. It first appeared in the Milwaukee BizTimes and is reprinted here with permission. On a national level, politicians can’t seem to hammer out a deal […]

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30
Jan
2019
Tax Bill Provides CRE Investment Opportunities
Posted On January 30, 2019  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

The year began with a quarter of the federal government shut down, with economists warning that economic growth is likely to slow, and with the stock market coming off a bad ending to 2018. But there’s also a positive development that commercial real estate practitioners may be able […]

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06
Dec
2018
Crafting Tax Policy that Promotes Growth in Chicago
Posted On December 6, 2018  By Taivo E. Tammaru  And has No Comment

Policymakers in Washington often talk about using public-private partnerships to boost infrastructure spending and unlock value. Here in the Chicago area, local communities have actively and successfully implemented PPPs for years, largely in the form of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts. A new study just released […]

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