Incentives to Avoid Foreclosure

The Federal Government recently announced new incentives for homeowners underwater with their current mortgage to work with their bank on a “short sale.”  The new rules give timelines and parameters that offer confidence to lenders who have too often been stuck in an undefined and time consuming processes.  The Obama Administration’s aim is to lessen [...]

Receivers and Receivership

Here’s a good resource if your real estate development or investment runs into some trouble and you or your lender think you may need a court appointed receiver. A court appoints a receiver only after both sides of the litigation are given an apportunity to give input upon the specific receiver and the goals of [...]

The Tax Loss Carry Back and what it means to Real Estate Investors and Buyers

The Tax Loss Carry Back attached to the Unemployment Benefits Bill recently passed by congress and signed by the president has gotten little press but it may have great impact. First off, it will have the intended influence on stabilizing the Commercial Real Estate (CRE) market by helping potentially tens of thousands of mid level [...]