To further democratize knowledge about commercial real estate, Lev started an interview series with all kinds of CREF pros: everyone from multifamily and medical to cannabis and construction. This time we connected with Atlas Real Estate Partners Managing Director and COO Noah Weiss. Atlas has executed 50 deals since being founded in 2009, with a combined value of $1,500,000,000. Atlas ...
This piece by Rob Beardsley was originally published on Lone Star Capital. A 1031 exchange is a major tax benefit associated with real estate ownership, which allows the deferral of capital gains by exchanging the gain into a like-kind property upon sale rather than receiving all the sale proceeds in taxable cash. Due to the illiquidity of private real estate ...
Are you wondering if a sale-leaseback is a good idea for your business? There are many benefits to sale-leasebacks. For landlords and commercial real estate investors, sale-leasebacks allow you to easily acquire an easy long-term tenant. Business owners benefit by relieving themselves of the burdens that can come with owning property. In this article, we’ll answer the question “What is ...
To further lev.co’s mission of democratizing knowledge about commercial real estate, we started an interview series with all kinds of CREF pros: everyone from multifamily and medical to cannabis and construction. This time we connected with Marc A. Hershberg, MSRE, Managing Partner & CEO at Topaz Capital Group LLC, a leading private debt and equity real estate investment firm that ...
As 2021 draws to a close, many commercial real estate investors are looking to sell. One large reason for the influx in property sales is the projected increase in capital gains taxes for 2022. As of now, the tax law changes are uncertain. Nonetheless, many sellers are looking to secure a sale before 2022 because of the possibility that any ...
Unearned income is a type of personal income generated from sources unrelated to employment. The term was first coined by Henry George, and it also includes income received by virtue of investments, inheritance and even pensions. What Is Unearned Income? Unearned income is a type of income that is not acquired through direct work such as employment or business activities. ...
The 83(b) election is a provision that gives an employee or startup founder the option to pay taxes on the total fair market value of restricted stock at the time of granting — rather than at the time of stock vesting. This provision only applies to vesting stocks. Documents must be sent to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) inside 30 ...
Often the neighborhoods that are the most in need of commercial real estate investment are the ones least likely to get it. Low-income communities struggle to fill vacant lots with community-oriented businesses, while wealthier neighborhoods have plenty of businesses and other community resources. The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) addresses this disparity. What Is the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC)? ...
Many countries use the 183-day rule as a method of determining if people should be considered residents for tax purposes. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the US uses 183 days as the threshold in its substantial presence test which tells them if non-US citizens and non-permanent residents should be taxed as residents. The reason these countries — including the ...
When governments institute tax or spending initiatives to change the course of their country’s economic condition, this is called fiscal policy. Fiscal policy usually refers to macroeconomic change, where a government reforms employment, shifts economic trajectories, impacts inflation, or influences aggregate demand for products. Fiscal policy is a common reaction to rising inflation or other expansionary processes that lead to ...
Lev is using technology to transform the CRE financing process.
Lev is using technology to transform the CRE financing process.