In a Law360.com article published on July 12th titled “4 Ways Brexit Could Shape The US Real Estate Landscape,” Andrew McIntyre of Law360 looks at four ways attorneys say the Brexit could play out in the following US real estate market areas: Office investment increases Lower interest rates Declining US hotel occupancy rates Luxury residential gets a … Continue Reading
In an article published on Law360.com titled "Tech Was ‘Not Tethered To Spreadsheets’ For 2014 RE Buys," Simon Adams of Reed Smith’s Real Estate Practice Group comments on the real estate market effects in Northern California caused by a booming tech industry demand for office space. Tech companies are doing massive deals, often demanding lease terms … Continue Reading
Negotiation of the construction allowance is an important part of most commercial lease transactions and usually centers around the size of the allowance and the type of improvements to be constructed. However, the tax consequences flowing from the construction allowance are frequently subject to far less negotiation. If the tenant owns the improvements after construction, … Continue Reading
What’s happening in the medical office building market in 2014? Data supplied by Real Capital Analytics Inc reveal a slight downturn in early 2014 for sales of medical office properties. That is somewhat surprising considering the very strong 4th Quarter 2013 results for this market segment. Nationally, we have seen a number of notable sales … Continue Reading
A new year brings the inevitable macroeconomic predictions and conjecture about how those predictions will affect real estate and capital markets, in addition to real estate asset class and market forecasts. The CoStar Group summarized 14 predictions it likes for 2014, and other real estate firms, such as Colliers International and Jones Lang LaSalle, offered … Continue Reading
