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A recap of CollabNet’s Inaugural Business Roundtable event “Real Estate Opportunities: The Next Alpha.” Speakers included Collabnet’s Harry Dublinsky and Todd Shaw of Morgan Stanley, as well as a series of real estate principals and investors sharing their insights on where attractive risk-adjusted returns have been found for global allocators.

Attendees at the January Los Angeles Real Estate Principals Luncheon heard the distinguished speakers discuss an outlook for the U.S. economy, that state of capital markets, the threat of an economic slowdown, and what all this means for real estate investors.

Final regs and FAQs were recently released on qualified opportunity zones (QOFs) and qualified opportunity zones (QOZs). This article is a discussion and reference to critical points, including what types of gains may be invested and when, when gains may be excluded from tax after an investment is held for a ten-year period, how a QOF determines levels of new investment in a QOZ, and how large C corporations can invest in QOZs.

Insight from Yonatan Binman, Head of Real Estate NYC – Venn and . Brad Greiwe, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Fifth Wall as they discuss the evolving nature of the real estate industry and the impacts of technology.

A look at the topics covered at the January meeting of the New Jersey Chapter of the Commercial Real Estate Development Association (“NAOIP NJ”). Topics included the economy, incentive programs, and the current status of various types of real estate markets.

There are solutions to modernizing infrastructure in the country which can benefit the current and future generations. It will be interesting to track the various public/private partnerships and learn from their successes and obstacles.

EisnerAmper, in partnership with iGlobal Forum, held the Global Leaders in Real Estate Summit on September 28, 2017 at the Lotte New York Palace in New York City. The panel was moderated by Nelson F. Migdal, shareholder at Greenberg Traurig.

EisnerAmper, in partnership with iGlobal Forum, held the Global Leaders in Real Estate Summit in September 2017 at the Lotte New York Palace in New York City. The panel was moderated by Sally Michael, partner at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP.

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) seemed to be the brightest star at Urban Land Institute’s Real Estate Outlook. There are many tax advantages under the new Tax Act. The impacts of tax reform, rising interest rates and a shift in foreign investment were also discussed as possible influences.

The second annual RELA-Baruch Joint Conference was recently held at The William and Anita Newman Conference Center at Baruch College to discuss various topics in the New York real estate market including an Industry adapting to Millennial Preferences.

One real estate issue that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will significantly impact is the rehabilitation credit. Developers and owners should account for the changes to rehabilitation credits as they plan projects and consider older properties.

Institutional investors have allocated from 8% to 10.5% of their investments in real estate however it is still lagging in the short term, according to panelists at the recent Global Leaders in Real Estate Summit West in San Francisco.

As general counsel and COO for HFZ Capital Group, the Manhattan based real estate investment and development company that specializes in the luxury condo market, Golub has built a successful real estate career by spotting opportunity and by making a difference.

The 'Women on Top of Their Industries' panel shared knowledge that has guided them throughout their careers as they rose through the ranks - guidance for anyone looking to succeed. The panel was sponsored by the New York Real Estate Journal, Socialfix, and EisnerAmper.

Can You Really Have It All? During the private equity session at Real Estate Weekly and EisnerAmper’s Women’s Forum, held at the New York City Bar Association on May 11, EisnerAmper tax partner Lisa Knee moderated panel discussions.

The EisnerAmper Real Estate Private Equity Summit West brought more than 350 real estate investors, owners, developers and industry leaders together. How are Investors Planning for an Uncertain Future? Here were the hot topics at the Real Estate Private Equity Summit West.

The PATH Act of 2015 contains significant changes to the rules governing real estate investment trusts (REIT) and investment in real estate by foreign investors. Here is a summary of provisions that affect foreign investors in real estate and REIT reforms.

We should see continued real estate investment activity by Chinese investors across major U.S. markets. The appetite of Chinese investors in the hotel segment is evident by the announcement by Starwood Hotels. What could change investment in U.S. real estate by Chinese investors?

The PATH Act includes a substantial change in the 50% additional first-year depreciation rules for property placed in service after 12/31/15. Qualified leasehold improvement property is eligible for 50% bonus depreciation. Here are the changes for 2016 included in the PATH Act.

The IRS determined that subpart F income generated by a REIT’s foreign subsidiaries is qualifying income for purposes of the 95% gross income test. Under the facts of the ruling, the taxpayer is a U.S. corporation that elected REIT classification for tax purposes.