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NetLeaseNation.com: April 2010
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Friday, April 23, 2010. Walgreens Goes Urban With Duane Reade. Walgreens recently closed the purchase. Duane Reed, which had struggled under debt and in July 2009 was downgraded. Friday, April 16, 2010. US Apartment Uptick = Net Lease Impact. It has been recently reported. That the US apartment market may have reached bottom and be poised for a rebound. Apartment vacancy rates have stopped rising and rents even showed a modest increase in the first quarter. As life is pumped back into this market...To ga...
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NetLeaseNation.com: A Tax Tsunami
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010. As commercial real estate struggles to break through the economic quagmire, it must contend with a flurry of changes on the horizon. Specifically, changing capital gains tax rates, estate taxes, and FASB standards could heavily alter the landscape. Of course, they also may not. There is much uncertainty in the future and all we can really do is theorize. In one of the oddest strokes of lawmaking to come from Washington, the estate tax. This is a tricky one. Mostly becaus...
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NetLeaseNation.com: January 2010
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Friday, January 29, 2010. DC Has Global Appeal. According to a new study from the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate, Washington D.C. is the top. Friday, January 22, 2010. Calkain Featured in Shopping Center Business. Jonathan Hipp, President and CEO of Calkain Companies, was recently interviewed by Shopping Center Business for their January issue. Among the topics discussed were the 1031 exchange and single tenet net lease markets. You can read the document in more detail here. That this tr...
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NetLeaseNation.com: December 2009
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Friday, December 4, 2009. Buffalo Wild Wings Has Keys to Success. The Restaurant Association's performance index may show that the restaurant industry has been shrinking for the past 23 months but Buffalo Wild Wings (NYSE: BWLD. Has continued to profit and expand, bucking that trend. According to new analysis. Expansion has been a key. To Buffalo Wild Wings success. Currently it owns 197 stores and 363 franchises. According to its 2008 report, Buffalo Wild Wings aims to grow that number to 1000 o...The c...
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NetLeaseNation.com: February 2010
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010. Sweetgreen Springs for Success with New Location in Logan Circle (Washington DC). Attended the opening of the Logan Circle location. They are also a popular choice among many 1031. Another potential benefit to investors lies in the assessed value of the property and the weight given to improvements and land. Since the improvements are a greater part of the overall value in a condominium it is possible to depreciate a significant portion of those improvements on a 15 year s...
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NetLeaseNation.com: September 2010
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010. As commercial real estate struggles to break through the economic quagmire, it must contend with a flurry of changes on the horizon. Specifically, changing capital gains tax rates, estate taxes, and FASB standards could heavily alter the landscape. Of course, they also may not. There is much uncertainty in the future and all we can really do is theorize. In one of the oddest strokes of lawmaking to come from Washington, the estate tax. This is a tricky one. Mostly becaus...
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NetLeaseNation.com: July 2010
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Friday, July 16, 2010. Should We Fuss About FASB? While it's true that this change will be a headache for the accounting departments of both lessors and lesses (not the least of which due to its retroactive nature) it's impact onoverall sale-leaseback activity should be zero. Sale-Leaseback Economics Don't Change Because of How You Account for Them. That being said, moving the obligations from the footnotes to the balance sheet is essentially a smoke and mirrors exercise although one would have to admit ...
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NetLeaseNation.com: June 2010
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Thursday, June 24, 2010. Zero Hour for Net Leases. It is not a secret that many commercial real estate loans stand on shaky foundations. In-fact it has been recently estimated. The “outstanding mortgage balance” is the key element which catches investors off guard. Here is how our previous example would be impacted by a zero transaction:. In order for the transaction to flow smoothly, it will have to be properly organized and scheduled on an individual basis. It should be noted that a zero transactio...
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NetLeaseNation.com: March 2010
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Friday, March 26, 2010. Is Walgreens Leading Us Down the Yellow Brick Road? Starting in late 2008 fears began to mount about the inflationary effects of governmental spending. The 25 year flat lease, customary on most Walgreens net lease properties, became increasing unattractive as a long term hold asset. Furthermore, the glut of properties on the market. There is now a sense of stabilization in regards to Walgreens cap rates. It has been reported. Friday, March 19, 2010. There are times when an investo...
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