Remaining competitive in the real estate game will be the result of remaining competitive in the telecommunications race
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The telecommunications business has exerted a profound impact on the commercial real estate market and caused significant changes to the manner in which commercial buildings are perceived and used by owners and tenants. Telecommunications technology has become a competitive differential among commercial real estate owners. Commercial real estate lessors must accept this and examine other outside factors which could affect their business to better prepare themselves for the future.
Publication Name: Real Estate Finance Journal
Subject: Real estate industry
ISSN: 0898-0209
Year: 1999
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Real estate capital markets: who's the daddy?
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The question on which players in the commercial real estate capital markets can function as parents or controlling authorities is discussed. The candidates for parenthood considered are the primary mortgage market, public market, the capital market and the intermediaries. However, each of the candidates suffers some critical inadequacies to serve as market regulators. They are also shown to be too permissive.
Publication Name: Real Estate Finance Journal
Subject: Real estate industry
ISSN: 0898-0209
Year: 1998
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Deferred exchanges: avoiding traps for the unwary
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The use of tax-deferred exchanges in place of outright real property sales has been practiced since the latter part of the 1980s. This is due to the increase in the maximum capital gain rate and the implications of the Starker vs. US case which made possible valid exchanges on a nonsimultaneous basis. Some common practices that might invalidate an exchange transaction are presented.
Publication Name: Real Estate Finance Journal
Subject: Real estate industry
ISSN: 0898-0209
Year: 1996
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