The following article was published recently by PACIFIC SECURITY CAPITAL.  Invertors may order the full report from the author at the link below in the article.  Even though this is promotional information for the company producing it both this article and the full report contain excellent advice about purchasing or developing commercial property. Pacific Security Capital Addresses Ways to Minimize Commercial Real Estate Investment Risks Real Estate Services Firm Educates on Ways to Reduce Risks when Investing in Commercial Real Estate Ventures Pacific Security Capital, a vertically integrated real estate […]

An excellent article describing some of the details involved in closing a commercial real estate sale when a conduit loan is to be paid off using a defeasance process appeared in the May 2007 issue of “WESTERN REAL ESTATE BUSINESSâ€?.  The article can be found at www.westernrebusiness.com/articles/MAY07/feature4.html.  It is entitled:               A DECISIVE DISPOSITION SAVES TIME AND MONEY by Betsy Ross The article advises that it typically takes 30 days to do a defeasance (the process whereby the seller of a property encumbered by a conduit loan has someone find a […]

Here is an article from www.rebusinessonline.com describing some of the issues involved in a 1031 exchange. Tips for the 1031 Consumer What real estate owners should look for before doing a 1031 exchange                                                  Howard J. Kopel, Esq. First published in the May 2006 issue of Shopping Center Business Published online 08-21-2006 For several years now, tax-deferred exchanges have been a major force in the real estate market. While the concept of like-kind exchanges has been a part of the tax code since 1918, it first became a practical tool […]

The article below discusses the possible impacts on office building construction of the tighter lending standards resulting from the problems of sub-prime mortgages in the residential real estate markets.  It supports the premise that the commercial markets in the United States remain relatively immune from the problems facing the residential markets in some areas of the country. Tighter Lending May Stifle Office Construction By John Egan May 8, 2007 12:46 PM SAN ANTONIO – Office construction should enjoy continued growth in 2007, but tighter lending standards may dampen the office […]