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12.2.2019
The Alphabet Soup of Working with Foreign Real Estate Investors
Given the continuous fluctuation in business immigration, tariffs, and international relations, it shouldn’t be a surprise that foreign investment into the U.S. (especially by China), has slowed. And yet, it is still happening. The Oregon real estate…
4.5.2019
On the Horizon – Reauthorizing the Federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Program
Accurately forecasting and predicting terrorism exposure within the United States is difficult, to say the least. To make matters more challenging for the commercial real estate industry, reinsurers largely stopped reinsuring terrorism insurance…
2.14.2019
LIBOR’s Days Are Numbered - What Should a Commercial Borrower Do?
LIBOR, a key interest-rate benchmark for commercial loans, is published daily by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). After December 31, 2021, the FCA will no longer require banks to submit their daily rates, which FCA uses to calculate LIBOR…
10.18.2018
The Silver Tsunami Will Shape Seniors Housing Development
I’ve been helping clients develop and manage seniors housing projects in a national market that has experienced steady growth in recent years. Seniors housing is need-driven with many seniors moving into independent living, assisted living, or memory…