The DC Council is considering a bill that would direct the city to prepare and make public every six months a list of dilapidated properties owned by foreign governments, according to The Washington Post. The bill aims to address citizen … Continue reading →
Retail sector lobbying expenditures increased by 31 percent in Q1–2017 compared with the same period last year, according to OpenSecrets.org. Better technology and the resulting shift in shopping culture has let to economic distress for the retail sector, especially for … Continue reading →
MGM National Harbor, which opened just outside of Washington DC last December, topped $50 million in monthly revenue for three of the past four months, according to CalvinAyre.com. The $1.4 billion property generated about $51.2 million in March, $50.5 million … Continue reading →
Under a new law, Utah restaurants can remove partitions, known as Zion curtains which hide bartenders preparing alcoholic drinks. These partitions, which are required to be solid, translucent, and permanent are typically made of frosted glass and are intended to … Continue reading →
A Delaware statutory trust (DST) is a legally recognized trust created under the laws of Delaware for business purposes and can be offered as replacement property for accredited investors seeking to defer capital gains taxes through a 1031 exchange. DSTs … Continue reading →
Commercial property assessed values in the Lee District of Fairfax County increased by 25 percent over the past five years from $3.98 billion in 2012 to $4.97 billion in 2016. Lee had the highest rate of increase among the county’s … Continue reading →
The 2016 House Republican tax reform plan calls for eliminating the tax deduction for interest payments as one of the ways to help offset lower tax rates – a provision estimated to be worth $1.5 trillion, according to The New … Continue reading →
The Maryland legislature passed a bill this month which lowers the threshold of property owners’ signatures required to create business improvement districts (BIDs) in Montgomery County, according to Bisnow. The bill, which the governor is expected sign, lowers the threshold from … Continue reading →
Property taxes make up the lowest proportion of total tax revenue in India, compared to the rest of the G20 economies, according to research from Carnegie India. In 2012-2013, income It dilates blood vessels and cialis cipla helps to boost … Continue reading →
According to the Private School Survey, over 80 percent of all private school students in the 2011-2012 school year attended a religiously-affiliated school. An
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