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Are State and Local Regulations Making the Portland Housing Affordability Crisis Worse?
Is the Portland area's regional housing crisis being made better or worse by state and local land use regulations? Gerald Mildner, Ph.D, an associate professor of real estate and finance at Portland State University, and the academic director of the...
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Guest Feature: Portland Seeks Public Comment on Affordable Housing Bond Framework
Thanks to our friends at HFO Investment Real Estate for this important notice regarding new developments from the Portland Housing Bureau regarding the Affordable Housing Bond.
The Portland Housing Bureau released a report written by the Affordable H...
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Top Five Intellectual Property Issues in Real Estate
Though your business may be real property, intellectual property issues most likely do or will play a role in your business operations. Intellectual property (IP) includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Here we provide you with t...
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Hidden Hazards: Oregon Proposes New Burdens on Charities Seeking Property Tax Exemption
Oregon has a long tradition of narrowing the scope of the property tax exemption afforded to charities operating in the state. This tradition is alive and well in 2017, as the Oregon legislature contemplates imposing an annual reporting requirement o...
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Ninth Circuit Opens the Door, IRS Slams It Shut (an update to IRS: "Shea It Ain't So!" The Ninth Circuit Opens the Door for Real Estate Developer to Defer Income Tax)
On April 7, 2017, the IRS issued Action on Decision 2017-03, confirming that the IRS would not follow the Ninth Circuit's ruling in Shea Homes, Inc. v. Commissioner, 834 F.3d 1061 (9th Cir. 2016). The Ninth Circuit's decision in Shea Homes was widely...
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Succession Planning Strategies for West Coast Apartment Owners [VIDEO]
Miller Nash Graham & Dunn partner June Wiyrick Flores gave a special presentation for HFO Investment Real Estate, discussing estate planning and taxes, highlighting real estate and succession planning for the group. Watch the video of the full pr...
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