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The adage of "what goes up must come down" has come home to the commercial real estate market. We've seen recessions before - remember the late 80's and early 90's with thrift takeovers, foreclosures and fire sales? And the early part of this decade after the dot com bust?
Here's what happened in the office market from the first quarter of 1995 through the 3rd quarter of 2008. Notice the spike in the trend line occurred in a short period of time - 2005 to 2007. During that period a lot of properties transferred at higher prices than the trend. They've come down just as rapidly - and now we see problems.
Is there "an answer"? Probably not. On the other hand, click to read full article
This article contributed by Robert Yale, CCIM. bobyale@svn.com
Central Massachusetts Commercial Real Estate
Come to Us for Central Massachusetts Commercial Real Estate
In recent months, the slowing market and tightening of credit has now made apparent the uncertainty of demand in the commercial real estate market. Thus far, the commercial real estate market for investors has held up relatively strong; however, the affects of the housing market turmoil is now trickling down to the once robust commercial real estate market.
The long term outlook still remains strong for investors that can bear a significant slowdown. However, for those that are looking to sell in the short term, this might be the best to time to weigh your options and consider implementing tax deferral strategies like the Deferred Sales TrustTM.
The Deferred Sales TrustTM is a strategy that allows our clients to sell appreciated assets such as commercial real estate and businesses, receive the proceeds as liquid cash and pay capital gains over many years rather than immediately. This tax deferral strategy is the way out for many of our clients.
This article was submitted by our friend and colleague, Alex Ruggieri of Sperry Van Ness in Champaign, IL. Feel free to read more of the details about the way this technique will let you sell a real estate asset in today' market, take payments on an installment sale paying taxes only as the cash is received, yet be able to reinvest the remainder at any time without further tax payments.
For more information on selling your real estate, contact: bobyale@svn.com
Central Massachusetts Commercial Real Estate