U.S. Trade Policy and Declining Manufacturing: Where do we go from here?

U.S. Trade Policy and Declining Manufacturing: Where do we go from here? Paul Crist, August 14, 2010  The U.S. economy and the manufacturing sector in particular, face both short-term and long-term challenges.  There is debate about whether government can or should play a role in addressing those challenges, and if so, what are the fiscal, … Read more

Net Lease Real Estate Investments

Net Lease Real Estate Investments Passive real estate for both the investor and the investor’s heirs By David E. Sobelman, Vice President, Calkain Realty Advisors and Benjamin R. Hanan, Shareholder, Abel Band, Chartered Experienced, savvy and sophisticated real estate investors typically are inundated with decisions of what to do with their existing assets as they … Read more

1031 Exchanges ? What are the Rules?

  When it comes to 1031 exchanges there are many rules that must be followed in order to qualify for the huge tax deferral benefit. This benefit has so much to offer that it must be tightly regulated so it isn’t abused or misused. However, the tight regulations can be quite confusing for those who … Read more

Trading Up Using the 1031 Exchange

In spite of decreasing real estate values across the nation, real estate investors continue to come up with innovative ways to make their investment turn out profitably.  A powerful method for building real estate holdings is the use of 1031 Exchanges, which lets investors defer capital-gains assessment on investment property by reinvesting sale proceeds into … Read more