Morgan Stanley predicts that house prices could fall by 10 percent by the end of 2024, perhaps twice as much in a worst-case scenario. Homeowners who purchased their homes at the top of the market could be in trouble, especially if the U.S. falls into a...
If you’re an “experienced” homeowner, age 62 or older, you may need to tap into your home equity because you are “house-rich but cash-poor.” If so, you are not the only one. But what are your options? You can solve this cash shortfall problem and reap big...
Most people are unaware that rental real estate gets more tax deduction benefits than almost any other investment. If you do not take full advantage of tax deduction benefits, it can actually mean the difference between having a loss or a profit from your rental...
Florida businesses often hold real property and their business operations in separate entities for liability purposes. While this is a very standard and effective way to mitigate the liability risk of owning commercial real estate, these types of structures need to be...
The Opportunity Zone (OZ) Program was created as part of the Investing in Opportunity Act, which was included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in December 2017. The OZ program was created to encourage private investment in these communities in exchange for capital...
The Florida legislature voted to again reduce the sales tax, which is imposed under section 212.031, Florida Statutes, that commercial real estate owners charge and receive from tenants to 5.5 percent in 2020 from its current rate of 5.7 percent. Real property rentals...
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) tax reform added new tax code Section 199A, which created a 20 percent tax deduction possibility for you if your rental property: (a) has profits and (b) can qualify as a trade or business. The current tax law as now stands, with...
As commercial real property owners in Florida are likely aware, the Sunshine State imposes its sales tax on rental payments for the lease of real property. The general 6 percent state-level tax was reduced to 5.8 percent for 2018. The legislature passed a law to...
US real estate tax can have a serious impact on the amount of profit made through the purchase and sale of property in the United States of America (USA). It's a topic that all foreign investors need to understand in order to be invest successfully in the USA. In...