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Opportunity Zone tax questions? IRS releases extended guidance on qualified opportunity fund relief

In Notice 2021-10, the IRS released extended guidance and relief for various opportunity zone requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Taking the pulse of Chicago’s downtown office sector

Chicago’s Loop has ceded much of its monopoly on office space to the West Loop and Fulton Market. But combined, these submarkets remain the nexus…

Women getting it done in commercial real estate

Is real estate still a man’s world? From architecture to brokerage to property management and everything in between, women continue to make strides in CRE,…

This year? It has to be better, right? Cautious optimism rules during Commercial Real Estate Forecast Conference

The 19th annual Commercial Real Estate Forecast Conference took place during a grim time: Deaths continued to rise during the COVID-19 pandemic. A day earlier,…

Congress has passed another COVID relief bill. What does it mean for the PPP?

Congress has passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, designed to help those struggling financially because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill contains numerous provisions,…

Another financial hit? Small business owners face tax pain thanks to IRS ruling on PPP loans

Small business owners already struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic and state-ordered shutdowns or capacity restrictions now face another hurdle to surviving 2020: an unexpected…

Capital markets: Hardened for much of 2020, ready for a big 2021

As the events of 2020 continue to unfold, both lenders’ and investors’ views on CRE continue to evolve. For the remainder of 2020 and into…

PPP Loan Forgiveness: Timing May Be Everything

https://youtu.be/sQy4sOj4xQ8 POWER 30 11/02/20 Did you get a PPP Loan? Applying for forgiveness right away might not be the best answer. Listen to Reed Sellers…

COVID-19’s impact on property tax assessments

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted so many facets of our daily lives, and taxes are no exception.

A trap for the unwary in the CARES Act ‘retail glitch’ fix

When the CARES Act provided a technical correction for the so-called “retail glitch” in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, it also created a trap…

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