The percentage as well as number of US households led by renters is at the highest level in more than 50 years, the Pew Research Center reported this week. The research organization’s analysis of Census Bureau housing data found that growth in the percentage of renters extends across a variety of demographic factors, including age, education level and ethnicity.
You might think that the current efforts to repeal or reform the Affordable Care Act have nothing to do with real estate investing. However, health care reform is the last bridge that Congress needs to cross before they can turn their attention to comprehensive tax reform.
We can scrap the talk of the apartment market becoming over-saturated — at least in the long term. A new report has determined that the US will need to build more than 4.6 million new apartment homes across a range of price points by 2030.
ACA widens number of insured individuals, increases need for medical services. Expanded healthcare coverage and an aging population are boding well for the nation’s medical office building segment.
America is stuffed with stuff. Over the last few decades rentable storage space in the United States has grown to a whopping 2.5 billion square feet. That’s 7.3 Square feet for every man, woman and child in the nation.
Setting up a TIC well in advance of making a 1031-exchange transaction will legitimize it as a business decision rather than merely a means to avoid taxation, helping investors avoid red flags to the IRS, speakers at the IMN Multifamily Forum say.
Low inventory is restraining sales of existing single-family homes, which rose in January by just 3.7 percent from last year. Despite an uptick in listings, the supply of available homes for sale held firm at a record-low 3.6 months.
A large part of the American Dream has always been to own real estate, whether it be your principal residence or a direct investment in owning land or other rental real estate.
For many people who begin investing as young adults, it often mattered little what the investment was so long as it was generating a profit. As a result of this, investors who are now officially baby boomers or senior citizens often have long-held real estate investments in their portfolios.
Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) began in 2004 with the IRS Revenue Ruling 2004-86. Each DST is a separate legal entity and each investor receives “beneficial interests” in the DST or trust for IRS 1031 purposes.
You must follow the IRS Section 1031 Guidelines to complete a successful full tax deferral on the sale of rental property. Corcapa 1031 Advisors can help you with your successful 1031 exchange in 5 steps below:
1031 exchange investors may find suitable replacement property in the form of Tenants in Common (TIC) ownership. Tenants in Common offerings are often pre-arranged with financing allowing for a simpler and faster closing of 1031 exchange replacement property.
Forbes has a great article discussing 1031 Exchanges. So what is 1031? Broadly stated, a 1031 exchange (also called a like-kind exchange or a Starker) is a swap of one business or investment asset for another. Although most swaps are taxable as sales, if you come within 1031, you’ll either [...]
Back when you acquired this property in the 1031 exchange transaction, it should have been reported on Form 8824, Like-Kind Exchanges.
