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Major New Opportunity to Modify CMBS Loans Created by New Tax Rule - Special Servicer's Hands Untied
Allan E. Low, David M. Hymer, Tony Toranto, Jess R. Bressi, October 2, 2009
A lynchpin of the entire loan securitization industry is the pass-through or transparent tax status of the entity holding the commercial real estate loan, i.e., no double taxation as with corporate income. Preserving this tax status has been a major impediment to obtaining modifications of...

Three Steps to Protecting Your Entitlements during the Recession
John W. Truxaw, Brian C. Fish, Ronald W. Rouse, November 10, 2009
The current economic and lending climate has significantly limited the viability of all manner of real estate deals.

Another Layer of Development Approval: San Francisco Creates a Preservation Commission
John C. Callan, Allan E. Low, Edward S. Atkinson, Tracy Boxer Zill, October 12, 2009
Following the lead of cities like Chicago and New York, on November 4, 2008, San Francisco voters approved Prop J, creating an Historic Preservation Commission (HPC).

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