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Buying/Selling

Contracts for Deed as a Selling Option

0 Comments 30 January 2011

I will be on air with the Real Estate Radio Hour on Saturday, February 5, to talk about the use of contracts for deed as a selling option. You can listen to the interview here. Contracts for deed are an excellent mechanism for buying and selling real estate in the right circumstances. To have a [...]

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Seller & Landlord

Minnesota Court of Appeals Reins in City of Minneapolis

0 Comments 25 January 2011

Ask any landlord within the City of Minneapolis what it’s like to do business there and you’re likely to get at least one story about a fight with the City over a property. Having dealt with City officials on occasion, I can tell you that they are not the easiest to deal with when it [...]

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Foreclosure

Why “Produce the Note” Doesn’t Work All That Well in Minnesota

0 Comments 18 January 2011

The Massachusetts Supreme Court recently rendered a very significant decision in a case entitled U.S. Bank National Association vs. Ibanez. This case is being closely watched around the country, particularly by advocates of a theory of foreclosure defense called “produce the note”. What does “produce the note” refer to? Recall that in the heyday of [...]

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Uncategorized

Why the 2010 Tax Relief Act Matters to Real Estate Owners

0 Comments 31 December 2010

On December 17, 2010, President Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the “Act”) into law. Much has been written about the Act, particularly in regards to the extension of the 2001 income tax rate reductions, the changes to the estate tax and, of course, the politics of [...]

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Leasing

Real Estate Radio Hour Legal Minute – January 2011

0 Comments 31 December 2010

As some readers of this blog know, for the past year, I have had the privilege of presenting the “Legal Minute” on the Real Estate Radio Hour each Saturday at 10 am on WCCO Radio 830 AM. The show brings together experts from all corners of the real estate world for an hour each week [...]

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Real Estate Investing With Self-Directed IRAs

Investing, Real Estate Investing, Uncategorized

Real Estate Investing With Self-Directed IRAs

0 Comments 19 December 2010

The current real estate market presents significant opportunities for entry into the world of real estate investment. With prices lower than in years past, smaller investors are able to build a portfolio of residential rental properties with far less capital investment, while others are looking to the still-profitable apartment industry for their financial gain. The [...]

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Commercial, Leasing, Retail

What is a Ground Lease?

0 Comments 20 November 2010

Ground leases might be one of the most overlooked aspects of commercial real estate. In a ground lease, a landowner leases the land to a party who then constructs improvements upon the land. The landowner retains ownership of the land while at the same time transferring control of the land (i.e., the development of the [...]

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The Basics of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

Investing, Real Estate Investing

The Basics of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

0 Comments 16 November 2010

Investing in real estate, whether in good times or bad, is never easy. One of the most difficult aspects of real estate investing is the fact that it can require a lot of money to build a quality portfolio of income-generating properties, money that most people simply do not have. Enter the real estate investment [...]

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Commercial, Real Insight

Architecture Minnesota Magazine Wins Four Awards for Publishing Excellence

0 Comments 12 November 2010

Architecture Minnesota, the magazine of the American Institute of Architects Minnesota, won four awards in 2010 from the Minnesota Magazine & Publications Association’s prestigious Minnesota Publishing Excellence Awards: a Gold Award for Best Feature Article in the category of General Interest, Under 60,000 Circulation, for Minnesota Modernisms (Nov/Dec 2009); a Gold Award for Best Regular [...]

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Commercial, Retail

Podcast with David Bodamer of Retail Traffic Magazine

0 Comments 28 October 2010

I recently sat down with David Bodamer of Retail Traffic magazine to discuss trends in the retail industry. He had some great talking points about commercial real estate and also went over some of the Urban Land Institutes emerging trends report. Have a listen over on crePodcast.

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Would You Pay $1000 A Square Foot For Retail?

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Fast forward to 1:20 to hear about Bond Street in London pushing $1000 a square foot for retail space. Well at least it’s not 5th Avenue in New York which is the world’s most expensive, retail space there can get up over $2000. That begs the question, as a business owner… how much would you [...]