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August 1, 2010
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TOP NEWS STORIES
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On July 30, the House of Representatives considered and passed H.R. 5901, the Real Estate Jobs and Investment Act, introduced by Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) by a vote of 402-11. This proposal would make a significant change to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) in order to provide the same U.S. tax treatment for foreign equity investments in listed U.S. REITs that currently exists for foreign equity investments in other publicly-traded U.S. businesses. CLICK HERE to watch the House debate the issue. -
The NAREIT Leader in the Light Award recognizes company-wide operations which generate substantially improved energy efficiency and expense management. All NAREIT Corporate Members are eligible to enter. CLICK HERE for an application and to see past award winners. Winners will be recognized at REITWorld 2010 in November. -
NAREIT recently published a special report titled "REITs: Real Estate With A Return Premium," which is available HERE. At the same time and working along similar lines, Cohen & Steers President Joe Harvey has written a highly compelling analysis of the available data, "The Truth About Real Estate Allocations," which is available HERE. Both reports make a compelling case for institutional investors to increase their exposure to REITs relative to private equity real estate funds going forward.
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With the regulatory overhaul signed into law, President Barack Obama appears to be taking a friendlier stance toward the financial industry compared with earlier this year.
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Daily REIT Industry Performance Data
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