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National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 Joel R. Marcus	Assessors Exploit Their Advantage Make no mistake, assessors have more information than ever before and the ability to access it quickly. While some of this data may be available to property owners and their tax attorneys, a sizable amount of valuation data is out of the public's reach. Commercial property owners must realize that their activities are being monitored and compiled.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004 Jim Popp	Don't Let Assessors Box You In Stand-alone retail boxes are among the least complex types of real estate. However, these boxes are often misunderstood and, as a result, overvalued by property tax authorities.
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The Motley Fool May 19, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Lower Your Property Taxes You may be paying more than you have to in property taxes.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 Jim Popp, Esq.	Avoid Pitfalls of the Cost Approach The valuation of manufacturing plants for property tax purposes presents a challenge for both owners and property tax officials.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2009 Jennifer Norbut	Tax Squeeze This CCIM discusses his recession-resistant consulting service.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2013 Sara Drummond	Small Properties, Big Challenges CIRE's survey looks at the small side of property management.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2005 Louis H. Nimkoff	Smart Property Management Strategies Multifamily property owners can implement these ideas to cut costs and improve returns.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2002 Matt Gove	Fewer Renters, More Concessions Four months free rent, free health club memberships and waived application fees. These are just some of the lures that owners are using to fill their apartments these days. But occupancy rates are still down sharply and managers may have to keep throwing money at tenants for another year.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006 Christopher J. Dicharry	Hurricane Aftermath When Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck in August and September of 2005 -- long after the Jan. 1 assessment date for setting values for Louisiana property taxes -- real estate owners faced the menacing possibility that damaged property would be taxed based on pre-storm values.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2013 Beth Mattson-Teig	Magnetic Attraction Investors remain drawn to multifamily assets.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2005 Jerome Wallach	Why Owners of Triple-Net Leased Properties Bear an Unfair Burden No matter the asset type (single-tenant property, multi-tenant office building or shopping center) the decision to pursue a tax appeal impacts the owner's interest beyond the potential savings to the tenant. Owners of triple-net-leased properties should weigh four economic realities when they consider filing tax appeals.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2002 Parke Chapman	Apartments: Recovery After the Storm Excess supply collides with weak demand, growing unemployment and low interest rates that turn renters into homeowners. Still, despite falling occupancy rates and rising concessions, investors continue to chase apartment deals. Why?
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The Motley Fool January 20, 2007 Elizabeth Brokamp	Challenge Your Property Tax Assessment Here's how to recover from sticker shock and appeal that assessment.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2012 Howard Berends	Utility Budgeting Made Easier For commercial property owners, energy budgeting is an involved and, in some cases, difficult project. Multifamily properties in particular are difficult to budget for as there are no nationwide programs to assist owners and facility managers.
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National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Parke M. Chapman	Condo-Conversion Hangover? Thanks largely to the continuing condo-conversion craze, sale prices of multifamily properties jumped 34% in the first 10 months of 2005. For 2006, however, the condo-conversion party is expected to wind down.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2003 William Ikard	Challenging the Tax Man The sizeable capital investments made in large corporate headquarters properties are not necessarily representative of market value. Therefore, a tax authority's reliance on original cost or replacement cost is not only unfair, it is just plain wrong.
National Real Estate Investor March 26, 2003 Parke Chapman	Apartment REITs close 2002 on sour note The nation's seven largest apartment REITs reported negative year-over-year changes in net operating income during the fourth quarter of 2002. A pervasive supply problem will make it harder for many apartment REITs to meet their earnings 2004 projections.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2003 Margy Sweeney	Better than New? In the 1970s, apartment developers built projects as fast as they could to cater to the baby boomers just graduating from college. Many of these complexes are now outdated and rundown, but they can offer prime opportunities to investors.
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2008 Patrick Nugent	Premium Advice Insurance techniques help multifamily property owners maximize value.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Jim Popp	Taking Their Cue From Hotel Owners Considerable debate swirls around the valuation of shopping centers for property taxation. The debate focuses on whether shopping centers contain business value. Owners pay excess property taxes when assessors refuse to deduct business value.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2007 David L. Canary	Industrial Obsolescence The only way for industrial plant owners to obtain fair tax assessments is to argue for the use of the income approach to value their plants -- the same valuation approach investors use to determine the price they will pay for any investment.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2012 Rich Rosfelder	Apartment Hunters Multifamily investors have yield in the crosshairs. Apartment investors are on the hunt. And they're moving beyond trophy properties into unfamiliar territory in hopes of a rare catch.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Apartment Market Rediscovery In New York, apartment investors looking for deals may actually benefit from a slowdown in conversion-led apartment sales. The reason? Condo-mania has chiseled away at apartment yields.
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National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Charles Krawitz	Investment Outlook Grows Brighter For Apartments With rising interest rates, tepid job growth and stagnant wages, residential real estate has come under pressure. The answer for savvy real estate investors may lie in the multifamily market.
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National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Condo Converters' Surprising Impact The pace at which developers are converting apartments into condominiums is having a positive effect on apartment fundamentals in the short term. Yet, in the long run apartment owners may be forced to make significant capital expenditures to compete with luxury condos.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Save Money on Property Taxes What could be worse than your home losing value? Paying taxes based on its old, higher value. Make sure your tax bill reflects the housing market.
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2006 Jarred Schenke	Investor Magnet Although Atlanta's apartment vacancy rate of 9.1% by far exceeds the national average of 5.8%, it continues to attract a steady supply of capital. Economists and investors alike say Atlanta's diverse economy, plus positive job growth projections, continue to make it an attractive market.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2009 Linwood C. Thompson	Maintaing Value The economy slows the multifamily sector's progress, but strong properties hold firm.
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National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2004 Andrew H. Raines, Esq.	Identifying Intangibles Eases the Burden The property tax bills of commercial property owners can be significantly reduced by the exclusion of "intangibles."
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Parke M. Chapman	The Big Energy Squeeze Few commercial landlords will be spared by higher energy prices in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. But owners of Class-B apartment properties and REITs could be most vulnerable.
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National Real Estate Investor February 7, 2003 Parke Chapman	Report: LA apartment market at full occupancy Apartment rents in the greater Los Angeles region are expected to rise by about 12%, based on a University of Southern California real estate economic forecast. With strong population growth and a relatively healthy economy, demand for rental units in the LA area has soared.
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