Taxes Target Green Pastures 

Apr 1, 2011, By Douglas John, Esq.

Local governments are under the greatest financial stress since the Great Depression, and assessing authorities are aggressively pursuing revenue to combat...

Why Inflated Tax Assessments Persist 

Jan 1, 2011, By Mark Hutcheson, Esq.

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) and insurance companies are big buyers of commercial real estate these days, and their advantage in the capital...

Caught in The Twilight Zone 

Oct 1, 2010, By Stewart Mandell, Esq.

Flawed cost-based assessments are a common cause of unlawfully high property taxation. Year after year, inflated valuations by government assessors can...

Golf Course Owners Teed Off Over Taxes 

Sep 10, 2010, By Michael Martone, Esq. and By Michael P. Guerriero, Esq., NREI Contributing Columnists

A battle is raging in New York and across the country between assessors and taxpayers at odds over the market value of golf courses and their associated membership clubs. ...

The Pitfalls of Sales Comparisons 

Jun 1, 2010, By Michael Shalley

It's no secret that commercial real estate sales volume is down. Sales transactions of U.S. commercial real estate valued at $5 million or more totaled...

The Pitfalls of Sales Comparisons 

Apr 1, 2010, By Michael Shalley

It's no secret that commercial real estate sales volume is down. Sales transactions of U.S. commercial real estate valued at $5 million or more totaled...

Thinking Outside the Box 

Nov 1, 2009, By Cris K. O'Neall, Esq.

Why do taxing authorities recognize intangibles for hospitality properties, but not shopping center properties? The answer may be the way mall intangibles...

Property Tax Reform Goes Awry 

Oct 1, 2009, By Darlene Sullivan, Esq.

At first blush, it appears that a cap on property tax values, often called appraisal or assessment caps, provides a panacea for limiting increasing property...

New Method to Reduce REIT Property Taxes 

Jul 1, 2009, By Stephen Paul, Esq.

Stock price offers a reliable indicator for assessed value...

Shouldering a Costly Burden 

Jun 1, 2009, By Linda Terrill, Esq.

States cut homeowners a property tax break, leaving commercial owners to fill the gap...

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