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Biden Proposal Would Close Longtime Real Estate Tax Loophole

President Biden’s new economic plan would eliminate a tax break for many real estate owners that has enabled them to defer paying capital gains on property sales. Closing that tax loophole, which has existed since 1921, is part of his $1.9 trillion spending package for new social programs. …

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What technology has done for retail development during the pandemic

Traditionally, development has involved heavy face-to-face interactions, from site selection to planning to design to permitting to meetings. The pandemic changed all of that, and developers, as well as the cities and municipalities with which they work, have adapted to keep projects on track. “The pandemic highlighted the …

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The Pandemic Transformed Brick-and-Mortar Retail

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — Nearly one year ago this week, Sandy Sigal gathered all of his employees and read a letter he wrote on the possible impact the coronavirus pandemic and government shutdowns might have on their retail business. "We're going into uncharted territory," said Sigal, the founder, …

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NewMark Merrill’s ‘Wave of Kindness’ Makes its 8th Run

One of the special aspects of the retail real estate business is that major malls and shopping centers become local focal points in scores, or even hundreds, of communities. General managers of big properties are often unofficial members of the community boards of the towns their properties …

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NewMark Merrill Launches Second Phase of Together We Can Program

NewMark Merrill Companies’ motto is “No Tenant Left Behind” and that means helping its merchants, communities and customers come through this unprecedented time stronger and more connected. With that effort in mind, the company has started the second phase of its “Together We Can” program aimed at …

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