Giving away property to avoid taxes seems farfetched

Are there any cre- ative ways to avoid or reduce the tax owed when selling a rental property? How about giving the home to a family member, then selling it? What are gift-tax issues? Can someone receive this gift and sell it immediately? Do you have any other ideas?
You can’t eliminate taxes on real estate [...]

Investors pay £1 billion for Canary Wharf building

Citigroups 25-year lease expires in 2026, with upward-only rent reviews every five years. The yield, calculated by dividing rental income by a buildings value, is about 4.5 percent, according to Quinlans statement.
That implies an annual rent of about %26#163;45 million, “significantly” less than the average for the City of London and Canary Wharf financial districts, [...]

Great Portland Office Values Fall as Investments Drop (Update2)

Great Portland Office Values Fall as Investments Drop (Update2)
By Peter Woodifield
Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) — Great Portland Estates Plc, the
London-based developer that focuses on offices in Londons West
End district, said the value of its assets fell 4.1 percent in
the fiscal [...]

Professional, Intelligent, Ethical An Investment Property Buying Service Specifically Designed to Out-Perform the Averages

In this time of severe global stock market uncertainty, where are [...]

Announces New Business Website

Property Management Network Inc. today announced the release of it%26#039;s new business website and diverse variety of property management services offered to the investment property owner, both large and small.
By utilizing combined backgrounds in related business fields spanning more than (30) years the Property Management Network team has developed long term business alliances with a [...]

Resinto Property Tips Show Aging Investors Why Investment Property is a Smart Way to Protect their Assets

Recent studies suggest aging baby boomers need to take smart steps [...]

Caribbean Real Estate Investment Opportunity

Eleuthera Island, Bahamas to be home to new luxury resort. Gated beach club community will feature private resort amenities, incorporate peaceful, easy-going Caribbean lifestyle and offer prime Bahamas real estate for sale.
Eleuthera, Bahamas is home to pink sands, coral reefs, pineapple plantations, bone fishing and a new real estate investment opportunity at Sky Beach Club.
The [...]

Inn of the Sixth Happiness - Property Association Creates Innovative Hotel Property Deal Has Investors Coming Back For More

Hot Property Hotel Deal Offers 16.75% Discount with 10% Guaranteed Return for 6 Years plus Pension Plan (SIPP) benefits seen as an investment no-brainer
The Property Association has pioneered a new investment business model whereby investors buy hotel rooms. This new financial opportunity has triggered buying interest from major financial institutions who are keen not to [...]

New York condos lure deal-seeking Europeans

The number of foreign buyers has doubled in the last two years, according to data from the research firm Radar Logic. In just the last 18 months, they have bought one-third of all new condos that were up for sale, said Jonathan Miller, an executive vice president at Radar Logic and its director of [...]

New mortgage law may have downside

In the wake of the subprime crisis, the market has turned against all except “cream-puff borrowers” %26#8212; those with no weaknesses.
The cream puffs can borrow today on pretty much the same terms as before the crisis. But borrowers with blemishes on their applications are paying much higher prices and face a much higher risk of [...]