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Volume 3 - Number 8 | April 24, 2006
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TOP STORY: TIC Industry Exploring New Asset Classes
By Erika Morphy
TICs are moving into a variety of new asset classes--a reflection of an ever-expanding search for yield and a sign that the industry is becoming more adventurous. At the same time, the TIC industry is exploring ways to standardize best practices in underwriting, a necessary move if efforts to push TICs into new asset classes are to succeed.
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New Wave Of Investment Could Come From China
By Benjamin Mark Cole
In a move that could have enormous long-term ramifications for the US real estate market, the Chinese government has relaxed capital controls to make it easier for companies and individuals to invest overseas. As a result of recently announced changes, Chinese banks will be allowed to pool yuan deposits and convert them into foreign currencies for investment in overseas bonds. The changes could eventually trigger the investment of billions of dollars into US real estate, experts predict.
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Legal Watch: Alternate Structure Could Trump TICs
By Erika Morphy
A tenant-in-common is the structure of choice for related 1031 investments. But some attorneys and CPAs predict TICs won’t be in the long term. Once certain legal issues are resolved--and the potential benefits become more widely known--1031 money is likely to be structured in a vehicle called a Delaware statutory trust.
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Insider: Mountain Funding's Arthur Nevid
By Benjamin Mark Cole
During the past year, Arthur G. Nevid says the lending market has become more competitive. Nevid is managing director of investment and lending at Charlotte, NC-based Mountain Funding LLC, which has been financing opportunistic real estate transactions nationwide since 1993. D&E asked Nevid to share his thoughts on the state of real estate lending.
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