November 12, 2007 | Vol. 4 No. 21

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Volume 4 - Number 21 | November 12, 2007

TOP STORY: Alternative Structures May Emerge If Carried Interest Tax Becomes Law
By Erika Morphy
Legislation approved by the House on Friday would provide temporary relief from the Alternative Minimum Tax, but would also more than double--from 15% to 35%--the tax rate on carried interest.

Cross-Border Real Estate Capital Rushing to Russia
By Joe Clements
Ten years after this country’s economic woes threatened a global financial meltdown, Russia’s fortunes have turned 180 degrees. The country has ironically become the safe haven for capital.

Cash Buyers Pushing Price Dynamics
By Erika Morphy
The real estate markets have reached a standoff of sorts: buyers are not willing to pay recent high prices for assets unless they are core, class A trophy buildings. Sellers, meanwhile, are convinced the downturn is temporary and refuse to drop their prices.

Industrial Real Estate Continues to Show Strength
By Joe Clements
Investment sales for commercial property remain clouded for all real estate classes. However, skittish capital might be soothed by a forecast from locally based ProLogis showing the fundamentals for the nation’s industrial sector are especially strong.

What's Hot, What's Not

Insider: GE Real Estate’s Alec Burger

REIT Model Booms Abroad, Lags in US

Executive Moves: Christopher Cimino Joins Cohen Financial