COVID CONTEMPORIZES LAND USE PLANNING
5/16/2022 | Articles & Alerts, News & Resources
COVID has been challenging for humanity on many levels, not the least of which is the significant impact on our economy. All levels of government have been struggling to meet the new economic reality. Businesses, large and small, have struggled to say afloat and to keep employees working. Unfortunately, some businesses will be lost forever, and others will need more than just a loan or bailout. Survival may be dependent on the willingness of local government to be flexible, nimble, […]
IS YOUR PROPERTY TAX EXEMPT? DON’T BET ON IT
5/16/2022 | Articles & Alerts, News & Resources
Pennsylvania may be at the forefront of a national trend that has seen local governments remove or modify the favorable property tax treatment for nonprofits, particularly hospitals and universities. Municipalities and school districts are always on the hunt for additional tax revenue, and successfully challenging an exemption is one way to achieve that goal. Exemption law is rooted in the Pennsylvania Constitution, which permits the exemption of “institutions of purely public charity,” Pa. Const. Art. VIII, §2(a)(v). However, there is […]
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WAS 2021 GOOD OR BAD? YOUR PERCEPTION MAY BE THE REALITY
5/16/2022 | Articles & Alerts, News & Resources
“Move along, nothing to see here.” Officer Barbrady from South Park. Commentaries like this one, i.e., a retrospective of 2021, are often ubiquitous and contrarian. The particulars are dependent upon one’s point of view. For example, a pessimist will point to the next COVID variant, inflation, labor shortages, supply chain catastrophes, the imminent invasions of the Ukraine and Taiwan, and the seemingly interminable wait for the next episode of Ted Lasso. The optimist will cite the ever-burgeoning real estate market, […]
MidAtlantic Real Estate Journal – The BEST ATTORNEY of 2020
5/16/2022 | Articles & Alerts, News & Resources
Number of Attorney’s in your office: 33 Type of field Attorney specializes in: Real Estate Transactions and Litigation, and Land Use This attorney represents property owners and builders in all aspects of sophisticated transactions, including the preparation of acquisition, sale and financing documents, land use approvals and if necessary, eminent domain and tax appeal litigation. This attorney is an adjunct Professor of Law at the Temple University Beasley School of Law and holds leadership positions in the National Association of […]
TRYING TO PREDICT THE FUTURE REAL ESTATE IN THE NEW NORMAL
5/16/2022 | Articles & Alerts, News & Resources
Casey Stengel once said, “never make predictions, especially about the future.” I will temporarily ignore that wisdom. Nonetheless, the predictions that follow are pure speculation. The future of commercial real estate, at least for the remainder of 2020, may depend upon whether you consider your glass to be half empty or half full. If you are a “glass half empty” person, you will embrace the inevitable conclusion that the economy is already in a recession. As a result, […]
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