Sentences with phrase «estate interests»

For example, when real estate interest rates are high enough that people are putting off buying, you may be able to sell your property by offering a lower interest rate.

Trial lawyers have clients that want to sue for damages; real estate interests want tax favors; renters want stability in rents; hospitals and hospital - based doctors want research grant monies.

I have found real estate an interesting topic with tremendous potential!

I'm always open to chat with fellow real estate interested people whom I can learn from or share with.

As an industry we do this by supporting REALTOR ® friendly and pro real estate interest candidates for public office and taking action on important public policy decisions that can affect your daily business.

But in a world controlled by real estate interests you find that none of this matters.

He had become wealthy from real estate interests in southern California.

New Hyde Park, NY — A joint venture between Kimco Realty Corp., Simon Property Group and the Schottenstein Group won designation rights for all the real estate interests of defunct department store chain Montgomery...

Skelos is accused of abusing his broad powers by soliciting work and payments for his son and political contributions from real estate interests with extensive business before the state.

We carry out analysis and valuations covering all types of properties and real estate interests for small, large, and multi-national corporations.

Although public housing met with bitter opposition in these years from private real estate interests who attacked it as the entering wedge of socialism, it was on the whole a popular program.

Ms. Glen told the Council's Committee on Housing that several independent studies, including those done by Columbia University and the Citizens Budget Commission, showed that mandating real estate interests receiving the tax deduction to pay union rates would result in 30 percent fewer affordable units getting built.

The Supreme Court will probably end a stay on an EPA water rule that real estate interests don't like but a new rule should be better.

The state's influential real estate interests also signed onto the letter, including the Association for a Better New York and the Real Estate Board of New York.

For me the real estate interest started by watching flip shows on HGTV, which I know is somewhat common from what I have heard on the podcasts.

To the TEC, for 2006, Keller left off assets that included stock, certificates of deposit, eight sources of income totaling at least $ 61,500, honoraria of $ 3,760 and eight real estate interests worth more than $ 2.4 million.

In a move sure to shake up the downtown office market, Kirkland & Ellis LLP has signed a tentative agreement to anchor a skyscraper proposed by Hines Real Estate Interests LP for a site along the Chicago River at LaSalle Street.

With Offinger serving as a fundraiser, a number of major New York union and real estate interests gave heavily to the Nassau Democrats in the waning days before the special elections.

«If you conduct yourself in a certain way, if [real estate interests] know they can count on you, that you're a friend — or that, you know, it's not a good thing to have you against them — then everybody is willing to work, is prepared to work with you,» Mr. Díaz said.

One of the facts that is going to come out soon is how much money NYC real estate interests funnel to upstate Senators to fund their campaigns.

Mayor Bill de Blasio claimed again tonight that he did not break any laws when he had a private consultant who represents various real estate interests participate in discussions about his rezoning proposals — but said he will disclose his interactions with outside advisers in the future anyway.

Also in the news: Cuomo has pulled in more campaign cash under the so - called «LLC loophole» — a donation category dominated by the real - estate interests most likely to benefit from «economic development» pork — than the entire Legislature.

The two trials laid bare many of the secrets the commission might have uncovered — with testimony about the vast, almost unilateral power exercised by legislative leaders, the way powerful real estate interests dole out campaign contributions, legal referrals and jobs to line politicians» pockets and maintain access, and how money is hidden by evading disclosure laws and funneling it through relatives, law firms and title fees.

Brooklyn City Council member David Yassky took in the largest amount of contributions from real estate interests among the four major candidates for city comptroller, an analysis of the most recent reports from the city's Campaign Finance Board, covering July 12 to August 10, by The Real Deal shows.

Katz raised about $ 20,875 from real estate interests over the past month, about 30 percent of the total of $ 70,955 raised in the filing period.

That report examined how a small group of real estate interests used loopholes in the state's campaign finance law to funnel tremendous amounts of cash to politicians in exchange for support of the 421 - a tax rebate program, which benefits developers of luxury apartment buildings.

Schumer has raised $ 1 million from real estate interests since 2011, including a law firm with a prominent practice in the EB - 5 visa program that has contributed $ 82,200 to his campaign fund, according to a Long news release.

Real estate interests often finds themselves opposing trial lawyers on issues such as the scaffolding law, and it's unlikely that the addition of another such attorney to the Senate's majority sits favorably with many of them.

During the mayoral campaign, sources said, Cuomo used de Blasio's stance against big business and real estate interests as leverage to strengthen his own relationships.

The fact that John Flanagan is likely tainted himself by Long Island real - estate interest matters not to GOP Republicans.

I hope that renters in NYC start to express outrage over what has been going on for some time — NYC real estate interests donating large amounts of cash to hick upstate Republican Senators to assure their interests are promoted / protected.

One question... why is it a problem when DeBlasio raises money to help elect Democrats in upstate districts while the extremely wealthy NYC real estate interests ship boatloads of money upstate for the same purpose?

Remember Quid Pro Quomo received the same big payoff until a ruling that his donors (Committee to Save New York) had to make donors public — the corrupt real estate interests folded that operation up ten minutes later.

In return, prosecutors say, Silver received illegal kickbacks from Goldberg, while also working on behalf of real estate interests behind closed doors in Albany.

It would also possibly impinge on the power of borough presidents to negotiate community agreements with real estate interests on a site - by - site basis.

Sensing a limited window of opportunity, a number of special interests are investing heavily in the Senate battle, with charter school advocates and real estate interests backing the Republicans, and teachers» unions, tenant advocates and social progressives — led by NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio — siding with the Democrats.

In prior years, Cuomo has used the Democratic State Committee and a coalition of business and real estate interests dubbed the Committee to Save New York to give him air cover.

Mayor Bill de Blasio asserted last night that there was no legal or ethical problem whatsoever with his decision to have a private consultant who represents numerous real estate interests sit in the room while members of his administration discussed his vast rezoning proposals.

No stranger himself to campaign finance, Amedore, the three - term assemblyman, was meanwhile raking in huge donations from New York City real - estate interests later associated with the demise of Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate majority leader Dean Skelos.

Lerner was referring to an alleged pattern of campaign contributions in which lawmakers receive money from real estate interests shortly before a key policy decision impacting the industry is made.

The committee, a coalition of business and real - estate interests closely aligned with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's fiscal agenda, raised $ 17.5 million last year with 74 donors.

The indictment alleges that Silver lined his pockets by helping real estate interests seek tax abatements.

The mayor ultimately called for 421a to expire if it were not reformed to his liking, but the framework deal will prolong the exemption in its present form for six months, giving the building trades unions and real estate interests time to come to a deal on pay rates.

Vicki Been, commissioner of the City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, would admit that many of construction starts in 2015 were a result of real estate interests making a run on the bank before the break could disappear.

If you're interested in the subject matter but aren't really sure where to begin, The Fifth Estate an interesting starting point to whet your appetite, but those who already know the full and accurate story will likely be bored, while those who are wholly unfamiliar or uninterested will likely not find it good enough as a movie, or even a basic story, to want to sit through for over two hours.

To solve the problem, FIRPTA established a general requirement on the purchaser of real estate interests owned by a foreign seller to withhold 10 percent of the purchase price and remit it to the Internal Revenue Service at the time of closing unless certain exceptions are met.