Sentences with phrase «large estate costs»

But there are some cases in which the cash value component of a permanent life insurance policy can be useful (to pay off large estate costs, for instance, or as a means to pass tax - free inheritance if other assets are large enough to trigger estate taxes) and something like an indexed universal life insurance policy can come in handy.

Not exact matches

As the largest company on our list, 7 - Eleven could have just hunkered down and comfortably weathered this recession, but the company has pursued an aggressive growth plan instead — taking advantage of lower real estate costs, encouraging independent convenience - store owners to convert to its system and selling off company - owned units to franchisees.

The flipside of no real estate: Buyers will have a new cost to consider, leasing or buying their own space for large workforces and print production.

Estate wineries have high fixed costs and require large marketing dollars, making volume the key profit driver.

Shutting down these plants can save large amounts of money in real estate costs, as real estate is likely to be cheaper in the outsourcing country.

Rather than a big bang, however, it is going to be a slower transition, as there will be no public money to pay the growers to pull out their vines — a process costing about $ 3000 a hectare — and will only happen as large producers such as Treasury Wine Estates, Accolade Wines and Pernod Ricard buy fewer grapes, he said.

Sky - rocketing real - estate prices eat up a much larger proportion of operating costs than in more developed markets [and] China's distribution structure is still inefficient,» the BCG report argues.

The extra screen space doesn't really add enough real estate to make much of a difference — especially not at the cost of a larger body.

For example, the Retail Trade sector has little trouble with red tape but faces strong competition from large, established businesses, while Real Estate and Rental and Leasing companies have high startup costs but are relatively easy to operate without employees.

It is typically a large transaction, and you may not beat transaction costs, particularly if you do not live in the house very long before selling it & thus do not build up much home equity to offset real estate commissions & other transaction - based costs.

You do need to take into account the potential for long - term care costs in your later years, but I don't think maintaining your RRIF or ensuring a large estate should be at the top of your priority list when planning your retirement.

The seller's largest cost at closing is usually the real estate commission, which is split between the listing agent and the buyer's agent.

This type of plan usually costs less than other types of life insurance and may be good for individuals with a large estate to protect since the benefit provides immediate cash that can be used to pay estate taxes.

Home foreclosures not only force borrowers out of their place of residence, but also cost the lender an average of $ 40,000 and can wreck havoc on real estate investors, lenders, and communities at large.

@JBentley — The cost of real estate (such as residential property, and the real estate used for retailing, restaurants, office space, and manufacturing) is already such a large fraction of the economy that the share of a region's economy that is spent on rent (or rent substitutes, such as the cost of home ownership) can not greatly exceed the region's economic growth rate for more than one or two business cycles.

The differences in cost between large and tiny houses are obvious, but this infographic breaks down the hidden costs of buying a bigger house in a super clear way, creating an even more compelling reason to consider going small rather than big in real estate choices.

The lessons we personally learned from the ’08 real estate crash were in large part what motivated us to break from the shackles of high housing costs and to downsize into our 207sf tiny hOMe.

Back - office support is typically the third - or fourth - largest area of firms» total costs, usually only ranking behind attorneys, real estate and insurance when it comes to expenses.

Those legacy systems have significant fixed costs like large payrolls, pricey real estate, and fancy art collections.

While Cynthia's brother thus secured a larger interest in Cynthia's estate, this victory may be pyrrhic as legal costs will likely eat up a large portion of the estate.

In my twenty years of experience as a lawyer who does estate planning as part of his practice and teaches lawyers, financial planners and paralegals about the topic, I find that the increased litigation costs associated with a do it yourself will (on average) is about ten times as large as the savings associated with doing it yourself.

It's important to understand how you can transfer your ownership rights to another person, regardless of whether it is a small item of no consequence or a large real estate property that costs millions of dollars.

Representation of large national insurer in bad faith actions arising from disputed defense fees and costs through several excess comprehensive general liability insurance policies arising from litigation concerning 18 related real estate partnership investment properties.

The costs recovery awarded to his client remains one of the largest ever awarded in an estates case of this nature.

My personal suspicion is that those with larger estates will continue to prepare wills and trusts the traditional way with paper and attorneys, but those with smaller estates may find the ease and cost of electronic wills to be appealing.

This New York boutique law firm offers the skill and sophistication of a large real estate and commercial law firm with the service and responsiveness of a small law firm and is able to deliver legal services at a significantly lower cost than a large commercial litigation and real estate law firm.

Permanent insurance is necessary for basic burial costs, creating legacies, and, for those with large estates, tax and financial planning for future generations.

The reason for this is because these policies are not being used for large debt payoff or the payment of estate taxes, but rather just primarily for costs.

These may include replacing their income so that loved ones don't have to struggle, paying off large debts such as a mortgage or credit card balances, reducing or eliminating estate taxes, pre-paying future costs such as a child's college education, or providing liquidity to a business to keep it afloat until a replacement can be found.

With a successful background in delivering large - scale projects on - time and on - budget, leading effective negotiations, skillfully fulfilling client objectives, and securing extensive cost savings, I am proud to have established myself as a valued contributor to major telecommunications and real estate organizations.

In some contested divorces involving large estates to be divided, the services of a divorce attorney are practically mandatory, but for many uncontested and less acrimonious divorces, divorce mediation could be a good alternative to hiring an attorney, especially when cost and convenience are compared.

NAR maintains that a proposed rule by the Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury Department to allow large national banks into real estate would mix banking and commerce, which could stifle competition, raise transaction costs, and create privacy concerns for consumers.

Large brokerages will be a part of the «herd thinning» for the very same reason many of them merge or fail: they do not provide the support real estate salespeople require and they look to cut costs as their sales volumes diminish.

There's no reason to think large banks would reduce costs on a real estate transaction, either.

The push by large banks to engage in real estate sales and management would impose unnecessary federal regulation on our business and likely result in higher costs and less service for consumers.

«Because general (non-real estate) investment returns have not been high enough to meet future return obligations, pension funds and other institutional funds have been reducing the headcount of managers as a cost - saving measure, as well as «shooting for larger returns» by looking at increased levels of investment in real estate.»

With the population of real estate franchise owners averaging over 55 years of age, it's not surprising that a large number are increasingly concerned about cost effective retirement saving and succession planning.

As buying a home may be the largest investment a consumer will ever make, Korsmo stressed the importance of allowing homebuyers to be accurately informed about the total cost of homeownership, including real estate closing fees which, according to Korsmo, are not clearly outlined on the new CFPB forms.

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Even if the house does sell, any equity that does exist is quickly eaten away by the real estate agent's commission, closing costs, taxes and holding costs, leaving the seller responsible for bringing a large check to the closing table.

We bring our unique mix of strategic planning, research, deep technology knowledge and combine it with our well - rounded working knowledge of the needs of large brokers, MLSs, Associations, members and even real estate clients to facilitate the formation of the most appropriate and cost - effective solution.

Giants such as GGP and Simon Property Group Inc., the largest mall owner in the U.S., are better positioned to absorb the increased costs than their peers that own less - desirable real estate, according to Green Street.

Lee Bramzell, who runs Propertyindex.com — the U.K.'s fastest - growing property website with large numbers of U.K. estate agency branches signing up to advertise on a cost per lead basis every day — was so enraged he wrote a letter of complaint to Mark Thompson, director general of the BBC.

Taking to data like a duck takes to water, he capitalizes on what many small brokerages do to remain competitive in the information age ---- using the most reliable, accurate and cost - efficient resources to propel his business in the direction he wants it to go, while positioning his brokerage, World Renowned Real Estate, against larger, and more leveraged, national franchises.

Even outside of the real estate space, free education is part of the larger MOOC movement or Massive Open Online Course movement where major Universities and Educational Institutions are taking some of their most popular classes and putting them online so that individuals can take the classes and in some cases get degrees at a very low cost if not free from certain institutions.