US FinCEN Continues to Renew and Expand Real Estate GTOs

On October 26, 2022, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) renewed and expanded geographic targeting orders (“GTOs”) for certain “all-cash” purchases of residential real estate (“October 2022 GTOs”).1 The October 2022 GTOs remain in effect until April 24, 2023, but are likely to be renewed based on FinCEN’s prior practices.

Since 2016, FinCEN has issued a series of increasingly expansive GTOs that require US title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind legal entities (US […]

By | November 5th, 2022 ||

A Universal Playbook: Operational Excellence In Private Equity & Real Estate Investment – Part I Of III

This time two years ago we were all at home in quarantine waiting for our home office monitor deliveries on backorder. I remember thinking about tossing all of my suits and heels since ostensibly we’d never be back to the office or at in-person corporate events again.

Flash forward and the suits, heels, and corporate events are back with a vengeance in the fall conference season. Last week, I had the pleasure of attending not […]

By | October 17th, 2022 ||

10 Commercial Real Estate Market Trends & Predictions To Watch Out For In 2023

The annual Allen Matkins View From the Top brings together the top real estate economists, owners, investors, developers, and brokers in Western Region commercial real estate. Now in its 15th year, View From the Top remains a key source for market trends and predictions. Here are the top takeaways from this year’s CRE brain trust:
1. TAILWINDS ARE STRONGER THAN HEADWINDS FOR CAPITAL MARKETS GOING INTO THE NEXT PRICING CYCLE.
According to Michael Van Konynenburg, President of Eastdil […]

By | October 7th, 2022 ||