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Showing posts with label foreign buyers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label foreign buyers. Show all posts

Friday, February 28, 2014

28 Feb

Is your buyer precluded from buying US Real Estate?

Check with the Office of Foreign Assets Control at the US Treasury before you help your client buy. To use the Office's search features by person and country, click Resources on the page and find the feature that fits your need. Remember, The Office of Foreign Assets Control administers and enforces economic sanctions...
28 Feb

Taxation of Foreign Investors in Real Estate

Today we are teaching our course, Foreign Buyers, in NYC. Our students will begin to understand the implications of alienage in terms of real estate. We will also discuss the different rules for passive investments v. active investments. Real estate can be held in both fashions and its imperative to understand whether...

Monday, January 20, 2014

20 Jan

Free CE on 2/28 in NYC: Foreign Buyers (limited seating)!

Foreign Buyers Instructor: Andrew Lieb, Esq., MPH Credits: 3 Price: Free February 28th, 2014: 11:00am to 2:45pm Registration: Advanced Registration Required through www.liebschool.com  International clients are all the rage … sometimes. Learn diverging perspectives on their ownership of US soil. Explore...

Friday, August 02, 2013

02 Aug

The Real Deal's Not So Real Deal - Bill Introduction Means Very Little (Foreign Buyer Legislation)

The Real Deal reported yesterday on proposed legislation to reform the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) in a manner that would have you believe that the Bill was destined to be law. This is a common theme with news media when they exaggerate the impact of a story to gain readership. However, The...