• Congress to the Treasury Dept. re Commercial Real Estate: PANIC!! http://bit.ly/cCY498 #
• Distressed Commercial Property Could Cause Another Financial Crisis . http://bit.ly/bVMIcw #
• China Readies Commercial Property Tax: http://bit.ly/9Jqega #

• Cap Rates Reach 6½-Year High. http://bit.ly/caZ5gj #
• N.J. commercial landlords tack on incentives to fill vacant space. http://bit.ly/71JOlX #
• From The Dark To The Light: California's Real Estate Recovery Forecast: http://bit.ly/7cxRAf #

• Where Americans Pay Most In Property Taxes . http://bit.ly/8MINmV #
• Everyone Bears The Blame @ Commercial Mortgage Conference: http://bit.ly/7Wt4XV #
• Buffalo, NY Bullish Re Commercial Real Estate: http://bit.ly/516Lhb #
• Matter of Debate: Bottom in Commercial-Property Values . http://bit.ly/4rn46X #
• Multifamily Predicted to Hit Bottom by Year End. http://bit.ly/4FfNoQ #
• The Big Apple is the Pits – Commercial Real Estate Investors Say London is #1: http://bit.ly/4vRvTu #
• NJ's Commercial Real Estate Market Has High Hopes For New Governor: http://bit.ly/6nC4mk #
• RT @RetailTraffic: Blog: Big-Box Retailers Eye Urban Sites; Potential 2010 Closings (Weekend Roundup) http://bit.ly/6gotjT #
• New York City vs Africa – The City Sues Over Unpaid Real Estate Taxes: http://bit.ly/6yPyq5 #
• Light At The End of the Tunnel: Toronto's Commercial Real Estate Forecast: http://bit.ly/4UJVwg #
• NY Property Taxes Set To Rise: http://bit.ly/6G1VJM #
• As the S&P Goes, So Go NY Office Rents. http://bit.ly/4On4iI #
• California: Delinquent Property Taxes? After Five Years, The Jig Is Up: http://bit.ly/6w2G6x #

• Los Angeles County Assessor and Proposition 13 Protector Rick Auerbach Retires: http://bit.ly/8uh7LH #
• No Double-Dipping! Canada Predicts Another Tough Year Ahead For U.S. Commercial Property Values: http://bit.ly/5I5bRR #
• Commercial Real Estate – Slowly in 2010, Recovery to Begin in Early 2011. http://bit.ly/4ohvvn #
• Popping The Bubble: Did the CRE market experience a boom similar to the housing market in the mid-2000's? http://bit.ly/85DUqI #
• Federal judge dismisses Montana reappraisal challenge. http://bit.ly/57j6F6 #
• Indiana – Lawmakers send property tax caps to voters for November vote. http://bit.ly/4z1Jsj #
• Vacancy glut hurts Las Vegas office market . http://bit.ly/5sy13G. Property Tax Appeal Deadline is January 15th. #
• What to watch for in commercial real estate. http://bit.ly/8KUZPx #
• Commercial real estate a 'train wreck'. http://bit.ly/7oHILg #
• First Nationwide Tax on Property Value in China: http://bit.ly/6j0MrX #
• Commercial Real Estate: Veiled Optimism for 2010 http://bit.ly/8HFVLf #
• Long Island Tax Freeze Gets Chilly Reception http://bit.ly/52ZukF #

Following up on our post Texas Property Tax Appeal Pilot Program, the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) has proposed new Chapter 165 (165.1 – 165.29) that clarifies the types and number of appeals that may be filed and establishes procedures for hearings on such appeals. For the first five-year period the new chapter is in effect there will be no fiscal implications for state or local governments as a result of enforcing it and no anticipated economic cost to individuals who are required to comply.

“Bottom-feeding” investors a sign of stabilization? Foreign banks and US private equity firms are stimulating the U.S. commercial real estate sector. But rising interest rates may pose a threat.

The Wisconsin circuit court review of a board of review’s decision is limited to the record made before the board, and the court may not conduct its own factual inquiry or admit any new evidence.

Sager v. Board of Review of Town of Taycheedah, Wisconsin Court of Appeals, No. 2009AP972, December 30, 2009, ¶401-273

• Will Terrorism Become A Real Estate Issue Again?http://bit.ly/6BIJal #
• The biggest risk to U.S. banks this year:
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• Commercial Real Estate in 2010: Weak Fundamentals and Constrained Liquidity. http://bit.ly/4sVBua #
• Beware of Property Tax Reduction Schemes http://bit.ly/5TqSWa #

• Oregon DOR Issues 2010 Personal Property Valuation Guidelines. http://bit.ly/7v2ISN #

• Georgia lawmakers propose property tax reform. http://bit.ly/82VjiO #
• Out Of Cycle Property Tax Appeals In Maryland. http://bit.ly/5w5Nfy #