The market for 1031 like-kind exchanges remains highly active—as a recent multimillion dollar transaction in Georgia clearly demonstrates. In early March, Bluerock Value Exchange announced the sale of Venue Big Creek, a 372-unit apartment community in Alpharetta, Ga.,...
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The SEC’s Exempt Offering Plan Could Offer a Lifeline to Emerging and Smaller Companies
The Securities and Exchange Commission has eased several rules surrounding exempt offerings, turning them into even more effective tools for companies seeking capital from the sale of securities without the regulatory burdens and legal costs associated with a...
Could the Presidential Election Mean More Changes Ahead for 1031 Tax Exchanges?
The results of the presidential election could mean major changes ahead for Section 1031 Tax Exchanges (also known as like-kind exchanges), which many investors use to defer taxes on profits from their real estate transactions. Over the summer, Joe Biden’s campaign...
SEC Proposal Could Provide New Exemptions for ‘Finders’
The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed loosening the restrictions on finders —people who, for a fee, introduce potential investors to securities issuers— in a move that could have a significant impact on capital formation strategies for many smaller...
Becoming an Emerging Growth Company: A Tool for Reducing the Burdens of an IPO
“Emerging growth company” or "EGC" is sometimes used generically in the business community and media to describe an early-stage company–usually in a startup-heavy sector like technology or life sciences. Yet an emerging growth company, or EGC, is actually a very...
Five years on, Regulation A+ continues to evolve
It's been five years since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted the final rules that expanded exempt offerings via Regulation A. So it’s worth reviewing changes that have occurred in the intervening years and the opportunities that still exist for...