Searching for WOW! at ICSC RECON 2013
May 19, 2013. Walking the ICSC RECON 2013 Marketplace floor, I am struck by the relatively few WOW exhibits of innovative products and solutions I find myself interested in. What do I mean by a WOW exhibit? Simply put, it is a product or service solution…
CREC Capital Markets Review – CHICAGO
May 14, 2013: The Chicago Real Estate Council hosted a panel of experts during a lunch meeting today to discuss the current state of commercial real estate industry capital markets. The panel was moderated by Dave Hendrickson of Jones Lang LaSalle, and…
LEGAL DUE DILIGENCE: DON’T FORGET TO TELL YOUR LAWYER ABOUT CLOSING!
Odd things are happening. Did people forget during the recession about the role of lawyers in commercial real estate transactions? I have been negotiating and closing commercial real estate transactions for over 35 years. Happily, as the market is…
Kymn Harp has shared: City wants to change transfer tax law to protect revenue
Of course, instead of “protecting” its revenue stream, an argument might be made that the City of Chicago is trying to legitmize an unlawful practice of collecting transfer taxes when none are legally due – a position the City’s…
Chicago Grid | Big new plans for Chicago’s Old Main Post Office
TIME TAKES TIME . . . Sometimes – lots of it. Can this massive project get off the ground in the foreseeable future? It’s hard to see how – but time will tell. Planned redevelopment of Chicago’s Old Main Post Office.…
BOTTOM FEEDERS – A Leading Economic Indicator?
Bottom Feeders – and Bottom Feeder Funds – Our New BFF? Bottom feeders have a distasteful reputation with some – but, truth be told, they are among the most reliable leading economic indicators of recovery for the commercial real estate industry. There…
Foreign Investor Visas –
FOREIGN INVESTOR VISA?Got $500,000 to invest in the U.S.? READ THIS . . . http://www.marketplace.org/topics/business/want-us-visa-got-spare-500000 R. Kymn HarpRobbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd.Chicago, ILwww.rsplaw.com
City gets $100 million federal loan that mayor says will make riverwalk into next Millennium – Chicago Sun-Times
CHICAGO RIVERWALK IMPROVEMENTS TO ENHANCE URBAN EXPERIENCE. It’s a “done deal”. http://www.suntimes.com/news/19150017-418/city-gets-100-million-federal-loan-that-mayor-says-will-make-riverwalk-into-next-millennium.html R. Kymn…
Space Savers Videos | Resource Furniture
Impressive resource furniture for urban spaces. http://m.resourcefurniture.com/videos/ R. Kymn HarpRobbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd.Chicago, ILwww.rsplaw.com
ASSIGNMENTS OF RENTS – Lenders Beware!
“How can you have any pudding, if you don’t eat your meat?” Pink Floyd Assignments of Rents. Here’s a topic that doesn’t pop up in light conversation very often. Assignments of Rents. Virtually every commercial real estate financing includes…