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National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2007
Todd Davis |
Leasing Changes Afoot Spurred on by the SEC, the FASB is evaluating lease accounting standards with the intent to revise them. The key issue lies in the distinction between capital leases and operating leases.   |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2011
Renee Shprecher |
Risk vs. Reward Find the right balance for sale-leaseback transactions. |
National Real Estate Investor
September 1, 2008
Joe Gose |
Enron Effect Lingers Over Synthetic Leases Once a formidable competitor to sale-leaseback transactions, synthetic leases have all but vanished from the playing field years after the Enron scandal highlighted the structure's lack of transparency. |
CFO
January 1, 2002
Ronald Fink |
Double Whammy As real estate markets sag, companies that used synthetic leases to move real estate liabilities off the balance sheet could face a costly dilemma. They may find banks unwilling to roll the loan over during tough economic times, forcing them to sell property in a depressed market. |
National Real Estate Investor
September 1, 2004
Scott Farb |
The Trickle-Down Effect of Sarbanes-Oxley Real estate private equity funds are finding themselves in an overly regulated, ever-changing and immensely complex climate when it comes to financial reporting and accounting issues. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2005
Mark T. Samples |
The Perfect Storm Today's economy creates favorable conditions for sale-leaseback sellers. |
The Motley Fool
December 1, 2006
Rich Duprey |
Top Tankers' Tough Tumble The oil shipper has a host of problems including a resigning auditor. Investors, what's behind the fracas? |
PHONE+
May 4, 2009
William Bosco |
Lease Accounting: Changes the IT Industry Should Know The FASB and its sister organization, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), are working jointly to develop a new model for the recognition of assets and liabilities arising under lease contracts. |
CFO
October 1, 2004
Don Durfee |
Leasebacks Are Back Market conditions are producing sale-leasebacks with surprisingly favorable terms. But the time to act may be now, as lease rates won't remain low forever. |
CFO
December 1, 2010
Marie Leone |
Taking the "Ease" Out of "Lease"? By doing away with operating leases, new accounting rules could bring billions of dollars back onto company balance sheets. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2012
Canon & Fenbert |
The Potential Impact of Lease Accounting Changes on Corporate Real Estate Decision-Making With the goal of improving lease information transparency and comparability, the new standards could have residual effects on the way in which companies form decisions regarding their real estate needs. |
The Motley Fool
December 1, 2005
David Meier |
Be Critical of the Cash Flows CVS offers a helpful reminder that there can be some flexibility at play in companies' financial calculations. Investors need to be careful to understand not only the components that go into free cash flow but also the flexibility that goes into choosing which numbers from GAAP to use. |
CFO
May 1, 2005
Don Durfee |
Putting Property First As money continues to pour into corporate real estate, more dealmakers are finding ways to cash in. |
CFO
August 1, 2005
Tim Reason |
Hidden in Plain Sight The Securities and Exchange Commission doesn't like lease accounting, and it's not going to take it any more. Leasing may soon have to be justified on economic terms alone. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
These Stocks Are More Dangerous Than You Think New regulations could whip the rug out from under companies like these that have been abusing the use of operating leases. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2006
Ramey & Hoelschen |
Exchange With Caution Understand the possible 1031 tax repercussions of IRC Section 470, created to address possible abuses of sale-leaseback transactions involving tax-exempt entities, known as sale-in, lease-out, or SILO transactions. |
National Real Estate Investor
November 1, 2002
Beth Mattson-Teig |
A Closer Look Corporate chicanery, missed earnings and a slow, painful economic recovery have forced net lease professionals to question the creditworthiness of potential clients like never before. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2002 |
GAAP Net Income Measures Up Investors trying to decipher the key metric for measuring real estate companies got a hand recently from NAREIT's Board of Governors, which took a step affirming net income computed under generally accepted accounting principles as the primary earnings measure for real estate companies. |
National Real Estate Investor
June 1, 2006
Beth Mattson-Teig |
Bulging Sale-Leaseback Pipeline The sale-leaseback industry has enjoyed robust deal flow in recent years, thanks in large part to cash-hungry companies and strong investor appetite for real estate. |
Entrepreneur
June 2003
Todd D. Maddocks |
Show Me the Money With a good location in sight, will new business owners Jack and Diane take the smart route to financing their land deal? |
CFO
August 1, 2012
Kathleen Hoffelder |
Two Ways about It FASB and the IASB have agreed to allow two approaches to accounting for lease expenses on the balance sheet. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2011
Bill Richert |
Creative Currency Unlock your property's potential with equity. In the late 1970s I discovered that incorporating value other than cash is what helps to close transactions. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Special Issue 2005
Yungmann & Agarwal |
One World, One GAAP Global businesses and international investors are increasingly demanding accounting information that they can understand when running businesses and making investment decisions on a worldwide basis. |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2006
Kenneth J. Rogers |
New Rules on Intangibles Unlike tangible assets, intangible assets are generally not taxed in most states. However, to the extent that these intangibles are reflected in the sale price of real estate transactions, assessors are inadvertently including them when reassessing property based on the reported sale price. |
CFO
January 1, 2008
Sarah Johnson |
Long Live the King? As international accounting standards close in on GAAP, the U.S. standard-setter considers its mortality. |
National Real Estate Investor
December 1, 2004
Beth Mattson-Teig |
A Crowded Net-Lease Market Heightened competition in the net-lease arena is prompting investors to dig deeper to uncover viable investment opportunities. |
Entrepreneur
October 2004
Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
An Acquired Taste Before you buy that business you're craving, consider seller financing to sweeten the deal. It not only gives you additional comfort, but also some protections and advantages that you otherwise might not have. |
CFO
October 1, 2002
Tim Reason |
Reporting: See-Through Finance The market's distaste for complex financing could raise your company's cost of capital, even if you comply with new reporting rules. |
CFO
July 1, 2007
Alan Rappeport |
This Land Is Your Land Changes afoot in lease accounting will have dramatic effects on retail and REIT balance sheets. |
CFO
August 1, 2002
Ronald Fink |
The Fear of All Sums To restore investor trust, many companies are disclosing more information, according to a CFO survey. But it may not be enough. |
BusinessWeek
June 5, 2006
Nanette Byrnes |
You May Be Liable For That Lease The Financial Accounting Standards Board review of lease accounting standards could really hammer retailers. |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2006
Dees Stribling |
Sale-Leaseback: The Next Frontier In the past, relatively few players in the seniors-housing industry have opted for the sale-leaseback. But now this model is reaching critical mass as publicly held companies become more prominent in the seniors-housing business, especially through consolidation. |
CFO
November 1, 2011
Marielle Segarra |
New Leasing Proposals Continue to Draw Heat FASB and the IASB respond to criticism as they prepare a new exposure draft for lease accounting. |
CIO
December 1, 2002
Lafe Low |
A Lesson on Leasing Leasing IT equipment can be an attractive (and cost-effective) alternative to buying it -- if you study these lessons. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2005
Chuck Wise |
End-Game Strategies Most commercial real estate investors are clear on the benefits of owning income property, but many underestimate the importance of creating an end-game strategy for the timely and favorable disposition of their assets. Here's how commercial real estate professionals can help. |
AskMen.com
Brantley Oakey |
5 Ways To Finance A Real Estate Investment Whether you're looking to upgrade your current home, buy your first home or start buying rental properties, you're going to need to be smart about your financing. Here are five tips to help lead you down the right path. |
CFO
July 1, 2006
Linda Corman |
(Don't) Look Deep into My Lease Terms can be mesmerizing, but companies get a rude awakening when leasing's real cost is revealed. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2010
Usow & Newburn |
Loan to Own Seller financing attracts potential buyers in a constrained market. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2011
Kris Hebert |
Lease Resistance How will new accounting rules affect tenants and landlords? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2010
Tom Muller |
Counting Leases Before They Hatch A proposed accounting change will dramatically affect how landlords and tenants treat leases. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2005 |
A Buyer Broker Can Help You Not all real estate brokers have your best interest at heart -- be choosy. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2015
O'Donnell & Rubin |
1031 Exchanges Every investor can use this reinvestment tool. |
National Real Estate Investor
April 1, 2005
Beth Mattson-Teig |
Lowering the Bar on Sale-Leasebacks Avid investor interest is good news for firms that don't possess stellar credit ratings. Non-investment-grade companies are facing a market where real estate properties are selling for top dollar. |
CFO
December 1, 2009
Sarah Johnson |
Balance-Sheet Blues Companies wait and wonder about the impact of changes to lease accounting. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2012
Andrew Dick |
Healthcare Headaches Various issues delay medical real estate construction. |
Investment Advisor
October 2006
Mark Tibergien |
The ABCs of IOUs When selling to an insider, financial advisory practice owners have more options than they realize. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2011
Drummond et al. |
Triple-Net Triple Threat Investors vie for the safety, convenience, and ROI of top net-leased deals. |
CFO
Andrew Osterland |
Reining In SPEs New rules for special-purpose entities may result in bigger corporate balance sheets. |
CFO
Tim Reason |
On the Same Page U.S. and international standard setters are coordinating their efforts to craft a common language for business... |
CFO
September 1, 2006
Ronald Fink |
Will Fair Value Fly? Fair-value accounting could change the very basis of corporate finance. |
