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Wills, Trusts, And Estates, J. William Gray Jr., Katherine E. Ramsey Nov 2015

Wills, Trusts, And Estates, J. William Gray Jr., Katherine E. Ramsey

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Local Government Finance As Integrated System: The Uneasy Case For Using Special Districts In Real Estate Finance (A Response To Odinet’S Super-Liens To The Rescue? A Case Against Special Districts In Real Estate Finance), Darien Shanske Sep 2015

Local Government Finance As Integrated System: The Uneasy Case For Using Special Districts In Real Estate Finance (A Response To Odinet’S Super-Liens To The Rescue? A Case Against Special Districts In Real Estate Finance), Darien Shanske

Washington and Lee Law Review Online

Local governments have long used special financing districts to build infrastructure. If a local project, say building a pocket park, is likely to increase the values of properties very close to the park, then why should those properties not pay for the park in the first place? Though efficient and fair in many cases, the use of these districts can also be problematic. For instance, it seems likely that wealthier residents, with higher property values to leverage, are especially likely to use these districts effectively. It has also been the case that developers have used these districts speculatively, which had …


Response To Christopher Odinet, Super- Liens To The Rescue? A Case Against Special Districts In Real Estate Finance, Peter W. Salsich Jr. Sep 2015

Response To Christopher Odinet, Super- Liens To The Rescue? A Case Against Special Districts In Real Estate Finance, Peter W. Salsich Jr.

Washington and Lee Law Review Online

No abstract provided.


Judicial Treatment Of California’S Anti-Deficiency Legislation Section 580b: Is It Effective?, Cole F. Morgan May 2015

Judicial Treatment Of California’S Anti-Deficiency Legislation Section 580b: Is It Effective?, Cole F. Morgan

The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law

Short sales of real property represent approximately a quarter of all homeowner transactions. Recently, short sales passed foreclosures as the preferred method in home sales due to the ease of sale. Coker v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., has ruled lenders of a purchase-money mortgage may not pursue a deficiency judgment after the short sale of a home. Essentially, this means after the sale is completed and the lender has obtained the proceeds from the sale, if there is a deficiency, they may not personally hold the borrower liable for the remaining debt of the mortgage. The ruling was established …


New Tax Withholding Rules For Foreign-Owned United States Real Estate, John D. Maiers Feb 2015

New Tax Withholding Rules For Foreign-Owned United States Real Estate, John D. Maiers

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Land-Value Taxation As A Method Of Encouraging Growth In Baltimore, Michael Safko Jan 2015

Land-Value Taxation As A Method Of Encouraging Growth In Baltimore, Michael Safko

University of Baltimore Journal of Land and Development

The events that occurred last May have left many residents of Baltimore wondering what can be done to rebuild their city better than it was before.1 One particular suggestion is the elimination of all current property taxes along with the implementation of a land-value tax (LVT).2 An LVT would tax property owners based on the unimproved land they own, rather than on the improvements and structures that have been built on the land.3 The argument follows that this method of taxation would incentivize property owners to develop their land, rather than leave it undeveloped so they can pay less in …