Bruce Kahn, Author at Foundation Group | Commercial Real Estate https://foundationgroupre.com/author/brucekahn1/ Brokerage | Property Management Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:04:58 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://foundationgroupre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-tfgre_favicon-32x32.png Bruce Kahn, Author at Foundation Group | Commercial Real Estate https://foundationgroupre.com/author/brucekahn1/ 32 32 Pandemic Economic Recovery “L” Not “V” and Extending Past 2021 https://foundationgroupre.com/pandemic-economic-recovery-l-not-v-and-extending-past-2021/ Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:27:16 +0000 https://foundationgroupre.com/?p=9428 Quick insights from the economic community as the world faces a second wave of COVID infections this winter,

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]]> Property Management in the COVID & Political Environment https://foundationgroupre.com/property-management-in-the-covid-political-environment/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:13:51 +0000 https://foundationgroupre.com/?p=8985 Bruce A. Kahn, CCIM, CPM, Principal and Designated Broker for Foundation Group discusses property management, vacancy and rental rates during the current COVID and political environment with Bob Wright and Mike Walsh.

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]]> Tax Rules Favor Rental Lifestyle https://foundationgroupre.com/tax-rules-favor-rental-lifestyle/ Wed, 05 Sep 2018 16:51:47 +0000 https://foundationgroupre.com/?p=4244 The recent tax reform added two provisions that could impede first-time homebuyers. Under the new tax law, the standard deduction has doubled to $24,000 for married couples ($12,000 for individuals).

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]]> Judge Tosses Seattle Law Requiring Landlords to Rent to First Qualified Tenant https://foundationgroupre.com/judge-tosses-seattle-law-requiring-landlords-to-rent-to-first-qualified-tenant/ Thu, 29 Mar 2018 18:13:07 +0000 https://foundationgroupre.com/?p=3535 A King County judge has struck down a new Seattle rule requiring apartment landlords to rent to the first qualified person who applies for tenancy. Landlords sued a year ago, saying the "first-in-time" rule passed by the City Council in 2016 violates state protections for rights of property, due process and free speech.

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]]> Bellevue, Not Seattle, Tops New List of Toughest Places to Build https://foundationgroupre.com/bellevue-not-seattle-tops-new-list-toughest-places-build/ Fri, 04 Aug 2017 18:43:14 +0000 https://foundationgroupre.com/?p=2183 The perception is that Seattle is the most challenging place in the Puget Sound region to develop real estate, but new data suggest this is not the case.

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]]> Seattle’s Most Patient Developers Plan “Missing Middle Housing” https://foundationgroupre.com/seattles-patient-developers-plan-missing-middle-housing/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 17:57:51 +0000 https://foundationgroupre.com/?p=2130 Land in the city is too expensive to build affordable housing. Or is it? They’ve got a plan—and it could mean 1,000 new apartments for the workers who keep Seattle running.

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]]> Why Isn’t Inflation Rising Faster? https://foundationgroupre.com/isnt-inflation-rising-faster/ Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:43:19 +0000 https://foundationgroupre.com/?p=2119 Consumer prices have been remarkably stable throughout the economic recovery, and they continue to defy expectations. In searching for an explanation, the global commodities markets may provide some clues.

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]]> China Emerges as a Player in Industrial Real Estate and that is Good News for the Sector https://foundationgroupre.com/china-emerges-player-industrial-real-estate-good-news-sector/ Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:11:07 +0000 https://foundationgroupre.com/?p=2117 Thanks to good locations and low risk, industrial real estate has long been an attractive asset class for foreign investors, with one notable exception — China.

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]]> Beehive Towers For Drones: This is What Amazon’s Drone Fulfillment Center Could Look Like https://foundationgroupre.com/beehive-towers-drones-amazons-drone-fulfillment-center-look-like/ Thu, 29 Jun 2017 16:48:12 +0000 https://foundationgroupre.com/?p=2115 Amazon Technologies Inc. is planning to take drone deliveries to the next level ... an eye-catching conical level.

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]]> Fed Plan to Sell Off $4.5 Trillion in Assets Could Boost CRE Borrowing Costs https://foundationgroupre.com/fed-plan-sell-off-4-5-trillion-assets-boost-cre-borrowing-costs/ Tue, 20 Jun 2017 16:40:34 +0000 https://foundationgroupre.com/?p=2110 In addition to raising short-term interest rates this month, the Federal Reserve has announced plans to start selling its assets to help better manage inflation.

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