BUSH LEADS POLITICAL AND REAL ESTATE SPEAKERS AT ANNUAL MEETING

George W. Bush

Sam Zell

Mark Halperin

AFIRE is pleased to announce an impressive group of speakers who will address the 2010 Annual Membership Meeting in Chicago, September 19-21. For the first time, AFIRE will host a former president when George W. Bush addresses the conference at lunch on Tuesday, September 21. President Bush will share his candid insights on his eight years in the White House, his experiences with other world leaders, the nature of public leadership and decision making, and a wide variety of domestic and international issues. He will also answer questions provided by our membership.

Legendary investor Sam Zell will deliver the luncheon address on Monday, September 20, in his usual direct and irreverent style.

Tuesday morning will start off with Mark Halperin, co-author of Game Change and senior political analyst for TIME magazine, who will offer his insight into the current American political scene and especially the upcoming 2010 election.

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FIRPTA Reform:
Key to Reviving Commercial Real Estate

"By constraining the inflow of foreign capital, FIRPTA is not only costing jobs and undermining the commercial real estate markets but is also reducing local and federal government tax revenue. In order to assist in job creation and stimulate the recovery of the US economy, FIRPTA should be reformed immediately. "

Click here to view a paper from The Real Estate Roundtable regarding FIRPTA reform, produced by the Rosen Consulting Group in March 2010.

AFIRE Guide to US Real Estate Investing

A primer on investing in real estate in the US

• Written by some of the leading practitioners in field
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Chapter titles include

• Entering the US Market: Choosing a Strategy
• Joint Ventures: Structures and Terms
• Rules Applying to Real Estate Investment and Operations: The Basics of US Real Estate Law
• Taxation of Foreign Investors in US Real Estate under FIRPTA
• General US Income Tax Rules Affecting Foreign Equity and Debt Investment in Real Estate
• Home-Country Tax Considerations for Foreign REIT Investors
• Impact of State and Local Taxes on Foreign Investment in US Real Estate
• Restructuring and Workouts of Real Estate Loans
• Islamic Finance: Basic Principles and Structures

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