January 21st – Misplaced Priorities

One Big Thing President Joe Biden comes into office with a housing plan that includes a $15,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit.  IMO, encouraging first time homebuying is a worthy goal but doesn't really solve our current problem - not enough houses are getting built to satisfy existing demand, which would...

January 20th – Coming Into Focus

What I'm Reading Coming Into Focus: With COVID-19's resurgence, the early days of the Biden Administration will likely have a heavy focus on health and economic stabilization with an emphasis on infrastructure as well.  As a result, it is less likely that proposals to narrow or eliminate 1031 exchanges will...