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Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014
Client: CCIM INSTITUTE · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
CCIM Institute signed onto a joint coalition letter to House members regarding H.R. 2126 and "Tenant Star."
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
IREM signed onto a joint letter to House members regarding H.R. 2126 and "Tenant Star."
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INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT via INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
2013 · second_quarter · Q2
IREM co-signed onto a letter to Linda Reilly, Chief, 504 Program Branch, Office of Capital Access, U.S. Small Business Administration regarding 504 and 7(a) Loan Programs.
Sponsored a Capitol Hill Day with roughly 315 IREM members. We acommpanied members to the House and Senate and lobbied on FASB's proposed lease accounting changes.
Source: Senate LDA
Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was the credit union lending cap. We asked for support of H.R. 1418 and S. 2231.
Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011
Client: CCIM INSTITUTE · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
CCIM Institute conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was the credit union lending cap. We asked for support of H.R. 1418 and S. 2231.
Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was the credit union lending cap. We asked for support of H.R. 1418 and S. 2231.
Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was the credit union lending cap. We asked for support of H.R. 1418 and S. 2231.
We signed onto a coalition letter asking for amendments to H.R. 2146 and S. 1789. The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) spearheaded the coalition.
DATA Act
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
We signed onto a coalition letter asking for amendments to H.R. 2146 and S. 1789. The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) spearheaded the coalition.
DATA Act
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
We signed onto a coalition letter asking for amendments to H.R. 2146 and S. 1789. The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) spearheaded the coalition.
DATA Act
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
We signed onto a coalition letter asking for amendments to H.R. 2146 and S. 1789. The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) spearheaded the coalition.
SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was the Financial Accounting Standards Board lease accounting proposal. We asked for support of H.R. 2308 to assess the economic impact of the FASB proposal.
SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was the Financial Accounting Standards Board lease accounting proposal. We asked for support of H.R. 2308 to assess the economic impact of the FASB proposal.
SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
Client: CCIM INSTITUTE · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
CCIM Institute conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was the Financial Accounting Standards Board lease accounting proposal. We asked for support of H.R. 2308 to assess the economic impact of the FASB proposal.
SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was the Financial Accounting Standards Board lease accounting proposal. We asked for support of H.R. 2308 to assess the economic impact of the FASB proposal.
Creating American Jobs Through Foreign Capital Investment Act
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
We were in a coalition supporting S. 3245 and H.R. 2972 in which we sent letters to members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committee asking them to support this bill and reauthorize the EB-5 regional center program.
Creating American Jobs Through Foreign Capital Investment Act
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
IREM signed onto a coalition letter in support of the extention of the EB-5 Regional Centers (via HR 2972) that would enhance foreign invesment in the U.S.
Creating American Jobs Through Foreign Capital Investment Act
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
IREM signed onto a coalition letter in support of the extention of the EB-5 Regional Centers (via HR 2972) that would enhance foreign invesment in the U.S.
Marketplace Equity Act of 2011
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was internet sales tax. We asked for support of H.R. 3179 and S. 1832.
Marketplace Equity Act of 2011
Client: CCIM INSTITUTE · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
CCIM Institute conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was internet sales tax. We asked for support of H.R. 3179 and S. 1832.
Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Sent a letter to the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. The letter is for a hearing on H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, which IREM supports.
United States Covered Bond Act of 2011
Client: CCIM INSTITUTE · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
CCIM Institute conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was covered bonds. We asked for support of H.R. 940 and S. 1835.
United States Covered Bond Act of 2011
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was covered bonds. We asked for support of H.R. 940 and S. 1835.
United States Covered Bond Act of 2011
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was covered bonds. We asked for support of H.R. 940 and S. 1835.
CRE Act of 2011
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Letter to Congress urging their support of H.R. 1147, The Community Recovery and Enhancement (CRE) Act.
CCIM Institute submitted a letter to Members of Congress in support of H.R. 1147, "The Community Recovery and Enhancement (CRE) Act". This bill offers tax incentives in order to attract new private equity to commercial real estate.
Common Sense Economic Recovery Act of 2011
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
IREM co-signed a letter with the National Association of REALTORS in response to a hearing on "Legislative Proposals Regarding Bank Examination Practices." The House of Representatives Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Creidt called the hearing. The letter included information about H.R. 1723
Common Sense Economic Recovery Act of 2011
Client: CCIM INSTITUTE · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
We co-signed a letter with the National Association of REALTORS in response to a hearing on "Legislative Proposals Regarding Bank Examination Practices." The House of Representatives Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit called the hearing. The letter included information about H.R. 1723.
United States Covered Bond Act of 2011
Client: CCIM INSTITUTE · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
CCIM Institute lobbied Congress to support legislation, H.R. 940, that would formally create a covered bonds market in the United States.
Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act
Client: CCIM INSTITUTE · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
CCIM Institute opposed H.R. 2454, originally titled as "To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy." This bill has since been renumbered and renamed as H.R. 2998, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. CCIM Institute supported incentive-based legislation that achieves energy efficiency in buildings and provides financial assistance for retrofits. Additionally, CCIM Institute opposed mandatory labeling, building code development by federal agencies and mandatory retrofitting. CCIM Institute supported H.R. 1778, called the Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act, which provides incentives for energy retrofits for buildings.
Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) opposed H.R. 2454, originally titled as "To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy." This bill has since been renumbered and renamed as H.R. 2998, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. IREM supported incentive-based legislation that achieves energy efficiency in buildings and provides financial assistance for retrofits. Additionally, IREM opposed mandatory labeling, building code development by federal agencies and mandatory retrofitting. IREM supported H.R. 1778, called the Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act, which provides incentives for energy retrofits for buildings.
Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) opposed H.R. 2454, originally titled as "To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy." This bill has since been renumbered and renamed as H.R. 2998, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. IREM supported incentive-based legislation that achieves energy efficiency in buildings and provides financial assistance for retrofits. Additionally, IREM opposed mandatory labeling, building code development by federal agencies and mandatory retrofitting. IREM supported H.R. 1778, called the Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act, which provides incentives for energy retrofits for buildings.
Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) opposed H.R. 2454, originally titled as "To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy." This bill has since been renumbered and renamed as H.R. 2998, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. IREM supported incentive-based legislation that achieves energy efficiency in buildings and provides financial assistance for retrofits. Additionally, IREM opposed mandatory labeling, building code development by federal agencies and mandatory retrofitting. IREM supported H.R. 1778, called the Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act, which provides incentives for energy retrofits for buildings.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services.
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) opposed H.R. 1935, titled as "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services." The bill proposed to eliminate capital gains treatment for any carried interest of a real estate partnership. Specifically, IREM supported an exemption for real estate partnerships from this tax treatment.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services.
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) opposed H.R. 1935, titled as "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services." The bill proposed to eliminate capital gains treatment for any carried interest of a real estate partnership. Specifically, IREM supported an exemption for real estate partnerships from this tax treatment.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services.
Client: CCIM INSTITUTE · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
CCIM Institute opposed H.R. 1935, titled as "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services." The bill proposed to eliminate capital gains treatment for any carried interest of a real estate partnership. Specifically, CCIM Institute supported an exemption for real estate partnerships from this tax treatment.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services.
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) opposed H.R. 1935, titled as "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services." The bill proposed to eliminate capital gains treatment for any carried interest of a real estate partnership. Specifically, IREM supported an exemption for real estate partnerships from this tax treatment.
American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) opposed H.R. 2454, originally titled as "To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy." This bill has since been renumbered and renamed as H.R. 2998, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. IREM supported incentive-based legislation that achieves energy efficiency in buildings and provides financial assistance for retrofits. Additionally, IREM opposed mandatory labeling, building code development by federal agencies and mandatory retrofitting. IREM supported H.R. 1778, called the Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act, which provides incentives for energy retrofits for buildings.
American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) opposed H.R. 2454, originally titled as "To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy." This bill has since been renumbered and renamed as H.R. 2998, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. IREM supported incentive-based legislation that achieves energy efficiency in buildings and provides financial assistance for retrofits. Additionally, IREM opposed mandatory labeling, building code development by federal agencies and mandatory retrofitting. IREM supported H.R. 1778, called the Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act, which provides incentives for energy retrofits for buildings.
American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) opposed H.R. 2454, originally titled as "To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy." This bill has since been renumbered and renamed as H.R. 2998, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. IREM supported incentive-based legislation that achieves energy efficiency in buildings and provides financial assistance for retrofits. Additionally, IREM opposed mandatory labeling, building code development by federal agencies and mandatory retrofitting. IREM supported H.R. 1778, called the Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act, which provides incentives for energy retrofits for buildings.
American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
Client: CCIM INSTITUTE · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
CCIM Institute opposed H.R. 2454, originally titled as "To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy." This bill has since been renumbered and renamed as H.R. 2998, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. CCIM Institute supported incentive-based legislation that achieves energy efficiency in buildings and provides financial assistance for retrofits. Additionally, CCIM Institute opposed mandatory labeling, building code development by federal agencies and mandatory retrofitting. CCIM Institute supported H.R. 1778, called the Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act, which provides incentives for energy retrofits for buildings.
FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2009
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
On September 14, 2009, the Institute of Real Estate Managemet (IREM) submitted comments to Madame Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader Boehner, urging them to help for the passage of H.R. 3527, the FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2009.
Homeowners' Defense Act of 2007
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) asked Congress to solve the problem of availability and affordability of natural disaster insurance through the creation of a federal reinsurance program that is funded through contributions from insurers or state catastrophic insurance programs. IREM supported H.R. 3355, the Homeowners Defense Act of 2007 and its companion bill S. 2310; and S. 2286, the Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007.
Homeowners' Defense Act of 2007
Client: CCIM INSTITUTE · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
CCIM Institute asked Congress to solve the problem of availability and affordability of natural disaster insurance through the creation of a federal reinsurance program that is funded through contributions from insurers or state catastrophic insurance programs. CCIM Institute supported H.R. 3355, the Homeowners Defense Act of 2007 and its companion bill S. 2310; and S. 2286, the Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007.
Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) supported positive incentives for energy conservation activities. IREM supported energy tax credits and asked Congress to focus on voluntary standards for new construction and existing commercial properties. IREM supported H.R. 5351, the Renewable Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008.
Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008
Client: CCIM INSTITUTE · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
CCIM Institute supported positive incentives for energy conservation activities. The Institute supported energy tax credits and asked Congress to focus on voluntary standards for new construction and existing commercial properties. CCIM Institute supported H.R. 5351, the Renewable Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008.
Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) asked Congress to solve the problem of availability and affordability of natural disaster insurance through the creation of a federal reinsurance program that is funded through contributions from insurers or state catastrophic insurance programs. IREM supported H.R. 3355, the Homeowners Defense Act of 2007 and its companion bill S. 2310; and S. 2286, the Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007.
Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007
Client: CCIM INSTITUTE · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
CCIM Institute asked Congress to solve the problem of availability and affordability of natural disaster insurance through the creation of a federal reinsurance program that is funded through contributions from insurers or state catastrophic insurance programs. CCIM Institute supported H.R. 3355, the Homeowners Defense Act of 2007 and its companion bill S. 2310; and S. 2286, the Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007.
Homeowners' Defense Act of 2007
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) asked Congress to solve the problem of availability and affordability of natural disaster insurance through the creation of a federal reinsurance program that is funded through contributions from insurers or state catastrophic insurance programs. IREM supported H.R. 3355, the Homeowners Defense Act of 2007 and its companion bill S. 2310; and S. 2286, the Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007.
Homeowners' Defense Act of 2007
Client: CCIM INSTITUTE · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
CCIM Institute asked Congress to solve the problem of availability and affordability of natural disaster insurance through the creation of a federal reinsurance program that is funded through contributions from insurers or state catastrophic insurance programs. CCIM Institute supported H.R. 3355, the Homeowners Defense Act of 2007 and its companion bill S. 2310; and S. 2286, the Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007.
Community Choice in Real Estate Act
Client: CCIM INSTITUTE · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
CCIM Institute supported HR 111 and S 98 which would prevent banks from engaging in real estate management.
Community Choice in Real Estate Act
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
IREM supported HR 111 and S 98 which would prevent banks from engaging in real estate management.
Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
* IREM supported the extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act. IREM has taken a position on HR 1682, the Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007. IREM has concerns with the proposed legislation.
Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
IREM supported HR 1851, which would require HUD to translate official HUD documents and other papers used by property managers and set up a hotline for interpretations under the new Limited English Proficiency Guidance. IREM also supported language that included various assisted housing programs, including Section 8.
Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2007
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
IREM supported S. 635, the Methamphetamine Remediation and Research Act of 2007.
Minority Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2007
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
IREM supported HR 111 and S 98 which would prevent banks from engaging in real estate management.
Minority Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2007
Client: CCIM INSTITUTE · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
CCIM Institute supported HR 111 and S 98 which would prevent banks from engaging in real estate management.
Airport Emergency Reimbursement Act of 2003
Client: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
IREM supported the Senate provision in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill (HR 1591) that would extend leasehold improvements.
Airport Emergency Reimbursement Act of 2003
Client: CCIM INSTITUTE · Firm: INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
CCIM Institute supported the Senate provision in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill (HR 1591) that would extend leasehold improvements.
Sponsored a Capitol Hill Day with roughly 315 IREM members. We acommpanied members to the House and Senate and lobbied on carried interest.
IREM signed onto a joint letter to House members regarding H.R. 2126 and "Tenant Star."
Sponsored a Capitol Hill Day with roughly 315 IREM members. We acommpanied members to the House and Senate and lobbied on EPA's rulemaking on lead paint in commercial properties.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
CCIM INSTITUTE via INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
2013 · second_quarter · Q2
Sponsored a Capitol Hill Day with over 300 IREM and CCIM Institute members. Members lobbied Representatives and Senators on the EPA's advance notice of proposed rulemaking on lead paint in public and commercial buildings.
CCIM Institute signed onto a joint coalition letter to House members regarding H.R. 2126 and "Tenant Star."
Sponsored a Capitol Hill Day with over 300 IREM and CCIM Institute members. Members lobbied Representatives and Senators on the Financial Accounting Standard Board proposed lease accounting changes.
Sponsored a Capitol Hill Day with over 300 IREM and CCIM Institute members. Members of both organizations lobbied on carried interest and real estate.
CCIM Institute co-signed onto a letter to Linda Reilly, Chief, 504 Program Branch, Office of Capital Access, U.S. Small Business Administration regarding 504 and 7(a) Loan Programs.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT via INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
2013 · first_quarter · Q1
On March 27, 2013, Charles Achilles and various members of The Institute of Real Estate Management met with Rural Housing Service and Housing and Urban Development to discuss various items.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT via INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
2012 · fourth_quarter · Q4
We participated in coalitions of real estate based organizations commenting on Basel III proposed rules. Letters were sent to federal agengies, U.S. Representaties on the Committee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, and U.S. Senators on the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Filing targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE
CCIM INSTITUTE via INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
2012 · fourth_quarter · Q4
We participated in coalitions of real estate based organizations commenting on Basel III proposed rules. Letters were sent to federal agengies, U.S. Representaties on the Committee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, and U.S. Senators on the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Filing targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE
INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT via INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
2012 · second_quarter · 2A
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was the credit union lending cap. We asked for support of H.R. 1418 and S. 2231.
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was the Financial Accounting Standards Board lease accounting proposal. We asked for support of H.R. 2308 to assess the economic impact of the FASB proposal.
IREM sent a letter to HUD regarding the annual analysis of tenant utility usage and concerns with the analysis.
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was covered bonds. We asked for support of H.R. 940 and S. 1835.
INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT via INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
2012 · second_quarter · Q2
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was covered bonds. We asked for support of H.R. 940 and S. 1835.
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was the credit union lending cap. We asked for support of H.R. 1418 and S. 2231.
IREM signed onto a coalition letter in support of the extention of the EB-5 Regional Centers (via HR 2972) that would enhance foreign invesment in the U.S.
INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT via INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
2012 · third_quarter · Q3
IRM participated in a coalition that sent a letter commenting on proposed Basel III rules.
IREM participated in a coaltion about energy efficiency and building rating programs.
Filing targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
CCIM INSTITUTE via INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
2012 · third_quarter · Q3
CCIM Institute participated in a coaltion about energy efficiency and building rating programs.
CCIM Institute participated in a coalition that commented on proposed Basel III rules.
Filing targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT via INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
2012 · second_quarter · Q2
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was the Financial Accounting Standards Board lease accounting proposal. We asked for support of H.R. 2308 to assess the economic impact of the FASB proposal.
IREM sent a letter to HUD regarding the Rental Assistance Demonstration's benefits.
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was carried interest and the differences between real estate partnerships within the U.S. economy.
CCIM INSTITUTE via INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
2012 · second_quarter · Q2
We signed onto a coalition letter asking for amendments to H.R. 2146 and S. 1789. The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) spearheaded the coalition.
CCIM Institute conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was the Financial Accounting Standards Board lease accounting proposal. We asked for support of H.R. 2308 to assess the economic impact of the FASB proposal.
CCIM Institute conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was internet sales tax. We asked for support of H.R. 3179 and S. 1832.
CCIM INSTITUTE via INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
2012 · first_quarter · Q1
Sent letter to Senator Harry Reid and Senator Mitch McConnel in support of S. 1835, the U.S. Covered Bond Act.
Sent letter to Rep. Chris Van Hollen regarding clarification on carried interest and real estate.
CCIM signed onto a letter that was sent to key members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and urged reform of a 2010 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) final "Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting" (LRRP) rule.
INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT via INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
2012 · first_quarter · Q1
Sent letter to Senator Harry Reid and Senator Mitch McConnell to encourage them to include the Udall-Snowe-Schumer Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 509) as part of the jobs legislation in the Senate.
A letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs and the House Committee on Financial Services requesting a review of the report "Economic Impact of the Current IASB and FASB Exposure Draft on Leases" with regard to FASB's recently proposed lease accounting rule changes.
Sent a letter to the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. The letter is for a hearing on H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, which IREM supports.
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2011 · fourth_quarter · 4A
Letter IREM signed onto in support of the Marketplace Fairness Act.
Joint letter sent to Super Committee urging them to not impact the current carried interest rate.
IREM sent a letter to HUD commenting on the Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2012 Notice.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Government Ethics (OGE), SENATE
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2011 · third_quarter · Q3
Letter IREM signed onto in support of the Marketplace Fairness Act.
IREM sent a letter to HUD commenting on Notice H 2011-20, "Guidelines on Bed Bug Control and Prevention in HUD Insured and Assisted Multifamily Housing."
Joint letter sent to Super Committee urging them to not impact the current carried interest rate.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Government Ethics (OGE), SENATE
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2011 · fourth_quarter · Q4
CCIM Institute signed onto a coalition letter about proposed amendments limiting gifts from registered lobbyists and lobbying organizations.
We signed onto a coalition letter in support of S. 1832, the Marketplace Fairness Act.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Government Ethics (OGE), SENATE
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2011 · second_quarter · 2A
CCIM Institute lobbied Congress to support potential legislation that uses incentives and tax credits to encourage energy conservation and green practices.
CCIM Insitute lobbied on mortgage loan term extensions in April 2011. The Association lobbied to encourage legislators to support financial institutes to give term extensions for performing and stable commercial properties. CCIM Insititue asked members of the association to send letters to their respective Congressional members to urge for this regulatory issue to be addressed.
CCIM Institute lobbied Congress to support the credit union lending bill, S. 509, a bill that will expand small business opportunities by increasing the loan cap for credit unions.
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2011 · third_quarter · Q3
CCIM Institute submitted a letter to House and Senate leaders about carried interest tax rate during the debt negotiations.
We co-signed a letter with the National Association of REALTORS in response to a hearing on "Legislative Proposals Regarding Bank Examination Practices." The House of Representatives Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit called the hearing. The letter included information about H.R. 1723.
We co-signed a letter in response to the Department of Energy's request for information on an Asset Rating Program for commercial buildings.
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2011 · third_quarter · Q3
IREM signed onto a joint letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding the Notice and Request for Comments on the proposed fair market rents for the housing choice voucher program and moderate rehabilitation single room occupancy program FY12 (Docket No. FR-5567-N-01).
IREM co-signed a letter with the National Association of REALTORS in response to a hearing on "Legislative Proposals Regarding Bank Examination Practices." The House of Representatives Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Creidt called the hearing. The letter included information about H.R. 1723
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2011 · second_quarter · Q2
CCIM Institute lobbied Congress to hold hearings on the recently proposed Financial Accounting Standards Board Lease Accounting proposal. CCIM Institute is opposed to these new guidelines with regard to lease accounting.
CCIM Institute lobbied Congress to support legislation, H.R. 940, that would formally create a covered bonds market in the United States.
CCIM Institute lobbied Congress to support potential legislation that uses incentives and tax credits to encourage energy conservation and green practices.
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2011 · second_quarter · Q2
IREM lobbied Congress to hold hearings on the recently proposed Financial Accounting Standards Board Lease Accounting proposal. IREM is opposed to these new guidelines with regard to lease accounting.
In April, 2011, the Institute of Real Estate Management lobbied on Capitol Hill on behalf of members regarding the issue of increasing capital for commercial real estate financing and investing.
IREM lobbied Congress to support potential legislation that uses incentives and tax credits to encourage energy conservation and green practices.
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2011 · second_quarter · RA
Issues pertaining to banking, accounting, environment/energy conservation, homeland security, housing, etc.
Issues pertaining to banking, accounting, environment/energy conservation, homeland security, housing, etc.
Issues pertaining to banking, accounting, environment/energy conservation, homeland security, housing, etc.
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2011 · first_quarter · 1A
CCIM Institute submitted a letter to Members of Congress in support of H.R. 1147, "The Community Recovery and Enhancement (CRE) Act". This bill offers tax incentives in order to attract new private equity to commercial real estate.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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2011 · first_quarter · 1A
Letter to Congress urging their support of H.R. 1147, The Community Recovery and Enhancement (CRE) Act.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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2010 · third_quarter · Q3
In July, 2010, CCIM Institute signed onto a joint letter to the Document Control Office, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the Renovation, Repair and Painting Program for Commercial and Public Buildings (May 6, 2010). The letter included comments opposing certain provisions of the Proposed Rule and offered new language options.
Filing targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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2010 · fourth_quarter · RA
Commercial mortgage market liquidity, mark-to-market accounting rules, federal housing policies, health care issues, eminent domain, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, tax issues affecting the commercial real estate industry, energy/climate change issues, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, Tenants in Common, Do-Not-Fax, Do-Not-Call, and environmental issues such as lead base paint abatement, asbestos, toxic mold, and air quality standards.
Commercial mortgage market liquidity, mark-to-market accounting rules, federal housing policies, health care issues, eminent domain, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, tax issues affecting the commercial real estate industry, energy/climate change issues, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, Tenants in Common, Do-Not-Fax, Do-Not-Call, and environmental issues such as lead base paint abatement, asbestos, toxic mold, and air quality standards.
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2010 · third_quarter · Q3
In July, 2010, IREM signed onto a joint letter to the Document Control Office, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the Renovation, Repair and Painting Program for Commercial and Public Buildings (May 6, 2010). The letter included comments opposing certain provisions of the Proposed Rule and offered new language options.
IREM signed onto a joint letter with the Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism ("CIAT") to the President's Working Group on Financial Markets ("PWG"). The Coalition reviewed and responded to the 32 questions posed by the PWG and commented specifically on 19 of them.
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2010 · second_quarter · 2A
IREM signed onto a joint letter to Congress, urging them to reauthorize the National Flood Insurace Program.
IREM staff met with Rural Housing Service (RHS) staff and discussed the lack of funding of the preservation demonstration in the FY11 budget. RHS discussed the field training program, and the Notice of Funding Avabilibity (NOFA) in attempt to get more energy efficiency to rurul communities.
Organized a Call to Action; our members lobbied Congress urging them to vote against the Carried Interest Tax increase provision in the Tax Extenders Bill.
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2010 · second_quarter · Q2
CCIM Institute, along with the National Catastrophe Policyholders Coalition, submitted a letter to House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank and Congressman Spencer Bachus, urging swift consideration of a 5-year reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program. The letter requested specific consideration be given to the following provisions: Completion of 100 year floodplain maps, Increased policy limits, reform of premium rate structure, and Business interruption insurance.
CCIM Institute submitted a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, urging them to take specific actions to shore up commercial real estate and avoid another economic collapse. The letter urged consideration of loan extensions for performing debts, currently prohibited by regulatory concerns.
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2010 · first_quarter · Q1
IREM signed onto a letter to Congressmen Barney Frank and Spencer Bachus with the National Association of Realtors, urging the House Committee on Financial Services to take action regarding the liquidity issues in the commercial mortgage market. The letter specifically encourages lawmakers to extend the Term Asset-Backed Securities Lending Facility (TALF) for legacy and newly issued mortgage back securities (CMBS) through the end of 2010.
IREM signed onto a joint letter to Shaun Donovan, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development in opposition to the Department's "Transformation Rental Assistance" TRA initiative. Specifically, the letter urges the Department to convert rental assistance programs (RAP) to project-based rental assistance programs (PBRA) as proposed by the House Financial Services Committee in the draft preservation bill.
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2010 · first_quarter · Q1
CCIM Institute signed onto a letter to Senators Chris Dodd and Richard Shelby of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, urging them to carefully consider the effect of regulatory constraints created by newly proposed regulations on the availability of credity through lending institutions and the securitized credit markets. The letter urged lawmakers to work to restore the flow of credit for consumers and businesses, and examine any reforms aimed at the securitized credit markets in great detail.
CCIM Institute signed a joint letter to Congressment Barney Frank and Spencer Bachus regarding the negative impact that severely inflated insurance pricing has had on residential and commercial property transactions and development projects. The letter further urges the consideration of national catastrophe insurance reform in order to avert a repeat of the problem, with specific support of floodplain mapping, increased policy limits, reform of premium rate structure, and business interruption insurance.
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2009 · fourth_quarter · 4A
IREM sent a letter to Representatives Frank, Bachus, Kanjorski, and Garrett, urging them to ensure that reforms aimed at the securitized credit markets are customized and applied appropriately in order to support the existing mechanisms in commercial real estate finance that work well, create liquidity, and promote sound practices and transparency.
IREM submitted comments urging the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its proposed rule on regulating carbon dioxide and any other rule that would trigger regulation of commercial buildings.
IREM met with Department of Housing & Urban Development staff to discuss the ongoing problems with Section 8 HAP payment delays. IREM also inquired about the Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) and property inspections.
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2009 · fourth_quarter · Q4
IREM submitted comments urging the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its proposed rule on regulating carbon dioxide and any other rule that would trigger regulation of commercial buildings.
IREM submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regarding its request for comments on ending "Hold Harmless" policy in calculating income limits under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. Specifically, IREM stated that a decision to discontinue the hold harmless policy of Section 8 income limits at this time would be premature.
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2009 · fourth_quarter · Q4
CCIM Institute sent a letter to Representatives Frank, Bachus, Kanjorski, and Garrett, urging them to ensure that reforms aimed at the securitized credit markets are customized and applied appropriately in order to support the existing mechanisms in commercial real estate finance that work well, create liquidity, and promote sound practices and transparency.
CCIM Institute submitted comments urging Representatives Rangel and Camp to not change the carried interest tax rate. CCIM Institute also sent letters to each member of the U.S. Senate, urging them to not change the tax treatment of carried interests.
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2009 · fourth_quarter · RA
Commercial mortgage market liquidity, mark-to-market accounting rules, federal housing policies, health care issues, eminent domain, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, tax issues affecting the commercial real estate industry, energy/climate change issues, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, Tenants in Common, Do-Not-Fax, Do-Not-Call, and environmental issues such as lead base paint abatement, asbestos, toxic mold, and air quality standards.
Commercial mortgage market liquidity, mark-to-market accounting rules, federal housing policies, health care issues, eminent domain, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, tax issues affecting the commercial real estate industry, energy/climate change issues, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, Tenants in Common, Do-Not-Fax, Do-Not-Call, and environmental issues such as lead base paint abatement, asbestos, toxic mold, and air quality standards.
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2009 · third_quarter · Q3
On September 14, 2009, the Institute of Real Estate Managemet (IREM) submitted comments to Madame Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader Boehner, urging them to help for the passage of H.R. 3527, the FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2009.
On July 27, 2009, the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Notice 2009-44, relating to utility allowance regulations.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
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2009 · second_quarter · 2A
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) wrote a letter to Representative Velazquez regarding our opposition to the Velazquez amendment which was incorporated in the Frank amendment #1/Multifamily Mortgage Resolution language in H.R. 1728, the "Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2009."
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) opposed H.R. 2454, originally titled as "To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy." This bill has since been renumbered and renamed as H.R. 2998, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. IREM supported incentive-based legislation that achieves energy efficiency in buildings and provides financial assistance for retrofits. Additionally, IREM opposed mandatory labeling, building code development by federal agencies and mandatory retrofitting. IREM supported H.R. 1778, called the Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act, which provides incentives for energy retrofits for buildings.
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2009 · second_quarter · 2A
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) provided general comments to Stephanie White, Director of Multifamily Housing at the Department of Agriculture, on the Rural Development (RD) Property Management Performance Assessment Review (PAR).
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) opposed H.R. 1935, titled as "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services." The bill proposed to eliminate capital gains treatment for any carried interest of a real estate partnership. Specifically, IREM supported an exemption for real estate partnerships from this tax treatment.
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2009 · second_quarter · 2T
CCIM Institute opposed H.R. 2454, originally titled as "To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy." This bill has since been renumbered and renamed as H.R. 2998, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. CCIM Institute supported incentive-based legislation that achieves energy efficiency in buildings and provides financial assistance for retrofits. Additionally, CCIM Institute opposed mandatory labeling, building code development by federal agencies and mandatory retrofitting. CCIM Institute supported H.R. 1778, called the Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act, which provides incentives for energy retrofits for buildings.
CCIM Institute urged Congress to provide favorable relief to the liquidity crisis in the commercial real estate industry. Specifically, CCIM Institute requested Congress to provide for the availability of small business loans, short-term loans for capital improvements, and refinancing for mortgages in any stimulus plan. CCIM Institute asked Congress to support the federal government's Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP) and Term Asset-backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF). Furthermore, CCIM Institute urged Congress to expand the financing of TALF loans to a 5-year term, support new Finacial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) guidance on mark-to-market accounting of assets in an illiquid market, and hold a hearing on the state of the commercial real estate industry.
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2009 · second_quarter · Q2
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) urged Congress to provide favorable relief to the liquidity crisis in the commercial real estate industry. Specifically, IREM requested Congress to provide for the availability of small business loans, short-term loans for capital improvements, and refinancing for mortgages in any stimulus plan. IREM asked Congress to support the federal government's Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP) and Term Asset-backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF). Furthermore, IREM urged Congress to expand the financing of TALF loans to a 5-year term, support new Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) guidance on mark-to-market accounting of assets in an illiquid market, and hold a hearing on the state of the commercial real estate industry. IREM wrote to Treasury Secretary Geithner, Treasury Assistant Secretary Allison, Federal Reserve System Chairman Bernanke, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Bair to encourage them to seek out the expertise of real estate management professionals and management firms who are members of IREM.
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2009 · first_quarter · Q1
Institute of Real Estate Management wrote to Representatives Frank and Bachus to encourage them to express the Institute's concern regarding "mark-to-market" accounting rules that have elevated the credit crisis to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2009 · first_quarter · Q1
CCIM Institute wrote to Representatives Frank and Bachus to encourage them to express the Institute's concern regarding "mark-to-market" accounting rules that have elevated the credit crisis to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2008 · fourth_quarter · Q4
CCIM Institute asked Treasury Secretary Paulson that in implementing the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, the Treasury Department take advantage of local commercial real estate professionals in the management and disposition of real property.
Filing targets: Treasury, Dept of
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2008 · fourth_quarter · 4A
IREM asked Treasury Secretary Paulson that in implementing the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, the Treasury Department take advantage of local commercial real estate professionals in the management and disposition of real property.
Filing targets: Treasury, Dept of
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2008 · fourth_quarter · RA
Federal housing policies, landlord/tenant issues, federal apartment mailbox standards, tort reform, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, bankruptcy reform, tax issues affecting the property management industry, telecommunications, real estate mortgage investment conduits, energy/climate change issues, small business health care, environmental issues such as lead paint abatement and air quality, and financial crisis issues such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Federal housing policies, landlord/tenant issues, federal apartment mailbox standards, tort reform, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, bankruptcy reform, tax issues affecting the property management industry, telecommunications, real estate mortgage investment conduits, energy/climate change issues, small business health care, environmental issues such as lead paint abatement and air quality, and financial crisis issues such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
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2008 · second_quarter · Q2
CCIM Institute supported positive incentives for energy conservation activities. The Institute supported energy tax credits and asked Congress to focus on voluntary standards for new construction and existing commercial properties. CCIM Institute supported H.R. 5351, the Renewable Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008.
CCIM Institute asked Congress to solve the problem of availability and affordability of natural disaster insurance through the creation of a federal reinsurance program that is funded through contributions from insurers or state catastrophic insurance programs. CCIM Institute supported H.R. 3355, the Homeowners Defense Act of 2007 and its companion bill S. 2310; and S. 2286, the Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007.
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2008 · second_quarter · Q2
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) supported positive incentives for energy conservation activities. IREM supported energy tax credits and asked Congress to focus on voluntary standards for new construction and existing commercial properties. IREM supported H.R. 5351, the Renewable Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008.
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) asked Congress to solve the problem of availability and affordability of natural disaster insurance through the creation of a federal reinsurance program that is funded through contributions from insurers or state catastrophic insurance programs. IREM supported H.R. 3355, the Homeowners Defense Act of 2007 and its companion bill S. 2310; and S. 2286, the Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007.
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2008 · first_quarter · Q1
CCIM Institute supports request for licensed real estate agent or broker to receive compensation for Tenant-In-Common Security transactions.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
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2008 · first_quarter · Q1
In the first quarter of 2008, IREM did not lobby contact any Congressional offices or agencies lobbying for any specific issues.
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2007 · year_end · YY
CCIM Institute supported request for a licensed real estate agent or broker to receive compensation for Tenant-In-Common Security transactions.
CCIM Institute opposed legislation to increase present capital gains and carried interest tax rates.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
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2007 · year_end · YY
Oppose raising the tax rate on carried interests.
* Section 8, Limited English Proficiency guidelines, physical inspections, HUD appropriations, FHA multifamily loan limits, and energy efficiency. Rental assistance, 515 properties, and property assessments. Rental assistance, 515 properties, and property assessments.
IREM responded to an EPA request for feedback on the Lead Paint Pre-Renovation Rule.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
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2007 · mid_year · MM
CCIM Institute supported the Senate provision in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill (HR 1591) that would extend leasehold improvements.
CCIM Institute supported HR 111 and S 98 which would prevent banks from engaging in real estate management.
CCIM Institute supported the extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act.
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2007 · mid_year · MM
IREM supported positive incentives for energy conservation and voluntary standards for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
IREM supported the Senate provision in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill (HR 1591) that would extend leasehold improvements.
IREM supported S. 635, the Methamphetamine Remediation and Research Act of 2007.
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2006 · year_end · YY
Supported the passage of HR 6111, the Tax Relief and Heathcare Act of 2006, which extended tax code provisions relating to brownfield remediation expenses, cost recovery of lease-hold improvements, and energy efficient buildings and equipment.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2006 · year_end · YY
* IREM believed Housing and Urban Development (HUD) misinterpreted the language and intent of the Violence Against Women Act. IREM opposed the guidance on PHAs set forth by HUD. IREM supports a five-year extension of mark-to-market authority. IREM supports HUD allowing to take a short-term no interest loan project from reserves or a market rate loan from private lenders to pay for increases in utilities and insurance. IREM is concerned with rising insurance costs and how to pay for them.
IREM supported HR 6111, which provides for expensing of brownfield remediation costs and a tax deduction for energy efficent commercial buildings.
Filing targets: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
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2006 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
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2005 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2005 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2005 · mid_year · RA
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2004 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
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2004 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
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2004 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Marines, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
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2004 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
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2004 · year_end · RA
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2003 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
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2003 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
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2002 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
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2002 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2001 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
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2001 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: Federal Reserve System, Treasury, Dept of
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2000 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
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2000 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
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1999 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
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1999 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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1999 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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1999 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was carried interest and the differences between real estate partnerships within the U.S. economy.
We signed onto a coalition letter asking for amendments to H.R. 2146 and S. 1789. The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) spearheaded the coalition.
IREM signed onto a coalition letter in support of the extention of the EB-5 Regional Centers (via HR 2972) that would enhance foreign invesment in the U.S.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was internet sales tax. We asked for support of H.R. 3179 and S. 1832.
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was the Financial Accounting Standards Board lease accounting proposal. We asked for support of H.R. 2308 to assess the economic impact of the FASB proposal.
We signed onto a coalition letter asking for amendments to H.R. 2146 and S. 1789. The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) spearheaded the coalition.
IREM sent a letter to HUD regarding the Rental Assistance Demonstration's benefits.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
We were in a coalition supporting S. 3245 and H.R. 2972 in which we sent letters to members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committee asking them to support this bill and reauthorize the EB-5 regional center program.
IREM conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was the credit union lending cap. We asked for support of H.R. 1418 and S. 2231.
We signed onto a coalition letter asking for amendments to H.R. 2146 and S. 1789. The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) spearheaded the coalition.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
CCIM Institute conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was covered bonds. We asked for support of H.R. 940 and S. 1835.
CCIM Institute conducted a Capitol Hill Visit on April 18, 2012. One of the issues our members talked with U.S. Representatives and Senators about was the credit union lending cap. We asked for support of H.R. 1418 and S. 2231.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
A letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs and the House Committee on Financial Services requesting a review of the report "Economic Impact of the Current IASB and FASB Exposure Draft on Leases" with regard to FASB's recently proposed lease accounting rule changes.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
IREM signed onto a letter that was sent to key members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and urged reform of a 2010 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) final Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting (LRRP) rule.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
CCIM Institute lobbied Congress to hold hearings on the recently proposed Financial Accounting Standards Board Lease Accounting proposal. CCIM is opposed to these new guidelines with regard to lease accounting.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Filing targets: Energy, Dept of, Farm Credit Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
IREM submitted a letter to the House and Senate leaders regarding carried interest tax rate during the debt negotions of 2011.
IREM co-signed a letter in response to the DOE's request for information (RFI) on an Asset Rating Program for commercial buildings.
Filing targets: Energy, Dept of, Farm Credit Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
CCIM Institute signed onto a joint letter, dated June 15, 2011, with the National Association of Realtors and IREM urging Chairman Johnson and Ranking Member Shelby to support S. 509, a bill that would increase the cap that credit unions can lend from 12.25% to 27.5%. This will allow for more financing in commercial property projects.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
IREM lobbied on mortgage loan term extensions in April, 2011. The Association lobbied to encourage legislators to support financial institutions to give term extensions for performing and stable commercial properties. IREM asked members of the association to send letters to their respective Congressional members to urge for this regulatory issue to be addressed.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Issues pertaining to banking, accounting, environment/energy conservation, homeland security, housing, etc.
Issues pertaining to banking, accounting, environment/energy conservation, homeland security, housing, etc.
Issues pertaining to banking, accounting, environment/energy conservation, homeland security, housing, etc.
Issues pertaining to banking, accounting, environment/energy conservation, homeland security, housing, etc.
Issues pertaining to banking, accounting, environment/energy conservation, homeland security, housing, etc.
Commercial mortgage market liquidity, mark-to-market accounting rules, federal housing policies, health care issues, eminent domain, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, tax issues affecting the commercial real estate industry, energy/climate change issues, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, Tenants in Common, Do-Not-Fax, Do-Not-Call, and environmental issues such as lead base paint abatement, asbestos, toxic mold, and air quality standards.
Commercial mortgage market liquidity, mark-to-market accounting rules, federal housing policies, health care issues, eminent domain, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, tax issues affecting the commercial real estate industry, energy/climate change issues, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, Tenants in Common, Do-Not-Fax, Do-Not-Call, and environmental issues such as lead base paint abatement, asbestos, toxic mold, and air quality standards.
Commercial mortgage market liquidity, mark-to-market accounting rules, federal housing policies, health care issues, eminent domain, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, tax issues affecting the commercial real estate industry, energy/climate change issues, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, Tenants in Common, Do-Not-Fax, Do-Not-Call, and environmental issues such as lead base paint abatement, asbestos, toxic mold, and air quality standards.
Commercial mortgage market liquidity, mark-to-market accounting rules, federal housing policies, health care issues, eminent domain, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, tax issues affecting the commercial real estate industry, energy/climate change issues, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, Tenants in Common, Do-Not-Fax, Do-Not-Call, and environmental issues such as lead base paint abatement, asbestos, toxic mold, and air quality standards.
Commercial mortgage market liquidity, mark-to-market accounting rules, federal housing policies, health care issues, eminent domain, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, tax issues affecting the commercial real estate industry, energy/climate change issues, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, Tenants in Common, Do-Not-Fax, Do-Not-Call, and environmental issues such as lead base paint abatement, asbestos, toxic mold, and air quality standards.
Commercial mortgage market liquidity, mark-to-market accounting rules, federal housing policies, health care issues, eminent domain, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, tax issues affecting the commercial real estate industry, energy/climate change issues, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, Tenants in Common, Do-Not-Fax, Do-Not-Call, and environmental issues such as lead base paint abatement, asbestos, toxic mold, and air quality standards.
Commercial mortgage market liquidity, mark-to-market accounting rules, federal housing policies, health care issues, eminent domain, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, tax issues affecting the commercial real estate industry, energy/climate change issues, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, Tenants in Common, Do-Not-Fax, Do-Not-Call, and environmental issues such as lead base paint abatement, asbestos, toxic mold, and air quality standards.
IREM signed onto a joint letter with NAR and other various partners in September, 2010. The letter was sent to Mr. Russell Golden, Technical Director, Financial Accounting Standards Board in reference to FASB's Exposure Draft: Accounting for Financial Instruments and Revisions to the Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (the ED). In short, the letter expressed concern and disagreement in the Board's requirement to account for all loans at fair value.
Filing targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), President of the U.S.
IREM signed onto a letter sent to Timothy Geithner, Secretary, US Department of the Treasury and Ben Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The letter promoted mortgage loan extensions on stable and performing commercial real estate loans.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
CCIM Insitute initiated two Calls to Action for all members to phone their federal lawmakers, urging them to vote against a proposal within the Tax Extenders Package to change the tax treatment of carried interest in real estate partnerships from capital gains to ordinary income. Changing the tax treatment of carried interest would have resulted in changing the tax rate from 15% to as high as 39.5%. This change would have further damaged an already fragile commercial real estate industry.
Filing targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
IREM signed onto a joint letter to Housing & Urban Development (HUD) citing recommendations regarding proposed changes to the Federal Housing Administration's Multifamily Mortgage Insurance Programs underwriting requirements. The letter urges HUD to recognize the global economic crisis as the cause for the increase in HUD's insurance claims rather than issues relating to underwriting procedures. The letter states the belief that HUD's proposed changes will cause a halt to production of much needed multifamily housing and will further depress the contruction employment sector resulting in higher rents.
IREM signed onto a letter to Senators Chris Dodd and Richard Shelby of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, urging them to carefully consider the effect of regulatory constraints created by newly proposed regulations on availability of credit through lending institutions and the securitized credit markets. The letter also urged lawmakers to work to restore the flow of credit for consumers and businesses, and examine any reforms aimed at the securitized credit markets in great detail.
Filing targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
CCIM Institute signed onto a letter to Congressmen Barney Frank and Spencer Bachus with the National Association of Realtors, urging the House Committee on Financial Services to take action regarding the liquidity issues in the commercial mortgage market. The letter specifically encourages lawmakers to extend the Term Asset-Backed Securities Lending Facility (TALF) for legacy and newly issued commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) through the end of 2010.
Filing targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
IREM submitted comments urging Representatives Rangel and Camp to not change the carried interest tax rate. IREM also sent letters to each member of the U.S. Senate, urging them to not change the tax treatment of carried interests.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) submitted comments urging Representatives Rangel and Camp to not change the carried interest tax rate. IREM also sent letters to each member of the U.S. Senate, urging them to not change the tax treatment of carried interests.
IREM sent a letter to Representatives Frank, Bachus, Kanjorski, and Garrett, urging them to ensure that reforms aimed at the securitized credit markets are customized and applied appropriately in order to support the existing mechanisms in commercial real estate finance that work well, create liquidity, and promote sound practices and transparency.
Filing targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
CCIM Institute submitted comments urging the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its proposed rule on regulating carbon dioxide and any other rule that would trigger regulation of commercial buildings.
Filing targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Commercial mortgage market liquidity, mark-to-market accounting rules, federal housing policies, health care issues, eminent domain, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, tax issues affecting the commercial real estate industry, energy/climate change issues, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, Tenants in Common, Do-Not-Fax, Do-Not-Call, and environmental issues such as lead base paint abatement, asbestos, toxic mold, and air quality standards.
Commercial mortgage market liquidity, mark-to-market accounting rules, federal housing policies, health care issues, eminent domain, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, tax issues affecting the commercial real estate industry, energy/climate change issues, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, Tenants in Common, Do-Not-Fax, Do-Not-Call, and environmental issues such as lead base paint abatement, asbestos, toxic mold, and air quality standards.
Commercial mortgage market liquidity, mark-to-market accounting rules, federal housing policies, health care issues, eminent domain, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, tax issues affecting the commercial real estate industry, energy/climate change issues, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, Tenants in Common, Do-Not-Fax, Do-Not-Call, and environmental issues such as lead base paint abatement, asbestos, toxic mold, and air quality standards.
Commercial mortgage market liquidity, mark-to-market accounting rules, federal housing policies, health care issues, eminent domain, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, tax issues affecting the commercial real estate industry, energy/climate change issues, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, Tenants in Common, Do-Not-Fax, Do-Not-Call, and environmental issues such as lead base paint abatement, asbestos, toxic mold, and air quality standards.
Commercial mortgage market liquidity, mark-to-market accounting rules, federal housing policies, health care issues, eminent domain, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, tax issues affecting the commercial real estate industry, energy/climate change issues, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, Tenants in Common, Do-Not-Fax, Do-Not-Call, and environmental issues such as lead base paint abatement, asbestos, toxic mold, and air quality standards.
Commercial mortgage market liquidity, mark-to-market accounting rules, federal housing policies, health care issues, eminent domain, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, tax issues affecting the commercial real estate industry, energy/climate change issues, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, Tenants in Common, Do-Not-Fax, Do-Not-Call, and environmental issues such as lead base paint abatement, asbestos, toxic mold, and air quality standards.
Commercial mortgage market liquidity, mark-to-market accounting rules, federal housing policies, health care issues, eminent domain, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, tax issues affecting the commercial real estate industry, energy/climate change issues, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, Tenants in Common, Do-Not-Fax, Do-Not-Call, and environmental issues such as lead base paint abatement, asbestos, toxic mold, and air quality standards.
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) provided general comments to Stephanie White, Director of Multifamily Housing at the Department of Agriculture, on the Rural Development (RD) Property Management Performance Assessment Review (PAR).
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) urged Congress to provide favorable relief to the liquidity crisis in the commercial real estate industry. Specifically, IREM requested Congress to provide for the availability of small business loans, short-term loans for capital improvements, and refinancing for mortgages in any stimulus plan. IREM asked Congress to support the federal government's Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP) and Term Asset-backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF). Furthermore, IREM urged Congress to expand the financing of TALF loans to a 5-year term, support new Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) guidance on mark-to-market accounting of assets in an illiquid market, and hold a hearing on the state of the commercial real estate industry. IREM wrote to Treasury Secretary Geithner, Treasury Assistant Secretary Allison, Federal Reserve System Chairman Bernanke, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Bair to encourage them to seek out the expertise of real estate management professionals and management firms who are members of IREM.
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) opposed H.R. 1935, titled as "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services." The bill proposed to eliminate capital gains treatment for any carried interest of a real estate partnership. Specifically, IREM supported an exemption for real estate partnerships from this tax treatment.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) opposed H.R. 2454, originally titled as "To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy." This bill has since been renumbered and renamed as H.R. 2998, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. IREM supported incentive-based legislation that achieves energy efficiency in buildings and provides financial assistance for retrofits. Additionally, IREM opposed mandatory labeling, building code development by federal agencies and mandatory retrofitting. IREM supported H.R. 1778, called the Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act, which provides incentives for energy retrofits for buildings.
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) wrote a letter to Representative Velazquez regarding our opposition to the Velazquez amendment which was incorporated in the Frank amendment #1/Multifamily Mortgage Resolution language in H.R. 1728, the "Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2009."
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) urged Congress to provide favorable relief to the liquidity crisis in the commercial real estate industry. Specifically, IREM requested Congress to provide for the availability of small business loans, short-term loans for capital improvements, and refinancing for mortgages in any stimulus plan. IREM asked Congress to support the federal government's Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP) and Term Asset-backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF). Furthermore, IREM urged Congress to expand the financing of TALF loans to a 5-year term, support new Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) guidance on mark-to-market accounting of assets in an illiquid market, and hold a hearing on the state of the commercial real estate industry. IREM wrote to Treasury Secretary Geithner, Treasury Assistant Secretary Allison, Federal Reserve System Chairman Bernanke, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Bair to encourage them to seek out the expertise of real estate management professionals and management firms who are members of IREM.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
CCIM Institute opposed H.R. 1935, titled as "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services." The bill proposed to eliminate capital gains treatment for any carried interest of a real estate partnership. Specifically, CCIM Institute supported an exemption for real estate partnerships from this tax treatment.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) opposed H.R. 2454, originally titled as "To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy." This bill has since been renumbered and renamed as H.R. 2998, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. IREM supported incentive-based legislation that achieves energy efficiency in buildings and provides financial assistance for retrofits. Additionally, IREM opposed mandatory labeling, building code development by federal agencies and mandatory retrofitting. IREM supported H.R. 1778, called the Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) Program Act, which provides incentives for energy retrofits for buildings.
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) opposed H.R. 1935, titled as "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services." The bill proposed to eliminate capital gains treatment for any carried interest of a real estate partnership. Specifically, IREM supported an exemption for real estate partnerships from this tax treatment.
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) wrote a letter to Representative Velazquez regarding our opposition to the Velazquez amendment which was incorporated in the Frank amendment #1/Multifamily Mortgage Resolution language in H.R. 1728, the "Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2009."
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) provided general comments to Stephanie White, Director of Multifamily Housing at the Department of Agriculture, on the Rural Development (RD) Property Management Performance Assessment Review (PAR).
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Federal housing policies, landlord/tenant issues, federal apartment mailbox standards, tort reform, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, bankruptcy reform, tax issues affecting the property management industry, telecommunications, real estate mortgage investment conduits, energy/climate change issues, small business health care, environmental issues such as lead paint abatement and air quality, and financial crisis issues such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Federal housing policies, landlord/tenant issues, federal apartment mailbox standards, tort reform, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, bankruptcy reform, tax issues affecting the property management industry, telecommunications, real estate mortgage investment conduits, energy/climate change issues, small business health care, environmental issues such as lead paint abatement and air quality, and financial crisis issues such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Federal housing policies, landlord/tenant issues, federal apartment mailbox standards, tort reform, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, bankruptcy reform, tax issues affecting the property management industry, telecommunications, real estate mortgage investment conduits, energy/climate change issues, small business health care, environmental issues such as lead paint abatement and air quality, and financial crisis issues such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Federal housing policies, landlord/tenant issues, federal apartment mailbox standards, tort reform, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, bankruptcy reform, tax issues affecting the property management industry, telecommunications, real estate mortgage investment conduits, energy/climate change issues, small business health care, environmental issues such as lead paint abatement and air quality, and financial crisis issues such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Federal housing policies, landlord/tenant issues, federal apartment mailbox standards, tort reform, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, bankruptcy reform, tax issues affecting the property management industry, telecommunications, real estate mortgage investment conduits, energy/climate change issues, small business health care, environmental issues such as lead paint abatement and air quality, and financial crisis issues such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Federal housing policies, landlord/tenant issues, federal apartment mailbox standards, tort reform, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, bankruptcy reform, tax issues affecting the property management industry, telecommunications, real estate mortgage investment conduits, energy/climate change issues, small business health care, environmental issues such as lead paint abatement and air quality, and financial crisis issues such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Federal housing policies, landlord/tenant issues, federal apartment mailbox standards, tort reform, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, bankruptcy reform, tax issues affecting the property management industry, telecommunications, real estate mortgage investment conduits, energy/climate change issues, small business health care, environmental issues such as lead paint abatement and air quality, and financial crisis issues such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Federal housing policies, landlord/tenant issues, federal apartment mailbox standards, tort reform, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, bankruptcy reform, tax issues affecting the property management industry, telecommunications, real estate mortgage investment conduits, energy/climate change issues, small business health care, environmental issues such as lead paint abatement and air quality, and financial crisis issues such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Federal housing policies, landlord/tenant issues, federal apartment mailbox standards, tort reform, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, bankruptcy reform, tax issues affecting the property management industry, telecommunications, real estate mortgage investment conduits, energy/climate change issues, small business health care, environmental issues such as lead paint abatement and air quality, and financial crisis issues such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Federal housing policies, landlord/tenant issues, federal apartment mailbox standards, tort reform, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, bankruptcy reform, tax issues affecting the property management industry, telecommunications, real estate mortgage investment conduits, energy/climate change issues, small business health care, environmental issues such as lead paint abatement and air quality, and financial crisis issues such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Federal housing policies, landlord/tenant issues, federal apartment mailbox standards, tort reform, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, bankruptcy reform, tax issues affecting the property management industry, telecommunications, real estate mortgage investment conduits, energy/climate change issues, small business health care, environmental issues such as lead paint abatement and air quality, and financial crisis issues such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Federal housing policies, landlord/tenant issues, federal apartment mailbox standards, tort reform, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, bankruptcy reform, tax issues affecting the property management industry, telecommunications, real estate mortgage investment conduits, energy/climate change issues, small business health care, environmental issues such as lead paint abatement and air quality, and financial crisis issues such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Federal housing policies, landlord/tenant issues, federal apartment mailbox standards, tort reform, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, bankruptcy reform, tax issues affecting the property management industry, telecommunications, real estate mortgage investment conduits, energy/climate change issues, small business health care, environmental issues such as lead paint abatement and air quality, and financial crisis issues such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Federal housing policies, landlord/tenant issues, federal apartment mailbox standards, tort reform, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, bankruptcy reform, tax issues affecting the property management industry, telecommunications, real estate mortgage investment conduits, energy/climate change issues, small business health care, environmental issues such as lead paint abatement and air quality, and financial crisis issues such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Federal housing policies, landlord/tenant issues, federal apartment mailbox standards, tort reform, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, bankruptcy reform, tax issues affecting the property management industry, telecommunications, real estate mortgage investment conduits, energy/climate change issues, small business health care, environmental issues such as lead paint abatement and air quality, and financial crisis issues such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Federal housing policies, landlord/tenant issues, federal apartment mailbox standards, tort reform, banks in real estate, terrorism insurance, homeland security issues, bankruptcy reform, tax issues affecting the property management industry, telecommunications, real estate mortgage investment conduits, energy/climate change issues, small business health care, environmental issues such as lead paint abatement and air quality, and financial crisis issues such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
CCIM Institute supported depreciation reform for nonresidential and residential real estate that secures a significantly shorter cost recovery period for commercial real estate without adding complexity or creating artificial acceleration of deductions. The Institute opposed rates for depreciation recapture that are higher than the capital gains rate.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) supported depreciation reform for nonresidential and residential real estate that secures a significantly shorter cost recovery period for commercial real estate without adding complexity or creating artificial acceleration of deductions. IREM opposed rates for depreciation recapture that are higher than the capital gains rate.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
CCIM Institute supported positive incentives for energy conservation and voluntary standards for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
* IREM supported the extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act. IREM has taken a position on HR 1682, the Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007. IREM has concerns with the proposed legislation.
IREM supported HR 111 and S 98 which would prevent banks from engaging in real estate management.
IREM supported HR 1851, which would require HUD to translate official HUD documents and other papers used by property managers and set up a hotline for interpretations under the new Limited English Proficiency Guidance. IREM also supported language that included various assisted housing programs, including Section 8.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE