Improving Canada's real estate investment and taxation policies - where's our 1031 exchange?

Unless you’ve had the opportunity to be involved with real estate investments in the United States, you may not know what a 1031 exchange is. Also called a like-kind exchange, this is a unique and progressive policy under the IRS that allows allows an investor to sell a property, reinvest the proceeds into a new property, then defer all capital gain taxes until a future date. It improves asset liquidity, increases market transaction volume, and promotes larger capital investment into the market.

While Canada bickers, USA builds. Here's how they're taking over the global energy game.

Did you know that in the past eight years since 2010, USA has built the equivalent of ten Keystone pipelines? Meanwhile, we're facing daily protests and delays for the Trans Mountain pipeline, a 980 km (610 mile) expansion project.

What's in the stars for the North American industrial market?

While the industrial and commercial markets in Alberta have been far from a pretty picture, The North American industrial market as a whole has experienced a record-setting run, registering some of the strongest leasing tallies and tightest market conditions on record. In particular, the industrial market in the United States, largely due to the huge growth in e-Commerce, has been unstoppable.

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Bronwyn Scrivens, SIOR is a licensed real estate agent with: