Home Prices Fall All Over Southern California – by Lloyd Segal, President of The Los Angeles County Real Estate Investors Association

In December, as expected, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point and signaled more tightening next year as it continues to battle high inflation. It’s a fight that’s expected to slow our economy and raise unemployment. The half-point increase brings the federal-funds rate up to a range of 4.25%…

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Legal Q & A – Dennis Block

Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by eviction attorney Dennis Block. Question One: Mr. Block, my tenant has not paid rent for over 28 months. In addition, he has also brought in additional people, which has caused my water bill to increase. When is this nightmare…

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IRS Treats Rental Real Estate as Qualified IRC 199A – by Peter Muffoletto, C.P.A.

The Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations last year that provides a safe harbor under which a rental real estate enterprise will be treated as a trade or business solely for the purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 199A, the qualified business income deduction. Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA) Created Trade or Business under IRC…

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