Insights

Over the past year, one of our developer clients based in the Southeast has expanded into the commercial solar development industry.  The business fits very well with some of the firms’ existing areas of expertise – entitlements, land development, construction –  and they have historically been a firm that offered tax-centric investment opportunities to their…

In this Insights Series Post we highlight a new credit enhancement program in the market that was set up to help emerging sponsors or groups that do not meet lender liquidity or net worth requirements. Specifically, the program is set up to provide co-guaranties on non-recourse loans for borrowers on a fee basis. The newly…

Real estate investors thrive on strategies that unlock rapid tax deductions—and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), enacted on July 4, 2025, has supercharged two of the most impactful tools: Section 179 expensing and Bonus Depreciation. What’s Changed Under the OBBBA? 1. Bonus Depreciation is Back—Permanently at 100% OBBBA restores 100% bonus depreciation as…

In this Insights Series Post we thought we would summarize and highlight a report published by Placer.ai that details Domestic Migration trends in 2025 and its implications for real estate investment moving forward. If you are not familiar with Placer.ai we highly recommend checking them out. They publish all types of research reports relevant to…

Tucked in the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) contains powerful extensions of the Opportunity Zones that were created as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.  Many developers and investors will applaud the changes which make the program a permanent fixture of the tax code. Some of the changes include…

At Schelin Uldricks & Co., our equity sources include both institutional and individual high-net-worth investors.  On the institutional side of the market, demand for new investments is lukewarm, at best.  Many institutional LP investors do not appear to be in any rush to make new investments and are very selective with the projects they fund. …

Over the past few weeks and with the conclusion of several industry conferences to start 2025, the CRE Bridge Lending Market is garnering a lot of attention. In the various conversations we have had with lenders and market participants, it has become clear that there is plenty of capital availability and competition will ensue during…

2024 was a year to forget for most of us in the capital markets business. Rates were high, transactions were down, and nobody was buying anything. Most of the business out there was refinance business for sponsors that were out of time. Some faced a situation where they had no option to extend their current…

Through Q3 2024, the overall U.S. hotel industry experienced general stability with steady growth driven by tourism resurgence, strategic development and improving economic conditions. Key performance metrics indicate national average occupancy rates of 66.8%, average daily rates increased by 1.4% year-over-year and revenue per available room grew 0.9% nationally.  While new hotel development has been…

With the presidential race results now known and Congress results mostly known, the overall policy mandates are becoming clearer.  We will focus this article on five economic topics and how they could generally affect real estate. TL;DR: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expires in 2025.  The tax code could be different in the next…