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    May 24, 2013
    • ACCOUNTING POLICY
      FASB, IASB Release Long-Awaited New Exposure Draft on Lease Accounting; Roundtable, Members of Congress Remain Concerned about Potential Economic, Real Estate Impacts
    • ENERGY POLICY
      “Tenant Star” Bill Introduced in House; Senate Votes on Energy, Immigration Legislation Expected in June
    • ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
      Senate Republicans Press EPA for Long-Overdue Stormwater Study, in Anticipation of Proposed Land Development Rules Expected Next Month

    May 17, 2013
    • TAX POLICY
      Tax Experts Raise Concerns About Camp’s Pass-Through Entity Reforms; Roundtable Welcomes McCormick as New Tax Policy Counsel
    • ENERGY POLICY
      Committee-Backed Energy Efficiency Bill Expected to Reach Senate Floor; Roundtable Urges Inclusion of “Tenant Star,” Language to Foster Public-Private Partnerships for Retrofit Financing
    • IMMIGRATION REFORM
      Senate Judiciary Committee Continues Review of Amendments to “Gang of 8” Immigration Bill; Roundtable Weighs-In on EB-5, Construction Worker Visas

    May 10, 2013
    • TAX CODE REFORM
      JCT Report Summarizes U.S. Tax Code, Various Reform Proposals; GOP Considers Linking Debt Ceiling, Tax Restructuring; Baucus, Camp Seek Public Feedback on Tax Policy via New Web Site
    • INTERNET SALES TAX
      Senate Clears Internet Sales Tax Bill with Strong Bipartisan Support; Action Shifts to the House
    • IMMIGRATION POLICY
      Roundtable Expresses Support for Immigration but Urges More Flexible Caps on "W” and H-2B Visas

    May 3, 2013
    • TERRORISM INSURANCE
      TRIA Reauthorization Dialogue Intensifies as CIAT, Marsh Hold Congressional Briefing
    • POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
      Roundtable Member Penny Pritzker Tapped as Obama’s Next Commerce Secretary; Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to Succeed LaHood as Transportation Secretary

    April 26, 2013
    • INTERNET SALES TAX
      Senate Begins Formal Debate on Internet Sales Tax Legislation Backed by Retail, Real Estate Groups, White House
    • HOMELAND & ECONOMIC SECURITY
      Boston Businesses Await Official Designation of Boston Marathon Bombing
    • TAX CODE RESTRUCTURING
      Congressional Tax-Writers Continue “Top-to-Bottom” Review of Tax Code, Including Issues With Implications for Real Estate; Web Site Launched to Advance FIRPTA Reform

    April 19, 2013
    • SPRING 2013 ROUNDTABLE MEETING
      Roundtable’s Spring Gathering Features Top U.S. Policymakers, Discussions on Top Real Estate Policy Priorities
    • IMMIGRATION REFORM
      Senate “Gang’s” Immigration Proposal Includes Positives, Negatives for Commercial Real Estate; Roundtable Welcomes “JOLT” Language to Spur U.S.-Bound Travel, But Urges Flexible Visa Caps for Immigrant Investors, Entrepreneurs, Construction Labor
    • ENERGY EFFICIENCY
      Shaheen, Portman Reintroduce Modified Version of Bipartisan Energy Efficiency Legislation

    April 12, 2013
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      Obama Budget a “Mixed Bag” for Real Estate — With 179D Energy Efficiency Tax Reform, Partial FIRPTA Reform, Tax Hike on “Carried Interest”
    • TAX RESTRUCTURING / ENERGY RETROFITS
      Roundtable Briefs Tax-Writers on Risks, Opportunities of Broad Tax Reform — Including Potential Jobs Created by Reworking Section 179D Energy Efficiency Tax Deduction; Roundtable Letter to Camp, Levin on Debt Restructuring
    • IMMIGRATION REFORM
      Business Coalition Outlines Priorities on Guest Worker Visa Issue as Senate’s “Gang of Eight” Prepares to Release Draft Bill on Tuesday

    April 5, 2013
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      Real Estate Industry Abuzz over Obama’s FIRPTA Proposal, While Awaiting Further Details in Budget to be Released Next Week
    • ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
      Roundtable, Coalition Partners Question Basis of EPA Efforts to Regulate Purported Lead Paint Hazards in Public, Commercial Buildings
    • ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY
      Roundtable Members, BOMA Recognized by EPA, DOE in Energy Star Awards Ceremony

    March 29, 2013
    • INFRASTRUCTURE & TAX POLICY
      President Obama Proposes FIRPTA Reform — a Top Real Estate Roundtable Priority — to Spur Foreign Investment in U.S. Infrastructure
    • TAX CODE REFORM & ENERGY EFFICIENCY
      Roundtable Urges Congressional Tax-Writers to Rework Section 179D Tax Deduction for Energy Retrofits and to Permanently Extend 15-Year Leasehold Improvement Depreciation as part of Broad Tax Reform
    • U.S. ECONOMY & JOB CREATION
      Fed Officials Debate Prospects for Winding Down “QE3” Program; Fed Continues to See “Head Winds” From Sequestration Budget Cuts, Global Financial Turmoil
    • FEDERAL APPOINTEES / CAPITAL & CREDIT
      Mary Jo White, Obama’s Nominee to Head SEC, Clears Key Hurdle; House Agriculture Panel Approves Derivatives-Related “Tweaks” to Dodd-Frank

    March 22, 2013
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      Bipartisan Action Averts Government Shutdown, But Parties Remain Far Apart on Budget, Tax Issues, Setting the Stage for Future Confrontation on Debt Limit; Internet Sales Tax Issue to be Raised in Senate Budget Debate
    • TAX CODE REFORM
      Roundtable Urges “Pro-Growth” Tax Reform
    • CAPITAL & CREDIT POLICY
      Promising Developments on GSE Reform: Joint Securitization Platform, New Senate Legislation, and Potential Bipartisan Cooperation Between Hensarling, Waters

    March 15, 2013
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      Ryan, Murray Unveil Vastly Different Budget Blueprints as Obama Continues “Charm Offensive” on Deficit Reduction; House Tax-Writers Look at Pass-Through Entities; Senate Finance Plans for Weekly, Bipartisan Discussions on Tax Restructuring
    • ENERGY POLICY
      Roundtable Urges Further Refinement of DOE’s Potential New Energy Efficiency Scoring System, Which Focuses on “As Built” Building Characteristics vs. Actual Energy Performance

    March 8, 2013
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      With “Sequester” Underway, Budget Battle Now Shifts to Preventing Government Shutdown in Late March; Obama Seeks Dialogue With Rank-and-File GOP Lawmakers on Debt Challenges
    • TAX REFORM
      “Wasteful” Tax-Code Spending Scrutinized as Senate Democrats Draft FY2014 Budget Plan; Chances for Tax Reform are Good, Say Top Senate Democratic Aide, Treasury Official
    • ENVIRONMENTAL & ENERGY POLICY
      Obama’s EPA Nominee Reputed as Tough, Yet Pragmatic and Willing to Listen to Industry Stakeholders; DOE Nominee Sees “Demand Management,” Innovation as Key to Reducing Carbon, Climate Change

    March 1, 2013
    • BUDGET POLICY & SEQUESTRATION
      Sequestration Budget Cuts Begin Today as Policymakers Clash on Next Steps; Separate Showdown Looms as Government Funding is Scheduled to Expire March 27
    • TAX POLICY & CARRIED INTEREST
      Washington Policymakers Renew Focus on Carried in Budget Debates; Roundtable Emphasizes Issue Is Better Addressed in Context of Comprehensive Tax Reform
    • POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
      Former White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew Sworn In as Treasury Secretary; Confirmation Process Included Comments on Carried Interest, FIRPTA and TRIA

    February 22, 2013
    • REAL ESTATE MARKET CONDITIONS
      Roundtable Survey: CRE Execs More Positive About Market Conditions, But Outlook Remains Clouded
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      After a Week of Tough Rhetoric on Looming “Sequester,” a Glimmer of Hope as Obama Speaks with Boehner, McConnell

    February 15, 2013
    • STATE OF THE UNION
      Obama’s State of the Union Address Touches on Array of Issues Important to Real Estate
    • INTERNET SALES TAXES
      Identical Bills Unveiled in House, Senate Authorizing State Collection of Online Sales Taxes; Legislation Will Help Level the Playing Field Between “Brick-and-Mortar,” Online-Only Retailers
    • HOMELAND SECURITY
      White House Issues Directives to Foster Improved Protection of Critical Infrastructure; Business Coalition Supports Bill to Enhance Public-Private Intelligence Sharing, Privacy Protections

    February 8, 2013
    • TERRORISM INSURANCE
      New Bipartisan House Bill Would Extend U.S. Terrorism Reinsurance Backstop for 5 Years; Roundtable Maintains Terrorism is a National Problem that Needs a Federal Solution
    • POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
      As Lew Faces GOP Grilling on Medicare Budget Issues, Obama Names CEO of Outdoor Clothing and Gear Company as Secretary of the Interior

    February 1, 2013
    • STATE OF THE INDUSTRY MEETING
      Roundtable’s Annual Winter Forum Spans a Range of Federal Policy Issues Affecting U.S. Commercial Real Estate Sector; Packed Program Features Dialogue With Eight Current, Former U.S. Senators

    January 18, 2013
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY / U.S. ECONOMY
      House GOP Caucus Mulls Short-Term Debt Limit Increase — Hoping to Win Bigger Federal Spending Cuts Later; Economy Surprisingly Resilient in the Face of “Fiscal Cliff,” Although Labor Markets Remain Weak

    January 11, 2013
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      Obama’s Pick as Treasury Secretary — Budget Wars Veteran Jacob Lew — Faces Immediate Battles Over Debt Ceiling, Federal Spending; Economic Recovery at Stake
    • CAPITAL & CREDIT POLICY
      International Financial Regulators Ease Key Basel III Liquidity Rule for Banks, as U.S. Regulators Pore Over Thousands of Stakeholder Letters
    • ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
      EPA Advances Effort to Consider Regulating Lead Paint Dust in Commercial, Public Buildings

    January 4, 2013
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      Congress Narrowly Averts “Fiscal Cliff,” While Setting Up New Battles Over Debt Ceiling and Federal Funding; Business Leaders Disappointed by Lack of Deficit Reduction, Prospect of More Political Bickering, Uncertainty

    December 21, 2012
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      Fiscal Cliff Talks: After a Few Encouraging Signs, Back to Square One as Boehner Shelves “Plan B”; Both Chambers to Reconvene Dec. 27

    December 14, 2012
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      Obama, Boehner Meet Again, But Remain Far Apart on Fiscal Cliff; Cantor Vows to Keep Congress in Session Until Deal is Reached
    • ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
      Senate Hearing Tees Up Talks for Next Congress on Tax Incentives to Promote Energy Efficient Building Retrofits
    • CAPITAL & CREDIT POLICY
      Dodd-Frank “Volcker Rule” Comes Under Fire at House Financial Services Hearing; Subcommittee Examines Economic Impact of Derivatives Regs

    December 7, 2012
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      Fiscal Cliff Talks: Amid Mixed Signals, Halting Progress, Debt Ceiling Emerges as a New Flash Point; More GOP Lawmakers Express Openness to Raising Tax Rates
    • ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
      Roundtable Sets Stage for Reform of 179D Building Retrofit Tax Incentive; Bipartisan Steps Now May Signal Broader Consensus for Energy Efficiency Legislation in Next Congress
    • CAPITAL & CREDIT POLICY
      RECPAC Members Discuss Fiscal Cliff, Pace of Healing in Debt and Equity Markets, Policy Threats to Liquidity

    November 30, 2012
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      Fiscal Cliff Talks: After Hopeful Signs, a Step Backwards? Republicans Reject Obama Proposal Seeking 4-1 Ratio of Tax Hikes to Spending Cuts
    • LAND USE POLICY
      Coalition Brief Urges Supreme Court to Protect Private Property Rights; Permit Negotiations Between Real Estate Developer, Land Use Regulators At Issue
    • CAPITAL & CREDIT
      Lawmakers, Witnesses Air Concerns on Basel III — Including Potential Effects on Community Bank Lending, Job Creation, U.S. Competitiveness; Coalition Warns of Impacts on “Main Street” Businesses
    • DODD-FRANK & DERIVATIVES REGULATION
      Treasury Agrees to Exempt Derivatives End-Users from Dodd-Frank Controls on Foreign Exchange Swaps; Coalition Still Pressing for Exemption on Capital, Margin Requirements

    November 16, 2012
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      Opening Round of Fiscal Cliff Talks Deemed “Constructive”; Negotiations Set to Resume After Thanksgiving
    • CAPITAL & CREDIT
      Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on Basel III; Roundtable, Coalition Partners Warn of Basel’s Unintended Consequences, Impacts on “Main Street” Businesses

    November 9, 2012
    • ELECTIONS 2012
      After Obama Win, Attention Focuses on “Fiscal Cliff,” Hints of Potential Compromise on Debt, Taxes; Talk of “Reset” Between Washington and Business CEOs

    November 2, 2012
    • HURRICANE SANDY & ECONOMIC RECOVERY
      As East Coast Begins Massive Recovery Effort, Early Estimates Peg Hurricane’s Economic Impact at $20 Billion-Plus; Building Owners in Flood-Prone “Zone A” Still Assessing Damage
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      Key Lawmakers Stake Out Post-Election Positions on “Fiscal Cliff” as Business Leaders Warn that Economic Impact is Already Being Felt
    • CRE MARKET CONDITIONS & OUTLOOK
      Roundtable’s Q4 Sentiment Index Still Positive, But Flat — a Reflection of Widespread Uncertainty Over U.S. Elections, Fiscal Cliff; Non-“Gateway” Markets Still Struggling

    October 26, 2012
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      CEOs Make United Plea for Action on Fiscal Cliff, U.S. Debt Trajectory, Tying Support for Higher Taxes to Significant Spending Restraint; Nearly 1 Million Jobs Could be Lost in 2012 as Businesses Anticipate Economic Contraction, Study Shows
    • CAPITAL & CREDIT POLICY
      Regulators Urged to Start Fresh on Basel III Capital Rules After Studying Real Estate, Economic Impacts; Current Proposal Would Harm Credit Availability and Increase Borrowing Costs

    October 19, 2012
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      As Obama, Congress Head Toward Confrontation on “Fiscal Cliff,” Business Leaders Step up Warnings About Potential Recession, Ratings Downgrade, Higher Interest Rates
    • ACCOUNTING POLICY
      FASB, IASB Still Working Toward New Lease Accounting “Exposure Draft”; New Version Now Expected Out in Q1 2013, With 120-Day Stakeholder Review Period

    October 12, 2012
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      Challenging Long-Held Goals of Tax Reform, Schumer Urges Higher Tax Rates on Capital Gain and Top Earners, and for All Revenues from “Loophole Closing” to go Toward Deficit Reduction; “Math Doesn’t Add Up”
    • LAND USE POLICY
      U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Constitutional Property Rights Case; Permit Negotiations Between Real Estate Developer, Land Use Regulators At Issue

    October 5, 2012
    • FALL 2012 ROUNDTABLE MEETING
      Presidential Elections, Economy, “Fiscal Cliff” Dominate Discussions at Fall Gathering of Senior Real Estate Industry, Trade Association Executives; Fed Governor Powell Hears Anecdotal Data on Still-“Bifurcated” Conditions in Commercial Real Estate
    • CAPITAL & CREDIT
      53 Senators Urge Regulators to Ease Impact of Basel III on Smaller Banks; Roundtable Concerned New Rules Could Exacerbate Credit Challenges Facing Commercial Real Estate

    September 28, 2012
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      Ad Hoc, Bipartisan Efforts Underway Among Senators to Head Off “Fiscal Cliff”; U.S. Businesses Reportedly Scaling Back Job Creation, Investment Amid Uncertainty on Taxes, Budget Cuts
    • DODD-FRANK REGULATION
      Business End-Users Submit Comment Letter on Pending Margin Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared Derivatives
    • ENERGY POLICY
      Real Estate, Environmental Groups Tout Potential Job Creation, Energy Savings From Senate Bill to Reform Section 179D Tax Deduction; GSA Tests Energy Saving Technologies

    September 21, 2012
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      House, Senate Tax Writers Jointly Examine Capital Gains Tax Policy as “Fiscal Cliff” Looms, and as Expectations Grow for Serious Tax Restructuring Efforts in 2013
    • ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS POLICY
      New Senate Bill Should Spur Job Creation by Reforming Underutilized Federal Tax Deduction for Energy Efficiency Building Retrofits

    September 14, 2012
    • JOB CREATION & INVESTMENT
      EB-5 “Immigrant Investor” Bill on Its Way to White House; Fed Launches “QE3,” Other Steps to Jumpstart Weak Economic Recovery
    • TERRORISM INSURANCE
      Real Estate, Insurance Industry Stakeholders Testify on TRIA’s Critical Role in Making Terrorism Insurance Coverage Available, Urge that Program Not be Allowed to Expire in 2014
    • PUBLIC & COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS POLICY
      GSA Announces New Public Buildings Commissioner; EPA Delays Action on Lead-Paint Rules for Commercial, Public Buildings

    September 7, 2012
    • PRE-ELECTION POLICY PREVIEW
      Congress Scrambles to Finish Must-Pass Bills Before Election Day, including EB-5 Visa Legislation; Fate of Expiring Tax Cuts Left for Year-End “Lame-Duck” Session
    • ELECTIONS 2012
      Real Estate’s Role in the Economy Highlighted in Policy Forums at GOP, Democratic Political Conventions

    August 10, 2012
    • DODD-FRANK REGULATION
      House Lawmakers Mulling “Legislative Alternative” to Volcker Rule; New Senate Bill Seeks Clear Exemption for Business “End-Users” from Pending Derivatives Requirements
    • TAX POLICY
      Internet Sales Tax Legislation Gains Bipartisan Backing on Capitol Hill as States Seek to Capture Lost Revenue and as “Brick-and-Mortar” Retailers Seek “Marketplace Fairness”
    • CAPITAL & CREDIT POLICY
      Basel III Comment Deadline Extended to Oct. 22; Coalition Letter Urges Regulators to Study Impact of Proposed Rules on Non-Financial Businesses, such as Real Estate

    August 3, 2012
    • CAPITAL & CREDIT POLICY
      Senate Passes Midnight Extension of “Immigrant Investor” EB-5 Visa Program; Measure Poised for House Action in September
    • TAX POLICY
      House Approves One-Year Extension of Bush Tax Cuts for All Taxpayers; Senate Finance Clears “Extenders” Bill With Leasehold Improvement Language, Hears Testimony on Partnership Taxation
    • U.S. ECONOMIC OUTLOOK & CRE MARKETS
      Q3 Sentiment Survey: CRE Outlook Dims Amid Persistent Economic, Political Concerns; Outside Core Markets and Multifamily, Pricing and Capital Access Remain Flat

    July 27, 2012
    • TAX POLICY
      Senate Democrats Win Passage of Obama’s Bill to Extend Only “Middle-Class” Tax Cuts (up to $250K); Focus Now Turns to House
    • FEDERAL LEASING POLICY
      With Federal “Holdover” Tenancies on the Rise, Roundtable to Seek Input from Affected Members About Their Firms’ Experiences with GSA
    • REGULATORY REFORM
      Voting Along Party Lines, House Approves Legislation to Halt All Major Federal Regulations Until Unemployment Falls to 6 Percent; White House Issues Veto Threat

    July 20, 2012
    • TAX POLICY
      Rhetoric Heats Up as Congress Prepares for Key Votes on Tax Policy; Study Finds that Millions of Small Business Owners Would be Affected by Expiration of Bush Tax Cuts at Year-End; Concern Over Automatic Budget Cuts in 2013 Spurs Talk of “Loophole Closing”
    • ENERGY EFFICIENCY
      Voices of GOP Dissent on DOE Loan Guarantee Program Stall Subcommittee Vote; Roundtable Maintains that Reforms Could Effectively Minimize Taxpayer Risk While Spurring Job-Creating Energy Efficiency Retrofits

    July 13, 2012
    • TAX POLICY
      Election-Year Tax Debate Heats Up as Obama Renews Calls to Extend “Middle-Class” Tax Cut, and as Senate Rejects Competing Small Business Tax Proposals
    • FINANCIAL MARKETS REGULATION
      House Panel Examines Dodd-Frank Impact on Credit Availability; Business Leaders Applaud CFTC Final Rule Exempting Certain Derivatives End-Users From Regulation
    • ENERGY POLICY
      Real Estate Groups Urge House Legislation Authorizing “Technology-Neutral, Performance-Based” Federal Loan Guarantees for Energy Efficiency Building Retrofits

    June 29, 2012
    • ENERGY EFFICIENCY
      Roundtable Testimony Urges Swift Senate Action to Spur Job-Creating Energy Retrofits
    • TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
      Congress Passes Long-Term Transportation Funding Bill, Which Should Spur Jobs, Multi-Modal Transit, Ease Real Estate’s Ability to Coordinate With Transportation Planners; 11th Hour Deal Includes Student Loan, Flood Insurance Provisions
    • REAL ESTATE & THE ECONOMY
      BOMA Report Quantifies Office Segment’s Vast Contributions to U.S., State, Local Economies; Every $1 of Office Building Expenditures Means $2.57 for U.S. Economy

    June 22, 2012
    • REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE LEADERSHIP
      Taubman Succeeds Neidich as Roundtable Chairman for FY2013, Urging Real Estate to be “Pro-Active” on Legislative Priorities Including Job Creation, Deficit Reduction, Tax Reform; Fed Extends “Operation Twist” as it Lowers Economic Growth Forecasts
    • ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICY
      Shaheen, Portman Seek Senate Action on Bipartisan Efficiency Bill With Provisions on Non-Regulatory Building Energy Targets, Retrofit Loan Guarantees
    • DODD-FRANK REGULATIONS
      Derivatives End-Users Continue to Press for Clear Exemptions from Dodd-Frank’s Margin, Inter-Affiliate Swaps Requirements; Senators Concerned about Risk Retention Regs’ Potential Impact on CRE Credit Flows

    June 15, 2012
    • ANNUAL MEETING 2012 OVERVIEW
      Darkening Economic Clouds, Euro-Zone Worries, 2012 Elections Loom Large at Roundtable’s 2012 Annual Gathering; Industry, Political Leaders Examine Jobs Potential of Energy Efficiency, Infrastructure Investments

    June 8, 2012
    • U.S. ECONOMIC OUTLOOK & TAX POLICY
      While Signaling that Fed Remains Prepared to Act, Bernanke Urges Congress to Avoid Economically Damaging “Fiscal Cliff”
    • TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
      Senate, House Conferees Trade Offers on Transportation Funding Legislation; As June 30 Expiration Looms, Boehner Floats the Idea of Another (Six-Month) Extension

    June 1, 2012
    • LEASE ACCOUNTING
      FASB Rewrite of Lease Accounting Rules Could Have “Disastrous Consequences” For Real Estate, House Lawmakers Warn; Cost-Benefit Analysis Urged
    • ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY POLICY
      House Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Seeks Clarification of Wetlands Enforcement as White House Threatens Veto; GOP Senators Concerned EPA is Ignoring Recent Supreme Court Wetlands Ruling

    May 18, 2012
    • HOTEL & LODGING REGULATIONS
      DOJ Postpones Compliance Deadline on New Permanent-Pool-Lift Requirements to January 2013; Over 1400 Comment Letters Sent to DOJ in Favor of Deadline Extension
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      Amid New Partisan Clashes on Debt Ceiling and Spending Cuts, Expectations Grow that Washington Will “Kick the Can Down the Road” Again With Temporary Tax-Cut Extensions, Delayed Sequestration Budget Cuts

    May 11, 2012
    • U.S. CRE MARKET CONDITIONS
      Commercial Real Estate Mending But Still Vulnerable to Ongoing Economic and Political Risks, Refinancing Challenges, Roundtable’s Q2 Sentiment Survey Shows
    • HOTEL & LODGING REGULATIONS/ADA
      House Votes to Block FY2013 Funding for DOJ Proposal Requiring Permanent, Hard-Wired Pool Lifts; New Deadline Looms on May 15
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      House Votes on Dueling GOP, Democratic “Sequestration Alternatives” Trigger Fresh Debate on U.S. Tax and Spending Priorities; White House Threatens Veto of GOP Plan to Cut Social Services Spending

    May 4, 2012
    • ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
      EPA Misses Deadline on Proposing Post-Constructon Stormwater Rule, Amid Difficulties in Assessing Costs, Benefits; Rule Could be Delayed at Least a Year
    • TAX POLICY
      Roundtable Letter to Treasury Urges Repeal of 2007 Rule Extending FIRPTA’s Reach

    April 27, 2012
    • HOTEL ACCESSIBILITY REGULATIONS
      House Lawmakers Scrutinize ADA Pool Lift Requirements Affecting Hotel Owners
    • ACCOUNTING POLICY
      FASB, IASB Expect to Finalize Controversial Lease Accounting Overhaul by Mid-2013; Business Coalition Presses for Economic Impact Analysis, Re-Issuance of Entire Proposal
    • CAPITAL & CREDIT
      Bernanke Warns of Year-End “Fiscal Cliff” that Could Derail Economic Recovery; CMBS Delinquencies Spike for the First Time Since Last October

    April 20, 2012
    • SPRING 2012 ROUNDTABLE MEETING
      U.S. Real Estate, Political Leaders Discuss National and Real Estate Industry Concerns — from Weak Job Creation, Debt Refinancing and FIRPTA, to “Taxmageddon” and ADA Pool Lift Regulations

    April 13, 2012
    • ELECTIONS 2012 & TAX POLICY
      As Tax Day Looms, Democrats Prepare for High-Stakes Senate Vote on “Buffett Rule”; 13 GOP Senators Targeted
    • JOBS & ECONOMIC RECOVERY
      Amid Disappointing Job Creation Data, Key Fed Officials Endorse Plans for Ultra-Low Interest Rates into 2014; Hints at Additional Policy Action to Bolster Economic Recovery (But Not “QE3”)
    • TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
      Council on Foreign Relations Memo Suggests Modest, Incremental Policy Action on Transportation Infrastructure as Best Option in Today’s Highly Polarized Political Environment

    April 6, 2012
    • HOTEL & LODGING REGULATIONS
      Roundtable Urges that Stakeholders be Allowed to Comment on Substance of DOJ’s New Pool Lift Requirements — Not Just Proposed Compliance Date; House Bill Would Nullify “Permanent Lift” Requirement
    • FEDERAL REAL ESTATE
      Shake-Up at GSA Could Slow Federal Downsizing Efforts, Washington-Area Leasing Markets
    • ROUNDTABLE COMMUNICATIONS
      Roundtable Racks Up More Awards for Design, Communications Excellence

    March 30, 2012
    • TAX RESTRUCTURING
      Roundtable Letter Urges Congress to Proceed With Caution on Tax Code Restructuring, Lest it Harm the Economy or Commercial Real Estate
    • ENERGY RETROFIT FINANCING
      Roundtable to FHFA: Lien Subordination Issues Pose Major Obstacles to PACE Programs, But Property Owners, Lenders Should Have Latitude to “Work Out” Retrofit Financing Through Tax Assessments
    • TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY
      11th Hour Extension of Highway Funding Signed Into Law; Roundtable Continues to Urge Longer-Term Funding Horizon to Ease Regional Transportation Planning

    March 23, 2012
    • WETLANDS POLICY
      Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Property Owners in Highly Watched Sackett Case; Justices Adopt Arguments Advocated by Roundtable in “Friend of the Court” Coalitions
    • ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
      Coalition Seeks House Bill to Rein in EPA Efforts on Potential Lead Hazards in Commercial Buildings
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      Ryan Proposes Bold Plan to Flatten the Tax System, Slash Federal Spending, Reform Medicare; Reid Says Senate Will Not Take Up a Budget Resolution

    March 16, 2012
    • HOTEL & LODGING REGULATIONS
      Justice Department Extends Compliance Deadline for Costly New “Pool Lift” Regulations Affecting U.S. Lodging Facilities
    • TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY
      Senate Approves Two-Year Highway/Infrastructure Bill as March 31 Deadline Looms; Focus Now Shifts to the House
    • ENERGY EFFICIENCY
      Roundtable Members Recognized by EPA, DOE for Energy Efficiency/Greenhouse Gas Reduction Efforts

    March 9, 2012
    • TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY
      Highway/Infrastructure Legislation Advances in Senate; House to Take up Senate Version as Controversial GOP Bill Remains Stalled
    • ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND USE POLICY
      New Senate Bill Would Require EPA to Study Lead Paint Hazards Before Writing Regulations Affecting Residential, Commercial Stakeholders
    • TAX REFORM
      Congressional Tax-Writers Examine Corporate Tax Reform, Pass-Through Entities — and How Tax Restructuring Might Boost Growth and Job Creation

    March 2, 2012
    • ENERGY EFFICIENCY & TAX POLICY
      New IRS Guidance and Upcoming DOE Modeling Tool May Ease Real Estate’s Use of Section 179D Tax Deduction for Energy Efficiency; Real Estate Roundtable Continues to Press for Legislative Changes
    • ACCOUNTING POLICY
      Roundtable, Coalition Partners Urge Broader Business Input on PCAOB Initiatives, Including Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation

    February 24, 2012
    • ECONOMIC & CRE MARKET CONDITIONS
      Roundtable Survey Shows “Tempered” Outlook on Commercial Real Estate, as Industry Executives Worry About Economic and Policy Risks, Maturing CRE Debt, Weak CMBS Market Recovery
    • TAX REFORM
      Administration’s Corporate Tax “Framework” Seeks to Eliminate Distortions But Would Pick Industry “Winners and Losers”; Revenue Raisers Include Higher Carried Interest Taxes, Limits on Interest Deductibility; No Mention of Individual Tax Reform

    February 17, 2012
    • FEDERAL BUDGET
      Obama Budget Proposes Higher Taxes on Income, Capital Gains, Dividends and Carried Interest, Along with Positive Language on Energy, Infrastructure; FIRPTA, CRE Refinancing Challenges Raised During Senate Finance Committee Hearing
    • LEASE ACCOUNTING
      Far-Reaching Rewrite of Lease Accounting Standards Could Eliminate Millions of U.S. Jobs, While Cutting GDP and Property Values, New Study Shows

    February 10, 2012
    • TAX POLICY
      Treasury Proposal Seeks to Ease FATCA’s Burden on Overseas Banks, But Stays Mum on U.S. Commercial Real Estate Request for Exemption
    • CAPITAL & CREDIT
      Dodd-Frank Regulatory Proposal Could Undermine CMBS Market Recovery by Forcing Banks to Hold More Capital in Reserve for Securitized (vs. Whole) Loans
    • LAND USE & INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY
      House Approves “Civilian BRAC” Bill to Dispose of Excess or Underutilized Federal Properties; Surface Transportation Bills Up for Key Votes in House, Senate Next Week

    February 3, 2012
    • STATE OF THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY 2012
      Top U.S. Real Estate Executives and Policymakers Focus on Taxes, Jobs, CRE Refinancing Challenges, Energy Retrofits at Roundtable’s Annual Winter Gathering

    January 27, 2012
    • STATE OF THE UNION
      Obama Takes on Populist Tone With Calls for Millionaires to Pay “Fair Share” in Taxes; State of the Union Address Also Touches on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Infrastructure Investment, Dodd-Frank Regulations and Other Issues of Importance to Real Estate
    • CAPITAL & CREDIT: DODD-FRANK
      House Agriculture Committee Passes Multiple Bills to Protect Derivatives End Users; Amid House Scrutiny of Pending “Volcker Rule,” Roundtable Warns of Potential Impact on CRE Liquidity

    January 20, 2012
    • ECONOMY & JOBS
      With Congress Reconvening, Obama’s Private-Sector Jobs Council Unveils Strategy for Short-Term Job Growth, Long Term Competitiveness; Several Roundtable-Supported Recommendations Included

    January 13, 2012
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      House Likely to Formally Disapprove of Obama’s Latest Debt Ceiling Increase; Partnership “Carried Interest” Resurfaces on the Presidential Campaign Trail
    • WETLANDS AND LAND USE POLICY
      Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Highly Watched Wetlands Case With Broad Implications for Property Owners, Land Use, Scope of EPA’s Authority Under Clean Water Act

    January 6, 2012
    • WASHINGTON OUTLOOK: POLICY & POLITICS
      Obama Recess Appointments Likely to Trigger Legal Challenges, Prolong Business Uncertainty Over Regulations; Congress to Focus (Again) on Payroll Taxes, Debt Ceiling When it Reconvenes Later this Month

    December 9, 2011
    • TAX POLICY
      New FATCA Law — Aimed at Curbing Tax Evasion — Could Drive Foreign Investors Out of U.S. Real Estate Market, Roundtable Warns
    • LABOR POLICY
      NLRB on a Fast-Track to Finalize Key Parts of “Quickie Election” Rule — Before Losing 1 of 2 Democratic Appointees; House Votes to Block NLRB Action
    • IMMIGRATION POLICY, ENERGY RETROFITS & JOBS
      Roundtable Urges Permanent Funding for EB-5 “Immigrant Investor” Program, a Key Source of Capital for Real Estate Projects; Chairman-Elect Taubman Says Energy Retrofits are Good for Job Creation, Environment and “Good for Business”
    • IN MEMORIAM
      Washington Philanthropist, Financier, Political Activist — and Longtime Roundtable Member — Joe Robert

    December 2, 2011
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      Congress Racing Against Clock to Avert Mid-December Government Shutdown, Expiration of Payroll Tax Cut, Dozens of Business and Individual Tax Provisions (Including Two Affecting Commercial Real Estate)
    • INTERNET SALES TAX
      Real Estate Groups Welcome Senate Legislation Authorizing Online Sales Tax Collection by States; Online Retailer Amazon Now a Supporter, Too
    • PUBLIC-PRIVATE INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY
      Real Estate Roundtable Members Among Private-Sector Leaders Pledging Energy Retrofit Investments — as Part of Obama’s “Better Buildings Commitment”

    November 23, 2011
    • BUDGET DEFICIT & TAXES
      As Super Committee Declares Impasse, Attention Turns to Expiring Tax Provisions; Roundtable Urges Extension of 15-Year Leasehold Improvement Depreciation, Brownfields Cleanup Cost Expensing

    November 18, 2011
    • BUDGET DEFICIT & TAXES
      Super Committee Remains at Loggerheads as Monday Deadline Looms for Sending Plan to CBO; Negotiations Expected to Continue Through Weekend
    • TAX POLICY
      U.S. Businesses Urge Extension of Tax Provisions before Year-End; 15-Year Leasehold Improvement Depreciation, Brownfields Expensing Among Those Set to Expire
    • TOURISM, TRAVEL & U.S. ECONOMY
      Senate Panel Examines Economic Impact of Visa Delays, Other Barriers to Inbound Travel to U.S.; Obama Directive Encourages “Strategic Alternatives to Government Travel”

    November 10, 2011
    • TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE & JOB CREATION
      Longer-Term Transportation Spending Bill Clears Key Senate Committee With Unanimous Support; Measure Would Help Expand U.S. Transportation Options Through Innovative Public-Private Financing
    • CAPITAL & CREDIT
      Bipartisan, Real Estate-Supported Covered Bonds Bill Introduced in the Senate; Real Estate Groups Concerned About Potential New SEC Rules That Could Hurt Real Estate Liquidity, CMBS Market Resurgence

    November 4, 2011
    • BUDGET & DEFICIT REDUCTION
      "Super Committee" Hears Testimony on Bipartisan Debt Reduction Proposals as Nov. 23 Deadline Fast Approaches
    • ONLINE SALES TAX
      Coalition Urges "Super Committee" to Include a Provision Closing Online Sales Tax Loophole in Final Budget Recommendation to Congress
    • ENERGY EFFICIENCY
      Real Estate, Energy and Environmental Coalition Launches Website Focusing on Building Retrofits and Job Creation
    • GOVERNMENT TRAVEL POLICY, TOURISM VISAS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
      Roundtable Addresses Federal Policies That Inhibit Real Estate Hospitality Sector's Key Economic Role

    October 28, 2011
    • U.S. ECONOMY & CRE OUTLOOK
      Roundtable’s Q4 Sentiment Index Drops to 2009 Levels Amid Ongoing Economic, Political, Regulatory Uncertainty
    • LEASE ACCOUNTING POLICY
      FASB/IASB Propose to Exempt Lessors From New Lease Accounting Requirements; Lessees Remain Subject to Sweeping Changes That Would Eliminate Off-Balance-Sheet Treatment for Operating Leases

    October 21, 2011
    • BUDGET DEFICITS & TAX POLICY
      Real Estate Letter to Deficit “Super Committee” Seeks to Dispel Myths Surrounding “Carried Interest”; Job Creation, Entrepreneurship, Local Communities Would Suffer from Carried Interest Tax Hike
    • LABOR POLICY
      Roundtable, Coalition Partners Back House Bills to Rein in NLRB; “Ambush Elections” Proposal, Boeing Case, “Micro-Unions” Ruling Threaten Workers, Employees, Job Creation
    • CAPITAL & CREDIT / DODD-FRANK ACT
      “Volcker Rule” Proposal Could Impede Capital Formation for Real Estate; Roundtable Developing Formal Comments
    • ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
      Two New Bills Could Help Address Financing Barriers to Job-Creating, Low-Risk Energy Retrofits in Commercial Buildings

    October 14, 2011
    • FALL 2011 ROUNDTABLE MEETING
      U.S., Real Estate Industry Leaders Discuss Proposed Tax Increases, Barriers to Jobs and Investment; Obama’s Jobs Bill Loses Key Senate Test, Now Expected to Move in Pieces
    • FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION
      Derivatives End-Users Continue to Press for Clear Exemptions from Dodd-Frank's Margin, Inter-Affiliate Swaps Requirements; Regulators Could Re-Issue Securitization/Risk-Retention Regs

    October 7, 2011
    • ECONOMIC & TAX POLICY
      Amid Signs of Stalling Economic Recovery, Senate Democrats Seek “Millionaires’ Surtax” to Pay for Obama’s Jobs Bill; White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley, Sen. Ben Nelson, Economist Alan Blinder, Public Buildings Commissioner Bob Peck to Meet With Roundtable CEOs Next Week
    • CAPITAL & CREDIT
      RER, NAR Submit Amici Curiae Brief to U.S. Appeals Court in Condo-Hotel Case
    • FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION
      Coalition for Derivatives End Users Hosts “Fly-In” Meetings to Urge Robust “End-User” Exemption in Forthcoming Margin/Cash Collateral Regs

    September 30, 2011
    • BUDGET & TAX POLICY
      As “Super Committee” Stays Mum on Deliberations, Speculation Abounds on Prospects of Bipartisan Deal by Nov. 23; Business Leaders Urge Deeper Deficit Reductions, Corporate Tax and Entitlement Reforms
    • ENVIRONMENT AND LAND USE
      Roundtable Weighs in on Two Supreme Court Cases With Significant Implications for Federal Regulation of Wetlands, Property Use

    September 23, 2011
    • TAX POLICY
      Long-Awaited FIRPTA Bills Introduced in House, Senate; Legislation Will Spur Increased Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate, Help Ease Commerce Mortgage Refinancings
    • CAPITAL & CREDIT/LABOR POLICY
      DOL Withdraws Controversial Proposal to Redefine “Fiduciaries” under ERISA; New Draft Rule Expected in Early 2012; House Votes to Block NLRB in Dictating Where Companies Can Create Jobs
    • ENERGY EFFICIENCY
      Roundtable Questions Need for Yet Another Federal Energy Rating System; DOE’s Proposed Asset Rating Program Based on “As Built” (vs. Actual, Operational) Energy Performance
    • ECONOMIC POLICY
      Fed’s “Operation Twist” Pushes Down Long-Term Interest Rates, But Fails to Reassure Anxious Investors Amid New Recessionary Fears

    September 16, 2011
    • ECONOMIC & TAX POLICY
      Obama Resurrects Controversial Revenue Offsets for his Jobs Bill, Including Carried Interest Tax Hike that Would Affect Millions of Real Estate Partnerships
    • DEFICIT REDUCTION
      CBO Director Offers Sobering Assessments on Economy, Unemployment, Challenges Facing Deficit Super Committee — Which Appear to Include “Mission Creep”

    September 9, 2011
    • ECONOMY & JOBS
      As Washington Refocuses on Job Creation, Roundtable Urges Non-Legislative Steps Now to Boost Energy Retrofits, Tourism, Foreign Equity Investment in U.S. Real Estate; Signs of a Thaw as GOP Plans to Cherry Pick Obama’s Jobs Plan?
    • ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
      Roundtable Briefs Senate Staff on How to Improve Section 179D Energy Efficiency Tax Incentive
    • BUDGET DEFICITS & TAX POLICY
      As “Super Committee” Begins Work, GOP Moves to Block Second Phase of Borrowing Authorized Under August Debt Deal; Revenue Offsets for Obama’s Jobs Plan Unclear
    • HOMELAND SECURITY
      TRIA Threat Emerges — and Subsides — During Senate Committee Debate Over Flood Insurance; Real Estate Industry Urges Keeping Backstop Program in Place Beyond 2014

    August 5, 2011
    • CRE MARKET CONDITIONS
      Roundtable’s Q3 Sentiment Index Drops Amid Renewed Economic Weakness, Sparse Job Creation, Uncertainty Over Washington’s Handling of Long-Term Debt and Deficit Issues
    • U.S. BUDGET & TAXES
      Debt Crisis Narrowly Averted; Renewed Battles Over Spending Cuts, Tax Increases Expected This Fall as “Supercommittee” Begins Working to Meet Critical Pre-Thanksgiving Deadline
    • DODD-FRANK SECURITIZATION PROPOSAL
      Federal Regulators Should Go Back to the Drawing Board on Risk Retention, Conduct Comprehensive Analysis of Proposed Regs’ Impact on Commercial Real Estate
    • ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
      Federal Appropriations Bills Address Energy, Environmental Issues of Interest to Commercial Estate

    July 29, 2011
    • U.S. DEBT LIMIT CRISIS
      As House Plans to Vote on Revised Boehner Bill With Balanced Budget Amendment Language, Senate Gears Up for Action on Reid Bill; Roundtable Joins 100+ Business Groups in Urging Action to Avert Debt Default

    July 22, 2011
    • DEFICITS, DEBT & TAXES
      As Race for Debt Deal Appears to Enter Final Stretch, Real Estate Industry Urges Negotiators to Reject Carried Interest Tax Hike Proposals
    • ACCOUNTING POLICY
      Heeding Stakeholder Concerns, FASB, IASB Announce Plans to Re-Expose Controversial Lease Accounting Overhaul Proposal
    • LABOR POLICY
      Business Community Voices Strong Objection to NLRB’s “Quickie Election” Rule at Two-Day Hearing
    • LAND USE POLICY
      Supreme Court to Hear Case With Significant Implications for Property Owners, EPA’s Ability to Regulate Wetlands Under Clean Water Act

    July 15, 2011
    • DEFICITS, DEBT & TAXES
      Amid Flurry of Competing Debt-Deficit Proposals— Including “Plan B” Being Discussed by Reid, McConnell — Business Leaders, Bernanke, Credit Rating Firms Urge Swift Action to Avert Default
    • ENERGY POLICY
      Senate Committee Overwhelmingly Approves Energy Efficiency Bill, Adding Stronger Retrofit Loan Guarantee Language, Softening Building Code Provisions Opposed by Real Estate
    • CAPITAL & CREDIT POLICY
      International Coalition Seeks Re-Release of Controversial Lease Accounting Proposal, Along with Economic Impact Study and Field Testing

    July 8, 2011
    • DEFICITS, DEBT & TAXES
      As Default Threat Looms, Obama Signals Openness to Entitlement Reforms, Republicans Dismiss Tax Code “Cherry Picking” in Favor of Broad Tax Reform
    • ENERGY POLICY
      Roundtable Members Among 14 Organizations Participating in White House Better Buildings Challenge
    • LABOR POLICY
      Lawmakers Scrutinize NLRB Proposal to Accelerate Workplace Union Elections, Urge More Time for Stakeholder Comments, Public Hearings
    • ROUNDTABLE NEWS
      Roundtable Kicks Off FY2012 With Neidich, Taubman at the Helm; Jobs, Refinancing Challenges and Tax Policy Issues Remain a Key Focus for New Board, Policy Advisory Committees

    July 1, 2011
    • TAX POLICY & FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN U.S. REAL ESTATE
      Bipartisan Group of House Lawmakers Appeals to U.S. Treasury for FIRPTA Reform
    • DEFICITS, THE DEBT LIMIT & TAXES
      White House, GOP Remain Far Apart as Aug. 2 Debt Default Looms; As Obama Calls for Review of “Sacred Cows,” Levin Resurrects Failed Proposal to Increase Carried Interest Taxes

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