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Real Estate/Development

Oct. 1, 2002

Refinancing Before an Exchange? Proceed With Caution

BY NICOLE M. DE SANTIS With the recent decrease in interest rates, there has been a corresponding increase in refinancings, and for good reason. This fortunate cyclical event allows taxpayers to renegotiate their mortgages and other loans to receive cash and increase their cash flow by hundreds of dollars each month. As with many things in life, though, timing is everything, and taxpayers should be cautious of refinancing at the same time they perform a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.

        BY NICOLE M. DE SANTIS
        
        With the recent decrease in interest rates, there has been a corresponding increase in refinancings, and for good reason. This fortunate cyclical event allows taxpayers to renegotiate their mortgages and other loans to receive cash and increase their cash flow by hundreds of dollars each month. As with m...

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