American Families Plan

IPA Honors David Fisher with Outstanding Service Award for His Advocacy Efforts

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

The Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA) has honored David Fisher, a managing partner of ExchangeRight , with its Outstanding Service Award, highlighting his work as a staunch advocate for Section 1031, real estate investors, the securitized real estate industry, and the IPA.

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  • The Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA) has honored David Fisher, a managing partner of ExchangeRight , with its Outstanding Service Award, highlighting his work as a staunch advocate for Section 1031, real estate investors, the securitized real estate industry, and the IPA.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211019006071/en/
    The Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA) has honored David Fisher, a managing partner of ExchangeRight, with its Outstanding Service Award.
  • Through advocacy and industry-leading education, the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA) is committed to expanding access to real assets and creating more opportunities for retail investors to effectively balance their portfolios.
  • The IPA provides national leadership for the Portfolio Diversifying Investments (PDI) industry.

Cap Rates For Net Lease Sector Reach New All-Time Lows

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Saturday, October 2, 2021

Cap rates in the single tenant net lease sector reached a new historic low for all three asset classes in the third quarter of 2021.

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  • Cap rates in the single tenant net lease sector reached a new historic low for all three asset classes in the third quarter of 2021.
  • "Significant investor demand combined with limited supply of quality net lease assets remains the primary driver of continued cap rate compression in the sector" says Randy Blankstein, President, The Boulder Group.
  • As pricing within the net lease sector remains at all-time highs; owners are taking advantage and adding properties to the market.
  • Transaction activity in the net lease sector is expected to remain active throughout 2021 and continue through 2022.

Cocoon Launches to Bring Clarity and Simplicity to the Employee Leave Experience

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

The Cocoon platform is designed to address every type of employee leave (i.e.

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  • The Cocoon platform is designed to address every type of employee leave (i.e.
  • Employee leave is at a unique inflection point driven by COVID-19 as well as a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.
  • Chawla, Dai and Feng came together to transform employee leave in a similar vein, creating a defining employee leave product and user experience.
  • Cocoon has created a defining product and experience for employee leave.

URGENT! We're Running Out of time to Save Lives and Stop Gun Violence in Chicago

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Key point: Rigorous studies showed that young adult employment in the summer reduced violence and crime by the youth participants.

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  • Key point: Rigorous studies showed that young adult employment in the summer reduced violence and crime by the youth participants.
  • Violence by summer youth employment participants was reduced for the following year or longer.
  • Congress has a chance to stop violence among youth and young adults.
  • The reduction and stopping of violence will not happen overnight, but over three years, violence will be significantly reduced.

Cost is the Biggest Barrier to Post-Secondary Education; "Free College" Would Have the Biggest Impact On Students Completing/Returning to School, According to Cengage Group Report

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

"While 'free college' ranked high as having the biggest impact on students accessing and continuing their education, flexibility to take courses online was the second biggest factor.

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  • "While 'free college' ranked high as having the biggest impact on students accessing and continuing their education, flexibility to take courses online was the second biggest factor.
  • Four-year college students are more likely to say they enrolled to expand their social and/or professional networks than students at two-year or technical colleges.
  • Cost is the biggest education barrier for current, future and former students.
  • "Free college" would have the biggest impact on students finishing or returning to post-secondary education.

UNCF Calls on House to Work with HBCUs to Improve Reconciliation

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

That is why I am trusting him to make sure that the investments made in reconciliation help HBCUs and not put them in any disadvantage.

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  • That is why I am trusting him to make sure that the investments made in reconciliation help HBCUs and not put them in any disadvantage.
  • This is the commitment on which we stand as we work to ensure HBCUs are kept whole in this reconciliation process.
  • Its logo features the UNCF torch of leadershipin education and its widely recognized trademark,A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
  • Learn more atUNCF.org or forcontinuousupdates and news, follow UNCF on Twitter at @UNCF.

Pledging Support for Afghan Refugees, A Commitment to Tackling the Climate Crisis, and Backing Physical and Human Infrastructure, U.S. Mayors Adopt Slate of New Policy Positions

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021

The Executive Committee today considered those resolutions and voted to adopt them as official policy of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

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  • The Executive Committee today considered those resolutions and voted to adopt them as official policy of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
  • Detailed roundups of the four days of committee meeting can be found here , here , here , and here .
  • Among the notable resolutions adopted today was one that expresses support for the U.S. resettlement of Afghan refugees who stood by the United States.
  • The climate crisis has long been a primary concern for American mayors, and the Conference adopted 11 resolutions that speak to ways to fight climate change.

New Research Highlights Economic Contributions of Like-Kind Exchanges

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

The research, conducted by Ernst and Young, also found that like-kind exchanges will generate approximately $7.8 billion in federal, state and local taxes this year.

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  • The research, conducted by Ernst and Young, also found that like-kind exchanges will generate approximately $7.8 billion in federal, state and local taxes this year.
  • Baird said all of this economic activity would grind to a halt if President Biden's proposal to cap the 100-year-old tax deferral becomes law.
  • As a means to pay for his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, the President has proposed capping gain deferred under like-kind exchanges at $500,000.
  • "A cap on like-kind exchanges would effectively eliminate Section 1031 and cripple the commercial real estate market," said Baird.

Penn Wharton Budget Model Projects President Biden's American Families Plan would spend $2.5 trillion and raise $1.3 trillion by 2031

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Wednesday, May 5, 2021

b"PHILADELPHIA, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --On April 28, 2021, President Biden released the second phase of his administration's infrastructure plan, the American Families Plan (AFP).

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  • b"PHILADELPHIA, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --On April 28, 2021, President Biden released the second phase of his administration's infrastructure plan, the American Families Plan (AFP).
  • The AFP is a $1.8 trillion proposal focusing on federal investment in childcare, education, and healthcare.
  • The proposal includes new taxes on high-income households and provisions to expand the IRS's power and resources to enforce taxation.
  • The Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM) at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania today released a report analyzing the budgetary and economic effects of the plan's changes to the tax code and $1.8 trillion in public investment.\nPresident Biden's AFP would spend $2.5 trillion over the 10-year budget window (2022-2031), about $700 billion more than the White House's estimate.\nThe AFP would raise $1.3 trillion in new tax revenue over the same period, including almost $480 billion in additional revenue from enhanced IRS tax collection enforcement.\nBy 2050, we estimate that the AFP would increase government debt by almost 5 percent and decrease GDP by 0.4 percent, as the effects from larger debt on the economy outweigh the productivity gains associated with the new spending programs.\n"