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Continue readingReal estate investment trusts increasing lobbying profile
As more businesses opt for a legal status known as "real estate investment trusts" (REITS) to qualify for tax breaks, they have an active champion in Washington, the trade group known as the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts.
The group may not have the name recognition of some of the larger financial lobbies, such as the American Bankers Association or the Real Estate Roundtable, but it has a very active lobbying profile, primarily on tax bills. This week the group, known as NAREIT, reported spending more than $1 million during the first quarter of this year, almost doubling ...
Continue readingSenate Democrats, Republicans Raced to Raise Money from Finance, Insurance, Real Estate Sector in 2009
More than two years after the collapse of Bear Stearns presaged the 2008 financial meltdown, the United States Senate is... View Article
Continue readingFinance Industry Giving Visualized
Wonder just how Wall Street has become so influential on Capitol Hill that it can command the attention of the... View Article
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