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Real Estate Sale-Leaseback: Making a Comeback

With the "Great Recession" coupled with the uncertainty of the announced convergence of U.S. and international accounting standards, some industry analysts predicted that real estate sale-leasebacks would be eliminated from the array of possible corporate fundraising strategies. That possible demise appears to be greatly exaggerated.

27 minute read November 30, 2014 at 11:00 PM
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Thomas L. Hefty
Real Estate Sale-Leaseback: Making a Comeback

In 2007, there was more than $16 billion in U.S. real estate sale-leaseback transactions. By 2009, that volume had shrunk to under $4 billion.

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