{"id":4627,"date":"2022-12-22T23:22:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T23:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/?p=4627"},"modified":"2022-12-22T23:22:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T23:22:24","slug":"these-three-forces-will-ensure-1031-exchanges-and-delaware-statutory-trusts-are-here-to-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/22\/these-three-forces-will-ensure-1031-exchanges-and-delaware-statutory-trusts-are-here-to-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"These Three Forces Will Ensure 1031 Exchanges and Delaware Statutory Trusts Are Here to Stay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div :class=\"{ 'hidden': $store.proContent.showFullPrompt() }\">\n<section class=\"px-4 relative border border-slate-200 mobile-toc lg:hidden\" x-data=\"{open:false}\"><button class=\"flex items-center gap-4 my-2 border-none w-full\"><br \/>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"h-6 w-6\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M4 8h16M4 16h16\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"font-semibold text-slate-800 text-base m-0 js-toc-ignore\">In this article<\/h2>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><em>This article is presented by Kay Properties &amp; Investments. Read our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/editorial-guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">editorial guidelines<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It doesn\u2019t seem that long ago when the winds surrounding the commercial real estate industry were rustling with whispers of the Biden Administation\u2019s plans of repealing the current 1031 exchange laws and quashing alternative like-kind exchange vehicles such as Delaware Statutory Trusts. However, when Congress passed the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/08\/19\/fact-sheet-the-inflation-reduction-act-supports-workers-and-families\/#:~:text=The%20Inflation%20Reduction%20Act%20will%20protect%20Medicare%20recipients%20from%20catastrophic,for%20the%20first%20time%20ever.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inflation Reduction Act<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with no proposed changes to section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, three powerful forces amplified the reality that the 1031 exchange and Delaware Statutory Trusts will likely be here to stay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What is a Delaware Statutory Trust and How Does It Connect to 1031 Exchanges?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/real-estate\/real-estate-investing\/601484\/considering-real-estate-know-abcs-of-dsts-tics-1031s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delaware Statutory Trust<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(DST) is a real estate ownership structure for 1031 exchanges that allows multiple investors to each hold an undivided beneficial interest in the trust. The term \u201cbeneficial interest\u201d means that investors hold a percentage of the ownership, and no single owner can claim exclusive ownership over any specific aspect of the real estate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The laws of DSTs allow the trust to hold title to one or more investment properties that can include commercial, multifamily, net lease, retail, office, industrial, self-storage, etc. Investors are keenly interested in DSTs because the IRS blessed them to qualify as \u201clike-kind\u201d investment property for the purposes of a 1031 exchange.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, the appeal for 1031 exchange strategies such as DSTs has never been<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stronger. According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thediwire.com\/webinar-alts-industry-mid-year-update-2022-forecast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mid-Year 2022 Market Update Report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the real<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">estate research firm Mountain Dell\u2014in 2021, securitized 1031 exchange programs,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which includes DSTs, raised a record $7.4 billion\u2014doubling the previous record of $3.7<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">billion set in 2006. According to the same report, the DST marketplace is poised to<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">continue to grow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s driving the popularity of 1031 Exchanges and like-kind investment strategies as DSTs? We believe there are three major forces that are driving the popularity of DSTs for 1031 Exchanges now and into the near future and that these same forces will hopefully make it unlikely that Congress will pull the rug out from under the current exchange laws.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Force One: Demographics<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most fundamental forces helping protect the 1031 Exchange market is demographics. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/constructioncoverage.com\/research\/baby-boomer-dominant-housing-markets-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">baby boomers hold more<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">real-estate wealth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than any other generation in history. Born between the years 1946<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and 1964, the influence of baby boomers on all things real estate cannot be overstated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, Americans over the age of 55 own 53.8% of all the real estate in the United States, including trillions of dollars of highly<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">appreciated real estate investments. Now, many of these aging baby boomers (the oldest of whom will be turning 76 this year) are rapidly relinquishing their investment properties via 1031 exchanges. In addition, they are looking for alternative real estate investment options that offer both tax deferral and other life-enhancing benefits. More and<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more, this group of aging baby boomers is employing Delaware Statutory Trusts for their<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1031 exchanges in order to defer their capital gains taxes and enter a passive<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">investment structure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Force Two: The Pandemic<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another powerful force that helped ignite the popularity of the 1031 exchange laws was Covid-19 and its impact on rental property owners. Because our firm actively works with thousands of commercial property owners across the country, we heard firsthand some of the challenges and pressures property owners faced during the pandemic (and continue to face). These include mandated eviction moratoriums, strict rent-control laws, and other regulations that directly impact the financial health of real estate investments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, many of these same investors are stepping away from the financial burdens brought about by Covid and the headaches associated with \u201ctenants, toilets, and trash\u201d. Investors by the thousands are relinquishing their rental real estate and reinvesting the proceeds into other real estate opportunities like 1031 exchanges and Delaware Statutory Trusts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without the ability to defer capital gains and other taxes through the 1031 exchange rules, many of these \u201cmom and pop\u201d independent investors would be subject to tax bills that could amount to 40% of the gains these investors realized after decades of working hard to build a modest real estate portfolio.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">William Brown, past president of the National Association of Realtors summed it up nicely in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/06\/08\/business\/like-kind-real-estate-tax-loophole.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Times article<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when he said, \u201cGetting rid of the 1031 exchange would hamper the opportunity of<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">investors because most investors cannot afford to sell a property and then buy<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">something else after paying taxes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Force Three: Economics<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, there is something inherently virtuous in the Internal Revenue Code 1031. That is, like-kind exchanges help propel commerce <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through a number of other industries like banking,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">construction, landscaping, and insurance.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rer.org\/docs\/default-source\/study\/ling-petrova-1031-study-highlights.pdf?sfvrsn=c98f262b_4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">well-known study<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">written by Professors David C. Ling of the University of Florida and Milena Petrova of Syracuse University analyzed how 1031 exchanges encourage useful economic activity and growth that also support local commercial real estate markets and local tax bases. According to the study, DST 1031 exchange also achieves the following three major economic benefits:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Like-kind exchanges are associated with increased capital investment and reduced loan-to-value ratios (in other words, reduced debt) on replacement properties.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tax-deferred exchanges improve the marketability of highly illiquid commercial real estate. This increased liquidity is especially important to the many non-institutional investors in relatively inexpensive properties that comprise the majority of the market for real estate-like-kind exchanges.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 1031 exchanges increase the ability of investors to redeploy capital to other uses and\/or geographic areas, upgrading and expanding the productivity of buildings and facilities that, in turn, generates income and job-creating spending.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By repurposing capital and real estate in a compressed time frame, 1031 exchanges and Delaware Statutory Trusts help the economic growth of cities and states across the country, making the like-kind law a relevant and important ingredient to the preservation of wealth and the continued strengthening of the United States economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-group border border-gray-200 p-6 rounded-md has-slate-50-background-color has-background\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left mt-0\"><strong>This article is presented by Kay Properties &amp; Investments<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-146080 sp-no-webp\" title=\"These Three Forces Will Ensure 1031 Exchanges and Delaware Statutory Trusts Are Here to Stay 2\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kay-mainlogo-darkblue-1024x590.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kay-mainlogo-darkblue-1024x590.png\" type=\"image\/png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kay-mainlogo-darkblue-1024x590.png\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-146080 sp-no-webp\" title=\"These Three Forces Will Ensure 1031 Exchanges and Delaware Statutory Trusts Are Here to Stay 2\" alt=\"kay mainlogo darkblue\" height=\"185\" width=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kay-mainlogo-darkblue-1024x590.png\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p>Kay Properties &amp; Investments is a national Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) investment firm. The www.kpi1031.com platform provides access to the marketplace of DSTs from over 25 different sponsor companies, custom DSTs only available to Kay clients, independent advice on DST sponsor companies, full due diligence and vetting on each DST (typically 20-40 DSTs) and a DST secondary market. Kay Properties team members collectively have nearly 400 years of real estate experience, licensed in all 50 states, and have participated in more than $30 Billion of DST 1031 investments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>There are material risks associated with investing in real estate, Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) properties and real estate securities including illiquidity, tenant vacancies, general market conditions and competition, lack of operating history, interest rate risks, the risk of new supply coming to market and softening rental rates, general risks of owning\/operating commercial and multifamily properties, short term leases associated with multifamily properties, financing risks, potential adverse tax consequences, general economic risks, development risks and long hold periods. All offerings discussed are Regulation D, Rule 506c offerings. There is a risk of loss of the entire investment principal. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Potential distributions, potential returns and potential appreciation are not guaranteed. For an investor to qualify for any type of investment, there are both financial requirements and suitability requirements that must match specific objectives, goals, and risk tolerances. Securities offered through FNEX Capital, member FINRA, SIPC.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"italic\"><b>Note By BiggerPockets:<\/b> These are opinions written by the author and do not necessarily represent the opinions of BiggerPockets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/these-three-forces-will-ensure-1031-exchanges-and-delaware-statutory-trusts-are-here-to-stay\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article This article is presented by Kay Properties &amp; Investments. Read our\u00a0editorial guidelines\u00a0for more information. 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