Real Estate

Tax, Accounting and Advisory Expertise for Real Estate Professionals

The real estate industry demands specialized expertise in its technical, financial, and operational aspects. Schneider Downs is a trusted advisor, delivering specialized tax, accounting, and advisory services to help clients manage the risks and opportunities associated with income taxes, property taxes, green incentives, depreciation, and gains upon sale, while ensuring compliance with critical deadlines and optimizing cash flow.

As strategic business advisors, we provide comprehensive consulting and investment expertise to help clients tackle complex challenges, raise capital, structure deals and identify new opportunities. Whether it’s optimizing operations, securing financing, or facilitating mergers and acquisitions, our team works closely with clients to drive growth and maximize value.

Our unique blend of tax, consulting, and investment expertise enables us to deliver comprehensive solutions throughout the real estate lifecycle, which is why national owners, developers and investors trust Schneider Downs.

Real Estate Tax Advisory

We help real estate clients maximize ROI and deal performance starting with pre-development or pre-acquisition tax advisory and planning to maximize tax benefits and improve future cash flow.

Our approach focuses on structuring transactions to leverage tax credits, incentives, and deferral strategies, including like-kind exchanges, green building initiatives and opportunity zone investments, ensuring clients optimize their tax position while enhancing investment returns.

Real Estate Tax Credits and Incentives

We help real estate clients assess federal, state, and local tax credits and incentives, including those from the Inflation Reduction Act, historic preservation, and clean energy programs, to maximize funding and bridge any gaps.

Real Estate Capital Markets

Through Schneider Downs Corporate Finance, LP*, we invest in commercial real estate properties nationwide, with a particular focus on multifamily housing and related sub-classes such as build-to-rent, active adult, and student housing. By partnering with select sponsors who specialize in specific asset classes and markets, we provide our investor partners with a diverse array of real estate investment opportunities.

Real Estate Attest Services

Schneider Downs provides tailored attest services to help real estate companies ensure financial accuracy and regulatory compliance. Our audits, reviews, and agreed-upon procedures support transparent reporting, boost investor confidence, and align with industry standards. With deep expertise in real estate accounting and risk advisory, we deliver reliable insights to enhance strategic decision-making. Learn more.

Real Estate Value Advisory and Investment Banking

Through our partnership with SD Capital, our team delivers comprehensive value advisory, investment banking, and M&A services, maintaining a keen pulse on real estate market trends, deals, and insights.

Real Estate Business Consulting and Business Solutions

Schneider Downs offers a wide range of consulting solutions tailored to every stage of the real estate life cycle. We help companies maximize investments and drive bottom-line impact through back-office assessments, digital modernization, and process optimization.

From enhancing efficiency and profitability to providing strategic and financial guidance for transactions, our team delivers the specialized expertise real estate clients demand and deserve.

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Why Schneider Downs?

With our big thinking and personal focus, we provide dedicated real estate advisory services, offering expert guidance and investment insight that clients deserve at every stage of the real estate lifecycle.

A Partner at Every Stage

From acquisition to disposition, Schneider Downs offers trusted guidance to help you navigate and succeed in every phase of your real estate journey.

Access to the Schneider Downs Network

With a strong professional network and specialized teams in capital markets, digital solutions, and advisory, we provide the resources to adapt and thrive in a dynamic real estate market.

Proven Experience

With decades of hands-on experience, we solve complex challenges and deliver results that drive real estate investment success.

Reliable Compliance

We help clients meet critical tax deadlines and stay informed and compliant with ever-changing regulations.

Specialized Expertise

We bring deep knowledge of real estate’s financial, operational, and technical complexities across sectors like commercial, industrial, residential, multifamily, student housing, hospitality, and land development.

Value-Driven Strategies

Our team maximizes returns through strategic ownership structures, debt optimization profit analysis, and transaction planning.

* Schneider Downs Corporate Finance, LP is a registered broker/dealer. Member FINRA/SIPC.

About Schneider Downs Industry Groups

Schneider Downs recognizes that every industry is different, often presenting unique challenges that require individualized insight, innovation and experience. Our experience in these industries is enhanced through participation in focus groups, which address the characteristics that make these industries unique.  

For more information on additional industries we serve please visit www.schneiderdowns.com/industries or contact us at [email protected].  

* Schneider Downs Corporate Finance, LP is a registered broker/dealer. Member FINRA/SIPC.

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