Wall of Equity and Debt The current interest rate environment in the European Union (EU) creates the following situation, which can be described best as a “wall of equity meets a wall of debt”:...
Driving through my neighborhood in Southern California, I see a different landscape than when I moved in a little more than a year ago. In my gated community, there once was an almost cult-like...
Interest in, and use of, the Public Trust Doctrine has reached unprecedented levels recently in response to the growing threat that urban growth poses for parks and open spaces. The Public Trust...
One need only reflect upon the headlines of late regarding Brexit, Trans-Pacific-Partnership (TPP), Hanjin shipping bankruptcy, and slowing GDP growth to realize that all is not harmonious in the...
The Impact of Submarket Trends on Property Performance I. Introduction Location matters for how commercial real estate will perform over time. This statement will seem painfully obvious to industry...
The underlying goal of this article is to highlight issues in current smart city approaches, find common success factors of established projects and to create a framework based on these findings,...
Smart Growth refers to urban design and transportation planning agendas which its adherents believe create vibrant, high density urban centers with an ever decreasing dependency on the automobile....
Introduction: Downsizing Space per Worker is a Cost Savings Goal A corporate real estate manager today might say the space target for his/her firm is 150 square feet per worker or even much less. The...
How interests in real estate partnerships are valued can result in significant savings for gift or estate tax returns. According to a new IRS ruling, Revenue Ruling 93-12, the percentage of ownership...