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...
The reduction in United States military forces has resulted in an increased number of base closings nationwide. While many of these bases have excellent facilities suitable for a variety of different...
Over a great many years, real estate appraisers have employed the .. Three Approach" procedure, looking at value from the viewpoints of cost, market activities, and income attributes. At various...
This paper was originally prepared for The Housing Stabilization Committee, October, 1975, and then revised. Providing adequate shelter for all Americans is a top social priority in the United...
Controversies associated with landmark preservation are reaching the boiling point in more and more of America's towns and cities. Should the old town hall be razed to make room for a new municipal...
This article was originally part of a report submitted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the U.S. Department of Commerce, as a result of the Foreign Investment Study Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-479),...
This article is based on the author's presentation at the Southwest Regional Real Estate Conference (co-sponsored by ASREC and the Southern Methodist University School of Business), held November,...
Most REITs which have gotten into trouble were primarily short-term lenders offering construction loans, wrap-arounds, land and land development loans, and land purchase leasebacks. Their profit was...