Perspectives

Looming Debt Defaults on Office Loans: Implications Of Loan Defaults on Businesses and Society

Reprinted from Real Estate Law Journal Volume 52 Issue 4, with permission from Thomson Reuters. Copyright © 2024. Further use without permission of Thomson Reuters is prohibited. For further information about this publication, please visit  https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/en/products/law-books, or call 800.328.9352. ABSTRACT LOOMING DEBT DEFAULTS:  LOAN DUE DATES – Business and Societal Implications Since the start of… Read more

Resource Reviews

Review of Artificial Intelligence: Applications Throughout the Real Estate Industry

Artificial Intelligence Applications Throughout the Real Estate Industry: Where We Have Been, Where We Are Now, and Where We Are Going This book is an outstanding contribution to both the real estate and Artificial Intelligence (AI) sectors. It particularly hit home for me because of its in-depth definition of Artificial Intelligence and Real Estate which… Read more

Critical Steps in Market Analysis for Commercial Real Estate

We at Real Estate Issues have received a request to provide Feature Articles and Perspective Columns on best practices employed by Counselors for our Global Partners’ edification.  We love a series and we are launching the Building Blocks of Real Estate Analysis series. We hope that many of you will feel compelled to write for… Read more

Features The Jared Shlaes Prize

WINNER of The 2024 Jared Shlaes Prize: Build-to-Rent Homes: A Promising Solution to Chronic Housing Shortages

The below is a reprint of the article Build-to-Rent Homes: A Promising Solution to Chronic Housing Shortages, first published in July of 2023 and recently awarded The Jared Shlaes Prize.   Introduction When homeownership is increasingly out of reach for many, build-to-rent (BTR) housing offers a desirable alternative to traditional homeownership. First, BTRs provide flexibility… Read more

The Everyday Leader

Balancing Leadership: The Power of Professional Partnerships

Introduction Starting something new is often exhilarating, but it can also be incredibly isolating. As a leader, you are the one everyone looks to for guidance, direction, and decisions. This pressure can create a sense of loneliness that is difficult to shake, especially when you are used to having a partner by your side. When… Read more

Value Estimates With The Sales Comparison Approach Need More Transparency

Abstract The popular sales comparison approach used by analysts to estimate value needs further clarification to show users and the public that professional judgment is applied in every step. Appraisers label this process as Reconciliation to assure that the best data is used and the analysis is meaningful relative to other value estimates.  Future data-driven markets will increase the demand for this value estimate based on larger quantities... Read More