Focus on the Economy: Watching the Tides

Fall 2000, Vol 25, No 3 Abstract not available.

Recognizing the Future: Real Estate & the Networked Economy

Fall 2000, Vol 25, No 3 Abstract: As far back as 1969, futurists and corporate consultants have observed “knowledge workers” as the precept of the “Information Age.” Now, with the number of Internet connections and Web-based alliances growing exponentially, society and the economy are experiencing the initial stages of the “network effect,” where the value of… Read more

CRE Perspective: “Some Principles of Real Estate Counseling” 

Volume 25, Number 3 Fall 2000 By Anthony Downs, Ph.D., CRE Introduction My career as a real estate consultant began over 50 years ago when, while still in high school, I started counting pedestrian traffic on Chicago’s State Street for my father’s firm, Real Estate Research Corporation. After I received my Ph.D. in economics from… Read more

Realized vs. Required Rates of Return & What it Means to the Real Estate Industry

Fall 2000, Vol 25, No 3 Abstract: The industry is roughly 10 long years past that brain damage period of the late 1980s. All industry players are trying to assess the next phase of the real estate cycle. We tend to study the physical and capital markets, and complete rigorous economic analyses to find clues about… Read more

Implied Warranties of Suitability in Commercial Real Property Leases: Physical vs. Non-Physical Defects

Fall 2000, Vol 25, No 3 Abstract: Most jurisdictions have adopted an implied warranty of habitability in residential real property leases. However, only a handful of jurisdictions have extended similar protections to the commercial tenant. Texas has been at the forefront of the evolution of implied warranties of suitability for a particular commercial purpose in the commercial real estate lease. This manuscript details the evolution of... Read More

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