Public Sector Perspectives Revisited

Fall 1998, Vol 23, No 3 Abstract: In September 1993, The Counselors of Real Estate, in cooperation with City & State Magazine, conducted and published a “Government Real Estate Management Survey” to ascertain the nature and extent of public sector real estate policies and practices. Since then, the economy has reversed, the stock market has boomed,… Read more

CREs & Non-Profits: Counseling Denominational & Educational Entities in Today’s Changing Real Estate Environment

Fall 1998, Vol 23, No 3 Abstract: A number of significant non-profit organizations find themselves in situations where their real estate assets exceed their current obligations. As a result, they and those who advise them, must take steps to rectify this dilemma. This manuscript discusses the role of non-profit institutions, highlighting some of the present conditions… Read more

Understanding the Tax Base Consequences of Local Economic Development Programs

Fall 1998, Vol 23, No 3 Abstract: This article discusses the concept of tax base management from the perspective of a municipality, and illustrates how tax base management and economic development can have conflicting goals in an urban or suburban environment, unless properly managed. For public sector officials, it is important to recognize the potential for… Read more

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Affordable Housing Through Non-Profit/Private-Public Partnerships

Volume 23, Number 3 Originally Published: Fall 1998 By Rocky Tarantella, CRE, and John Seymour In less than five years, the Southern California Housing Develop­ment Corporation (SCHDC) of Rancho Cucamonga, California, has accomplished something extraordinary. Without the benefit of ini­tial seed capital and structured as a private non-profit 501c(3) corpora­tion, SCHDC has acquired and rehabilitated close… Read more

Privatizing Today’s Public Housing

Fall 1998, Vol 23, No 3 Abstract: This article 1) provides a national overview of the “public housing business;” 2) summarizes the major structural changes resulting in the privatization of the management and redevelopment of public housing; and 3) describes The Habitat Company’s redevelopment experience of a major public housing property in Chicago. The “public housing… Read more

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Will Real Estate Be Overbuilt Again?

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