Manhattan Transfer: A Case Study
Spring/Summer 1990, Vol 15, No 1 Abstract: Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, a nationally represented law firm, discovered in the early 1980s that it was necessary to take an active role in managing their occupancy costs. Their decision to have a real estate consultant advise them on problems they were encountering with their office space is… Read more
International Real Estate Adjusted Present Value Model
Spring/Summer 1990, Vol 15, No 1 Abstract: Most traditional real estate textbooks consider real estate investing to be local in character. The past decade has forced a reconsideration of this view. No longer can we think of real estate investing as confined to local markets or even within national borders. This article extends the traditional capital… Read more
Rome: Analysis of the City and Its Urban Development
Spring/Summer 1990, Vol 15, No 1 Abstract: Italy’s real estate journal, Economia Immobiliare, shares its journal articles with the readers of Real Estate Issues. This article on Rome is an analysis of the city’s growth – past and present – focusing on the housing and office markets.
Time-Share Performance: A Survey of Financial Data from Developers
Spring/Summer 1990, Vol 15, No 1 Abstract: A questionnaire was mailed to the time-share developers who are members of the National Time-Sharing Council. The results of the 45 (34.9%) completed questionnaires indicate that time-sharing is a young industry that is nationally directed. The article further details the survey results on number of units per building, financing… Read more
The Critical Success Factors Approach to Corporate Real Asset Management
Spring/Summer 1990, Vol 15, No 1 Abstract: When real assets constitute a sizable portion of a corporation’s total assets, the corporation must recognize the strategic importance of its real assets and plan to manage them efficiently. This article presents a strategic planning tool, called the Critical Success Factors approach, which enables a corporation to determine the… Read more
Real Estate Analyses Using Geographic Data
Spring/Summer 1990, Vol 15, No 1 Abstract: A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a valuable tool in submarket analyses. It is a combination of computer hardware and software that is designed to capture, integrate, analyze and display geographic data. the article discusses the current state of GIS technology and explains many of its applications in real estate Read More