Site Selection vs. Site Evaluation: Techniques for Locating Retail Outlets
Spring/Summer 1988, Vol 13, No 1 Abstract: This article describes one of the most powerful of the new management tools for site selection – the network approach, wherein each actual or potential site is viewed as part of a network and the overall aim is to maximize revenues and profits for the entire network.
The New Financial Markets and Securitized Commercial Real Estate Financing
Spring/Summer 1988, Vol 13, No 1 Abstract: Secuitization of real estate is a method of converting real assets into financial ones so real estate may be traded in money and capital markets. this article explains why real estate securitization is increasing and traces the securitization process through two case studies.
From Cassandra, With Love…
Real Estate Issues Spring-Summer 1988-1 The fallout from tax reform and an overbuilt real estate market does not bode well for future real estate development and investment. Volume 13, Number 1 Originally Printed: Spring/Summer 1988 By Samuel Zell Much has been written about the mid-1980s’ massive oversupply of real estate in the United States. Estimates… Read more
The Counselor Also Listens
Fall/Winter 1987, Vol 12, No 2 Abstract: The author, a real estate counselor, purchased a 200,000 square foot shopping center only to later learn that the best counsel for improving the site would come from an unlikely source, his anchor tenant. The moral of the story is to always be ready to listen and learn from… Read more
Easy Access Computing Capacity Means Increased Liability for Real Estate Appraisers
Fall/Winter 1987, Vol 12, No 2 Abstract: The author states his case for the adoption of a more precise methodology to calculate short-term loan costs. He argues against the present rule of thumb formulas used by public sector regulators to calculate short-term loan charges.
Downtown Redevelopment: Why and How?
Fall/Winter 1987, Vol 12, No 2 Abstract: Why invest in downtown today? The author considers both investors and developers in his arguments supporting the idea that investment in a downtown area is a good decision. Read More