EUROPEAN LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLE: Real Estate Markets and the Economy: European Insights

Spring 2013, Vol. 38, No. 1 Abstract: With economic news from Europe daily hitting our media, the Real Estate Issues® Editorial Board frequently had discussed trying to get a better perspective on the views of our European CRE members and RICS associates regarding current real estate issues and the impact of the fi nancial situation on… Read more

RESOURCE REVIEW – Miami: Mistress of the Americas

Spring 2013, Vol. 38, No. 1 Abstract: In his review of Miami: Mistress of the Americas by Jan Nijman, CRE Joe Parker remarks on the uniqueness of Miami and how, without ever becoming important during its early years of development as a domestic city, it evolved into a truly international city of commerce with a diverse… Read more

Advertising and Promotion of Expert Services

Spring 2013, Vol. 38, No. 1 Abstract: The purpose of this article is to offer suggestions on how to advertise and promote oneself as an expert witness. It is based on anecdotal experience gained by the authors, not any scientific method. It is hoped that this article will assist professionals who seek to begin serving as… Read more

Federal Forfeiture of Real Estate in Practice: A New Form of Eminent Domain?

Winter 2012, Vol. 37, Nos. 2&3 Abstract: The owners of the Motel Caswell in Massachusetts currently are contesting the federal forfeiture of this motel in federal court. The United States Department of Justice asserts that the property should be forfeited under federal law on the ground that it had been used in connection with recent drug… Read more

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RESOURCE REVIEW: Privatizing Military Family Housing: A History of the U.S. Army’s Residential Communities Initiative, 1995–2010

Winter 2012, Vol. 37, Nos. 2&3 Abstract: As reviewer Peter Holland, CRE, notes, this book “is an advocacy piece” as well as a history of U.S. Army military housing, but it might not have been written at all if not for the innovative thinking and efforts of CRE Mahlon “Sandy” Apgar, IV. In his role as… Read more

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Determining Real Estate Damages from Natural Disasters: Real Estate Counseling in Class Action Litigation—Lessons from Hurricane Katrina

Winter 2012, Vol. 37, Nos. 2&3 Abstract: In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, hundreds of lawsuits, including two major class actions in Federal District Court, were filed against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, local levee districts and others alleging negligence in the design and construction of the dike system protecting New Orleans. This case study discusses the role that real estate counselors working for the defendants played in... Read More