A Brief Look at the Dodd-Frank Act

Winter 2010-2011, Vol. 35, No. 3 Abstract: The financial crisis that began in 2008 was largely a product of outdated regulation and supervision, along with innovations in technology and credit markets that were “advancing faster than regulatory and risk management controls,” says this article’s author. Here, Pittenger reviews the Dodd-Frank Act, which creates new agencies and… Read more

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Leadership Roundtable: Different Perspectives: Banking and the Outlook for Recovery in U.S. Real Estate Markets

Volume 35, Number 3 Winter 2010-2011 Panelists: K.C. Conway, CRE Executive Managing Director, Market Analytics Colliers International Valuation and Advisory Services Lilburn, Georgia Sandy G. Hostetter President, CNLBank, Central Florida Orlando, Florida Marc R. Thompson, CRE, FRICS Senior Vice President Healthcare Unit Manager, Bank of the West San Ramon, California Moderator: Anthony Downs, CRE Senior… Read more

Supply Constrained Markets

Summer 2010, Vol. 35, No. 2 Abstract: Constraints on new supply in a given market reduce an owner’s competition for tenants, which typically leads to higher occupancy, higher rent levels and faster rent growth. Supply constraints can stem from several sources and vary across both markets and time. This article discusses several aspects of supply constraints,… Read more

“Neither spring, nor summer beauty hath such grace, As I have seen in one autumnal face.” -John Donne (Editor’s Note)

Volume 35, Number 2 Originally Published: Summer 2010 By Peter C. Burley, CRE Summertime, around these parts is a very busy season, far from the lazy, hazy days in town. Our neighbor, Kenny, who is the grandson of the man who originally laid out his homestead here, continues to tend to his horses and cattle… Read more

After the Recession: Florida, Nevada, Arizona, and the Next 5,000 Days

Summer 2010, Vol. 35, No. 2 Abstract: With the recession now deemed to have ended in 2009, it will have exceeded, by many months, those that occurred in the 1970s and 1980s, with extraordinary disruptions to the housing market. In this article the author discusses emerging trends in three states that may point to future changes… Read more

CRE Global Outreach: The Kenyan Student Exchange Program

Summer 2010, Vol. 35, No. 2 Abstract: The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) recently established a small-scale student exchange program in one of the last emerging global markets: Africa. Funded by The CRE Foundation, the program brought three Kenyan students from the Kenya School of Monetary Studies (KSMS) to New York City in May 2010 to learn about U.S. real estate practices. In this commentary, the author talks about the program’s... Read More