Mixed-Use Development and Financial Feasibility: Part II – Physical, Phasing, Design and Public Policy Factors

Summer 2009, Vol. 34, No. 2 Abstract: As mixed-use development grows in popularity, the economic and financial factors that lead to financial feasibility and success need to be known and understood. Some of them were discussed in Part One of this article, which was published in the previous issue of Real Estate Issues. This article, Part… Read more

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Not in Our Backyard: Plans, Planners, Regulators and the New Redlining

Volume 34, Number 2 Summer 2009 Owen M. Beitsch, Ph.D., CRE Photo: trekandshoot/Shutterstock.com WHILE SPECIFIC AND OPERATIONAL PROPOSALS BEYOND HUD’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) have yet to emerge, the federal government’s commitment to maintain housing values in the context of rapidly declining residential demand prompts this discussion of the potential consequences—and missed opportunities. Viscerally appealing,… Read more

“And finally, start at the beginning!” (Editor’s Note)

Volume 34, Number 1 Originally Published: Spring 2009 By Peter C. Burley, CRE This very publication was my first exposure to The Counselors of Real Estate. I have been citing and referencing its authors and articles in my own work for years. OK, make that decades…but, long before I was honored with the distinction of… Read more

Leadership Roundtable: Corporate Real Estate: An Interview With Experts

Spring 2009, Vol. 34, No. 1 features Abstract: Before real estate can be discussed as an asset class or as something to be valued, leveraged, traded or securitized, it must first be seen as a place for the conduct of work. Put simply, the commercial real estate industry begins with a tenant’s demand for space to… Read more

Enterprise Component Allocation: Methodology Discussion

Spring 2009, Vol. 34, No. 1 Abstract: In the business of appraising real estate, we continually see changes in the practice of valuation analysis. On an ongoing basis, both old and new concepts need to be considered, analyzed and expanded. This article concentrates on business enterprise value (BEV) and is intended to stimulate thinking about… Read more

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Review: A Practical Guide to Commercial Real Estate Transactions From Contract to Closing

Spring 2009, Vol. 34, No. 1 Abstract: CRE Dan Swango highly recommends this book for everyone who counsels buyers or sellers in real estate transactions. He says its practical advice, check-list items, first-rate ideas and accompanying CD-ROM make it a “must” for every real estate library. Read More