Focus on Investment Conditions: Investors Work at Separating the Wheat from the Chaff

Summer 2003, Vol 28, No 2 Abstract not available

Education in the Real Estate Profession

Summer 2003, Vol 28, No 2 Abstract: Real estate education takes at least three general forms: academic education in colleges and universities; professional education from professional organizations, trade associations, and educational programs; and experience garnered from on-the-job training. This article considers these three educational forms and discusses past and present relationships between and among these options…. Read more

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Deflation Risk on Income Property Permanent Loan and Investment Portfolios

Summer 2003, Vol 28, No 2 Abstract: Over the past 18 years, the author has observed patterns in large income property loan portfolios during both inflationary and deflationary investment cycles. An inflationary investment cycle is when rents-prices for investment properties are increasing in aggregate. This inflationary trend occurred in the San Francisco Bay Area Tech Boom… Read more

9/11 Reassessments of Urban Location Costs and Risks

Summer 2003, Vol 28, No 2 Abstract: Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, corporate leaders, their employees, and the insurance industry—all began to re-evaluate location risks and costs associated with occupying commercial real estate in densely settled urban centers, especially downtown high rise office towers. In this article, we review these post-9/11 re-assessments and their… Read more

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Review: Economics as Religion: From Samuelson to Chicago and Beyond by Robert H. Nelson

Winter 2003, Vol 28, No 1 Abstract not available.

Property Information: A Guam Case Study

Winter 2003, Vol 28, No 1 Abstract: The Island of Guam, although small in size, presents many interesting examples of the boom and bust cycles experienced in real estate markets. This property information case study, considers Guam’s physical and demographic characteristics, economic forces, historic market overview, prevailing market conditions, and future expectations. Through the detailed study and investigation of Guam’s real estate... Read More