Real Estate Development: Investment Risks and Rewards

  • May 21, 1986
  • • Written by: Joseph W. O'Connor 

Spring/Summer 1986, Vol 11, No 1

Abstract: More and more pension fund managers are seeking the better returns of developmental real estate. But what are the profit margins and what are the risks of building from scratch? By explaining a research study that examines 45 developmental investments over a nearly 20 year period, the article substantiates the merits of investing pension fund dollars in developmental real estate.