These days, city officials, finance officers and municipal asset managers everywhere are struggling to come to grips with two unavoidable realities: ever tightening budgetary constraints and aging government buildings badly in need of renovation and upgrade. It’s a dilemma that municipalities all over the country wrestle with every day. Government buildings are in desperate need […]
Social media has come a long way in the past 10 years. What started as an online social network for a college campus quickly moved mainstream. In the early years, social media could be ignored by real estate developers as a place best suited for vacation photo sharing. That has all changed. Today, social media […]
Robots are no longer a fantasy from a science fiction movie. Forms of cognitive computing have become part of every day professional life — and are increasingly visible. “Hubo,” the World Economic Forum’s first robot delegate, debuted in January 2016. Six of IBM’s “Watson” cognitive supercomputers work in the healthcare industry, giving healthcare professionals fast […]
Special Issue – Global Real Estate Published: Spring 2017 By Richard Barkham, Ph.D., CRE; Dennis Schoenmaker, Ph.D.; and Siena Carver Photo: Matt Gibson/Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This article was written prior to the events of March 29, 2017, when Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50. As a former imperial capital, London has had global significance for […]
In 2015, Argentina had a gross domestic product (GDP) of U.S. $586 billion.[1] It is the third largest economy in Latin America and among the largest in Emerging Markets.[2] In accordance with the latest census (2010), it has a population of 40 million. Argentina has abundant natural resources in energy and agriculture. In its territory […]
A strong economy or a stable lifestyle: Which scenario is preferable? I. INTRODUCTION I grew up in the 1950s and 60s when the Japanese economy was experiencing a strong growth. Everybody in Japan believed that tomorrow would be better than today as long as we worked hard. Dr. Ezra Feivel Vogel published a book titled […]
Special Issue – Global Real Estate Published: Spring 2017 By Nico B. Rottke, Ph.D. Photo: S-F/Shutterstock.com Wall of Equity and Debt The current interest rate environment in the European Union (EU) creates the following situation, which can be described best as a “wall of equity meets a wall of debt”: Real estate projects, which could […]
Special Issue – Global Real Estate Published: Spring 2017 By Robert E. Dietrich, CRE Driving through my neighborhood in Southern California, I see a different landscape than when I moved in a little more than a year ago. In my gated community, there once was an almost cult-like grooming of yards with massive green carpets […]
Spring 2017, Special Issue – Global Real Estate By Cassandra J. Francis, CRE Interest in, and use of, the Public Trust Doctrine has reached unprecedented levels recently in response to the growing threat that urban growth poses for parks and open spaces. The Public Trust Doctrine forces governments holding land assets in trust on behalf of […]
Special Issue – Global Real Estate Published: Spring 2017 By K.C. Conway, CRE One need only reflect upon the headlines of late regarding Brexit, Trans-Pacific-Partnership (TPP), Hanjin shipping bankruptcy, and slowing GDP growth to realize that all is not harmonious in the global economy. The common threads that run through these headlines — as well […]
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