Ethics: At the Core of Real Estate Education and Practice Volume 44, Number 2 February 18, 2020 By Hugh F. Kelly, Ph.D., CRE; Desmond F. McGowan, CFA, CIPM; and Steven R. Norris, MAI, CRE Photo: Jon Bilous/Shutterstock.com This piece is continued from Volume 44, Number 1, “The Case for Real Estate Ethics Education”. The first […]

Ethics: At the Core of Real Estate Education and Practice Volume 44, Number 1 February 5, 2020 By Hugh F. Kelly, Ph.D., CRE; Desmond F. McGowan, CFA, CIPM; and Steven R. Norris, MAI, CRE Photo: patpitchaya/Shutterstock.com This piece is continued in Volume 44, Number 2, “Real Estate Ethics in Practical Applications”. This is the first […]

Volume 43, Number 6 By Terri S. Johnson, CRE Updated: October 23, 2020 Originally Published: July 31, 2019 Photo: cbies/Shutterstock.com Originally published in 2019, this piece has been updated for 2020 to reflect additional tax changes in the CARES act. Click to view the original version. On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs […]

Volume 43, Number 5 July 16, 2019 By Carl Dietz, MAI; Louis Wilde, Ph.D.; and Jack Williamson, Ph.D. Photo: s-t/Shutterstock.com Over the last several decades, the discovery of off-site contamination from various sources such as manufacturing and industrial facilities or disposal sites has become commonplace. The offsite contamination often affects residential properties and results in […]

Why a Search of Public Projects Should Be On Every Closing Checklist Volume 43, Number 4 May 21, 2019 By Christian Torgrimson, CRE GDOT I-85 Bridge Project, Atlanta, GA Photo courtesy of GDOT From title reports to tax assessments and surveys, due diligence checklists provide a comprehensive way to ensure that all the complex and […]

Insights & Opinions Volume 43, Number 3 April 23, 2019 By Morris Ellison Photo: LuckyStep/Shutterstock.com Cities have historically delivered services by creating infrastructure networks over, under, and alongside their streets containing water, sewer, utilities, telephone, and cable TV/Internet lines. These traditional urban infrastructure networks allowed cities or private licensees to deliver services such as public […]

Volume 43, Number 2 March 11, 2019 By Hans Vrensen, CRE, and Peter Cosmetatos Photo: Delpixel/Shutterstock.com The Counselors of Real Estate’s European Chapter hosted a Brexit conference in cooperation with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in London on 28 February 2019. This event was subtitled “Requiem for a Deal?” and was well-timed, given […]

Volume 43, Number 1 March 5, 2019 By Marie-Noëlle Brisson, CRE; Dan Doggendorf; and Michael Savoie, Ph.D. Photo: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com Continued from Volume 42, Number 2 and Number 10. Introduction Cybersecurity has become a major issue for commercial real estate in many more ways than previously anticipated. Ongoing vigilance – making security a part of the […]

Volume 42, Number 13 November 13, 2018 By Emil E. Malizia, Ph.D., FAICP, and Yan Chen Photo: MaLija/Shutterstock.com Since the turn of the century, the spatial pattern of real property development in the United States has changed. Many central cities across the country have attracted impressive amounts of jobs, residents, and investments compared to their […]

A Case Study on Florida’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit Projects Volume 42, Number 12 October 18, 2018 By V. Lynn Hammett, Ph.D, CG; Elaine Worzala, Ph.D, CRE, FRICS; and Tom Springer, Ph.D. Photo: johnmoorefour/Shutterstock.com Introduction Last year, several hurricanes caused major damage in Houston, Florida and Puerto Rico. Now in 2018, Hurricane Florence and Hurricane […]