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Efficiency is a measure of production and effort. It is part science and part skill. Real estate investment is especially dependent upon efficiency and the ability to meet and exceed [...]

Larry Baiamonte, CPM Emeritus So a new opportunity has come your way: your firm just landed a new property management account. The property is owned by a real estate fund [...]

The advantages of securitized real estate including real estate investment trusts and direct real estate ownership in a diversified portfolio are investigated. Direct real estate allows investment in distinctive individual assets but they also involve more transaction costs. Securitized real estate, meanwhile, includes a pre-established management team.

Loan participations allow originating lender to leverage its balance sheet better and lay off risk while letting other investors and financial institutions to make an investment at conditions more appropriate to their investment profile. However, junior participants face different risks such as the insolvency of the senior participant. Recommendations on purchasing junior participations are given.

Along with power plants, investments in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) are among any utility's largest capital projects. Plenty of good operational reasons support AMI investments, including lower meter-reading costs, better [...]

Selection of an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system is a complex process. It requires a competent team with a wide range of expertise and skills including business process, project management, [...]

Joint ventures (meaning an entity formed for co-investment by multiple parties, including general partnerships, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies) are a common vehicle for providing equity funding for real [...]

One-third to one-half of total healthcare organization assets typically take the form or land and buildings. Yet many organizations could do a better job of optimizing the considerable financial, operational, [...]

When Marceline Alburg refinanced her two-family home in Brooklyn, New York, last October, she had some lofty goals in mind. "I wanted to buy another property by using some of […]

An analysis of the 'promote', the extra compensation that an institutional investor will give their knowledgeable real estate asset management service partner, is provided.

Although possession is said to be nine-tenths of the law, in the world of pension plan investing asset allocation has an equal if not more distinguished rank. In his widely [...]

Title insurance can provide real estate investors with protection against several kinds of losses. Real estate lawyers can help their clients to obtain the best policy for their needs.

In recent years, research has shown that an association exists between monetary conditions and long-term returns to various asset classes. Johnson and Jensen [1998] demonstrate that over a 40-year period [...]

Issues are presented concerning the changes which have occurred in the risk affecting real estate investments. The durability of tenant demand and the risks caused by failure to make use of technological advances are discussed.

The bottom 100 cities in the US account for 30% of non-agricultural employment but only attract 7% of institutional shareholders' real estate investments. Issues concerned with small city investments are discussed.

The opportunities for growth in Latin America's economies and capital markets are outlined, focusing on the availability of products in real estate markets.

Commercial mortgage-backed securitization (CMBS) can be used as a key capital source for commercial real estate investment and development.

Property market provides a better alternative to investment during a period of volatile share market. Property investment in Australia is analyzed together with a discussion of suburbs with growth potential.