Real Estate Issues articles from June 2004

Real Estate Issues archives from June 2004

About The Counselors of Real Estate.
June 22, 2004... THE COUNSELORS OF REAL ESTATE, established in 1953, is an international group of high profile professionals including members of prominent real estate, financial, legal and accounting firms as well as leaders of government and academia who...

Editor's statement.(Editorial)
June 22, 2004... THE FACE OF REAL ESTATE ISSUES HAS CHANGED, and that's a good thing because it reflects the understanding that the world of real estate itself is changing constantly. Staying abreast, much less ahead, of our industry's trends is an ever-present...

Devaluation and real estate values: the Argentine case.
June 22, 2004... ON JANUARY 7, 2002, ARGENTINA ABANDONED THEIR EXCHANGE BOARD, a law known as the Convertibility Act, that pegged the national currency on a par value with the U.S. dollar. This left the peso's value to be determined by supply and demand of the...

The residential real estate market in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: current conditions and prospects.
June 22, 2004... THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE CURRENT STATE of the housing situation in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and examines the factors that influence price and availability, particularly the development of supporting institutions. The topic is relevant because...

The quantification of corporate real estate risk.
June 22, 2004... THE ANALYSIS OF THE DECISION-MAKING FRAMEWORK for the efficient usage of corporate real estate assets is a growing aspect of the analysis of real estate assets in general. For example, the major academic literature has devoted significant space...

Who's responsible for ADA compliance--landlords or tenants?
June 22, 2004... CONSIDERABLE MISUNDERSTANDING HAS ARISEN between commercial landlords and tenants about the responsibility of each for compliance with laws--as well as the defense and settlement of lawsuits--relating to access for the disabled, under terms of...

Financial risk management--understanding returns.(FOCUS ON INVESTMENT CONDITIONS)
June 22, 2004... WHEN THE FEDERAL RESERVE REVERSED COURSE by raising the federal funds rate and signaled their intent to continue raising rates in order to keep inflation in check, investors began contemplating how much higher interest rates will go over the...

Urban regeneration: the need for partnership in rejuvenating old neighbourhoods.(FOCUS ON GLOBAL ISSUES)
June 22, 2004... URBAN RENEWAL AND REGENERATION SCHEMES are sensitive in any city but in such a densely developed area such as Hong Kong, which is my home and from where I practise as a Chartered Surveyor, they attract particular attention. Recently town...

"BUBE"--is the market a bull or a bear?(FOCUS ON THE ECONOMY)
June 22, 2004... 1. THE GAME "THE TERM "BUBE" IS A YIDDISH TERM for grandmother.* It is pronounced "buh-bee." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A Jewish grandmother can be stern, strong and directed. But, more often, the grandmother, Bube, is often sweet,...

High rise multi-family construction.(FOCUS ON CONSTRUCTION)
June 22, 2004... THANKS TO NEW TRENDS IN DESIGN, construction, and consumer demographics, the development of high-density housing in downtown areas is becoming increasingly popular. The multi-family market is hot at the moment... so hot that everyone is trying...

The myth of moral justice: why our legal system fails to do what's right.(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... The Myth of Moral Justice: Why Our Legal System Fails to Do What's Right by Thane Rosenbaum (2004, 354 pages) Thane Rosenbaum, lawyer, law professor and novelist, explores the paradox that we are both fascinated and repulsed by our...