Real Estate Issues articles from September 2007

Real Estate Issues archives from September 2007

Editor's statement.(Editorial)
September 22, 2007... I recently enjoyed a lengthy conversation with a friend concerning the operation of our respective firms. She is a land use lawyer with one of the best (and largest) law firms in the Northeast. By comparison, my company, Hartford. Conn.-based...

Leadership Roundtable: the real estate industry & the CRE organization.(FEATURE)(Conference notes)
September 22, 2007... Panelists: RICHARD A. HANSON, CRE 2008 CRE Chairman of the Board Principal -- Mesa Development, LLC Chicago, Ill. A.C. SCHWETHELM, CRE 2008 CRE First Vice Chairman (to serve as 2009 Chairman) President --...

Conservation easements: windfall or straitjacket?(FEATURE)
September 22, 2007... A CONSERVATION EASEMENT CREATES A NON-POSSESSORY interest in land. In granting or donating a conservation easement, a landowner normally transfers certain property rights to a nonprofit conservation organization or government agency. People who...

Unintentional redlining? Zoning ordinances and the living wage.
September 22, 2007... AS SOCIETY BECOMES INCREASINGLY MULTICULTURAL, LAWSUITS involving discrimination by race and national origin are likely to become more prevalent. While many such cases are filed under the 14th Amendment Title VII, and Section 1981 of the Civil...

Focus on Real Estate Analysis: comments on the probability of rezoning.(INSIDER'S PERSPECTIVE)
September 22, 2007... IN THE SPRING 2007 EDITION OF REAL ESTATE ISSUES, THE concept and definition of highest and best use was discussed in the article, "Comments on the Concept and Definition of Highest and Best Use." which can be accessed online at...

Commercial real estate derivatives: the developing U.S. market.(FEATURE)
September 22, 2007... "Derivatives make markets more complete--that is, they make it possible to hedge risks that otherwise would be unhedgeable.... [R]isks are born by those who are in the best position to bear them and firms and individuals can take on riskier...

Focus on the United Kingdom: what is driving the change in the U.K. retail market?(INSIDER'S PERSPECTIVE)
September 22, 2007... ONE OF THE REASONS FOR WRITING THESE INSIDER'S PERSPECTIVE articles is to draw, in the mind of the reader, a similarity or contrast between the U.K. and the property market in which the reader operates. It seems to me that property markets...

Recommended reading: Markets & Institutions in Real Estate & Construction.(Recommended readings)
September 22, 2007... RECOMMENDED READING Markets & Institutions in Real Estate & Construction By Michael Ball (2006, Blackwell Publishing, RICS Research, 280 pages) THE GLOBALIZATION OF REAL ESTATE investing is a growing trend, one that requires among...

Recommended reading; Living Into Leadership: A Journey in Ethics.(Recommended readings)
September 22, 2007... RECOMMENDED READING Living Into Leadership: A Journey in Ethics By Bowen H. "Buzz" McCoy, CRE (2007, Stanford University Press, 232 pages) "Who are you and what do you want?" Who hasn't sought the answer to that profound...