Chapter 1 Lecture Flashcards
A business strategy where a developer/builder starts construction before any homes are sold, in anticipation of sufficient market demand to render the project profitable.
speculative construction
ground lease?
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What types of real estate?
- agricultural
- residential
- commercial
- industrial
- special purpose (hotel, hospitals and other medical, theaters)
4 food groups in commercial real estate
multi
office
industrial
retail
Who invests in real estate?
- individuals
- users
- institutions:
- pension funds
- REITs
- insurance companies
- banks and savings & loans
- foreign institutions
- private funds
Which real estate industry has really grown?
large private
Different values for the same investment?
investor differences:
- expectations about the future
- risk tolerances
- tax issues
- current cash versus future benefit
- investment objectives: diversification, yield, appreciation, tax shelter. usage or ego
value added real estate?
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according to the teachers friend, the value of real estate is…
what someone is willing to pay
Real estate investments: 4 quadrant investing
public equity (REITs) public debt (CMBS) private equity (property) private debt (loans)
debt returns of income only
equity is income plus capital appreciation
participation loans?
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Contract that sets forth terms and conditions under which a seller is obligated to render deeds of conveyance to the buyer at some future date
contract for deed
investing in real estate: public
quoted on exchange or easy price access
more of an efficient market
investing in real estate: private
individually negotiated transactions
Public Equity and Public Debt
passive RE management
Private equity and private debt
active RE management