Chapter 4 Lecture Flashcards
how do you estimate rent for office space?
comps
The amount of rentable area on one whole floor; sometimes called the footprint
floor plate
capital stacks
LU
most critical aspect of any investing
market research
imperative that you are knowledgable about both _____ and _______
space and capital markets
vast majority of RE jobs require some level of _____
market research
Why market research is needed?
- Investment analysts and portfolio managers =>Day in day out decisions - for rational acquisition decisions, - for managing the existing investment portfolio, - to facilitate operating management decisions
Why do we need to research?
- Tenants need to know a fair price to pay (and owners to charge) - Owners need rent and expense information
=> To forecast cash flow
=> To determine if property performing properly
- Investors need sales data to determine valuation levels in capital market
=> To decide if to buy or sell
=> To be able to borrow money against asset
appraisal
LU
broker opinions
LU
_______ (city) is the best grocer anchor in the USA
Houston
property economics
LU
cannibalization models
LU
______, ______, and ______ data changes
rent, values. economic
research is a forward looking process
Use historical information to start
Make “intelligent” or at least informed predictions about the future
period from idea to getting rent checks
gestation period
market analysis: 3 primary types of data to track down
market data
property data
financial data
market data: 3 categories
demographic
- objective
economic
- objective
lifestyle (psychographics)
- subjective (need to hire people to do psychographic analysis)
Market data: demographics
- means “to describe the people”
- includes population statistics
- includes household statistics by:
- used to understand potential demand for commercial real estate
demographics includes population statistics by:
age, race, sex, education & occupation
demographics includes household statistics
income tenure (own or rent)
house value
demographics used to understand potential demand for commercial real estate
=> ie walmart (middle income, households)
=> ie harley davidson (older, higher income males)
Market data demographic: used at different __________
geographical levels or delineations
- general market analysis
- site analysis
city level statistics generally used
general market analysis
data on smaller geographic levels preferred (want to get down to neighborhood level)
site analysis
market data: economic
- primarily employment by industry
- employment indicators provide insight into the nature of the demand for space
employment data is usually described in 3 ways:
- workforce characteristics
- type of employment
- total employment
attributes that describe the workforce
workforce characteristics
attributes that describe the workforce, including:
- percentage of population employed
- educational levels
- skills in the existing workforce
categorized by the kind of work performed
type of employment
categorized by the kind of work performed, i.e.:
white collar
- executive, professional, and service
blue collar
- manufacturing, skilled trades, and service
the total amount of employers, employees, and total earnings in a specified area
total employment
Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC)
Developed by US Census Bureau, used from 1930-1997
Focused on manufacturer’s end-product
- Underrepresented telecommunications and software
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
- Developed as byproduct of NAFTA
- Focuses on the production process and is much more detailed
- 350 more industries than SIC
market data: lifestyle (psychographics)
- refers to intangible characteristics of a local economy
- are not quantifiable, but may have significant effect on population size
- influences demand for commercial real estate
lifestyle characteristics include:
- recreational opportunity
- intellectual and education opportunity
- cultural trends and values
- community identity
an abundance of recreational opportunities or lack of opportunities can affect
pop size and subsequently demand
i.e. colorado is known for its outdoor sports and rec activities and draws people with those interests
recreational opportunity
areas with large numbers of colleges and universities may draw a more highly educated work population than areas with fewer such facilities
intellectual and education opportunity
some communities become popular and attract people following a trend
cultural trends and values
i.e. group of artists move to an inexpensive (didnt get last words)
cultural trends and values
some communities have a distinct identity that may attract certain people or businesses
community identity
i.e. research and technical areas draw research and professional workers and businesses
community identity
gather self
primary source
call tenants and ask what paying (time consuming)
primary source
go to courthouse to determine tax levels
primary source
go to city for utility costs
primary source
interview prospective employees for salary data
primary source
use someone else’s data
secondary source
talk to a broker about recent lease and sales transactions
secondary source
obtain published market data sources on rents and values
secondary source
go to government for statistical data
secondary source
i.e. census data
secondary source
i.e. stacking
primary source