tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137973692011-04-21T14:22:12.576-07:00Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12358596092602410912noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797369.post-1163897195461405532006-11-18T16:44:00.000-08:002006-11-18T16:53:44.280-08:00<strong>Investment by Foreign Individuals in US Real Estate</strong><br /><br />Bankrate.com ran an item titled <a href="http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/real-estate/20061118_adviser_foreigners_buy_homes_a1.asp">Foreigners can buy homes easily in the U.S.</a><br /><br />One site it references is <a href="http://www.buyahouseinamerica.com/">Buy A House in America</a>, which has not launched yet but might be worth a future visit.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13797369-116389719546140553?l=rerp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12358596092602410912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797369.post-1149564663482851252006-06-05T20:19:00.000-07:002006-11-18T17:19:40.816-08:00<strong>Unexpectedly Low Rates of Return for Real Estate</strong><br /><br />In the Journal of Portfolio Management, Special Issue (2005): 32-45, Jeffrey D. Fischer and William N. Goetzmann analyze real estate returns by calculating internal rates of return (IRRs) using actual property sales records.<br /><br />The IRRs they observed ranged by property type from 7.5% to 9.9%.<br /><br />That's much lower than the Korpacz or RERC surveys would lead one to expect. How come?<br /><br />(I read about this in the CFA Digest (May 2006))<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13797369-114956466348285125?l=rerp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12358596092602410912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797369.post-1146256104241737932006-04-28T12:45:00.000-07:002006-04-28T13:28:26.286-07:00<strong>BOMI Institute</strong><br /><br />BOMI Institute International describes itself as a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating professionals who operate, manage, and maintain properties and facilities.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bomi-edu.org">BOMI Institute</a> and <a href="http://www.boma.org">BOMA International</a> are two separate organizations, both dedicated to the commercial property industry.<br /><br />Some of BOMI's offerings:<br /><br /><em>Fundamentals of Real Property Administration<br />Real Property Accounting<br />Real Estate Investment and Finance<br />Asset Management<br />Property Manager's Guide to Commercial Real Estate Law</em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13797369-114625610424173793?l=rerp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12358596092602410912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797369.post-1125342871553433312005-08-29T12:02:00.000-07:002006-04-28T13:30:27.530-07:00<strong>CCIM Institute</strong><br /><br />If you're a licensed real estate broker, salesperson or appraiser and are bored with the usual continuing education fare, the <a href="http://www.ccim.com/education/ccim_education/course_schedule.html">CCIM Institute</a> has some interesting offerings:<br /><br /><strong>Elective Courses</strong><br />CI Intro - Introduction to Commercial Investment Real Estate Analysis<br />CCR - Course Concepts Review<br /><br /><strong>Core Courses</strong><br />CI 101 - Financial Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate<br />CI 102 - Market Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate<br />CI 103 - User Decision Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate<br />CI 104 - Investment Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate<br /><br /><strong>Advanced Education Courses</strong><br />Case Study in Real Estate Analysis<br />Case Studies in Comparative Lease Analysis<br />Case Studies in Acquisition Analysis<br />Advanced Studies in Market Analysis<br /><br /><strong>Online Education Courses</strong><br />Sale Leaseback Analysis: User Perspective<br />Sale Leaseback Analysis: Investor Perspective<br />Commercial Investment Real Estate Taxation<br />Commercial Investment Real Estate Disposition Strategies<br />Understanding IRR and NPV<br /><br />A CCIM <a href="http://www.ccim.com/about/member.html">designation</a> may be earned, and a fast-track program is available to designated members of the Appraisal Institute.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13797369-112534287155343331?l=rerp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12358596092602410912noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797369.post-1125341244175790052005-08-29T11:41:00.000-07:002005-08-29T12:01:19.886-07:00<em>Continuing Legal Education (CLE)</em> has a number of educational offerings of interest to real estate appraisers and others, including:<br /><br />--Commercial Real Estate Leases<br />--Eminent Domain<br />--Land Use Law<br />--Negotiating Leases<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cle.com/dev/">www.cle.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13797369-112534124417579005?l=rerp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12358596092602410912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797369.post-1119338192463598142005-06-21T00:07:00.000-07:002005-06-21T00:20:40.763-07:00It's no secret that MIT have put much if not all of their course material on the web for general access. In there I found a number of real estate courses:<br /><a href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-021jSpring2004/CourseHome/index.htm">Real Estate Economics</a><br /><a href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-431JReal-Estate-Finance-and-InvestmentFall2002/CourseHome/index.htm">Real Estate Finance</a><br /><a href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-432JReal-Estate-Finance---Investments-II--Macro-Level-Analysis---Advanced-TopicsSpring2003/CourseHome/index.htm">Real Estate Finance II</a><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13797369-111933819246359814?l=rerp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12358596092602410912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797369.post-1119211693480929402005-06-19T13:05:00.000-07:002005-06-19T13:08:13.483-07:00This blog is for my own personal reference. View it at your own risk.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13797369-111921169348092940?l=rerp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12358596092602410912noreply@blogger.com0