With the 2024 election looming on the horizon, the Democratic Party faces a contradiction. By some important measures, the US economy is booming—third-quarter GDP growth figures were recently adjusted upward to a whopping 5.2 percent—but these numbers aren’t translating into political support for...
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Queensberry Rules of boxing: OK or KO?
ARTICLE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED APRIL 2018 John Shotto Douglas, the ninth Marquess of Queensberry, has two major claims to fame. First he was the nemesis of gay author Oscar Wilde...
The Professor
Price action of USA private and public CRE: show me the data
Price discovery in the private real estate market is always a challenge when there is a sudden change in the market as we have now with COVID-19. As happened during...
The Professor
Learning to live with extreme risk (part 1)
As coronavirus (covid-19) is reshaping the real estate landscape, property professionals need to rethink their approach to extreme risk events. It is now evident that mainstream...
The Professor
Is the town a palimpsest? Discuss
Bemoaning the decline of the UK high street is pointless – it’s basic economics that land use changes according to need, and that means flats and cafés in place of shops For the...
The Professor
Making money from offices – the next step
As placemaking is rapidly changing the urban landscape, the way we view real estate value needs to adapt to meet evolving community demands,wherepeople create places where...
The Professor
Let’s talk about C.H.I.N.A.
Dr Helen Bao (University of Cambridge) introduces her stunning new series on private property ownership in China.
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Commercial Real Estate Returns Drop to Financial Crisis Level
The National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF) tracks the performance of over a half trillion dollars of commercial real estate in the US. Because...
The Professor
Proptech disruption won’t hit any time soon
Proptech evangelists would have you believe that emerging digital technologies can and will be applied imminently to any real estate use, in the process resolving all of the...
The Professor
Time for AAT
Around the world, landlords of all types are being asked by tenants, or even required by governments, to waive rents, grant rent holidays or write off arrears as tenants struggle...