Are there any particular topics you would like us to address in the next few months? Thanks for your readership and have a Happy 4th of July! 1. Our 2011... read more →
In equity joint venture transactions, it is often the case that the profit sharing split thresholds, which trigger the sliding of cash flow distribution shares successively in greater favor of... read more →
The other day I was pitched by a group who wanted my thoughts on their startup business idea. The pitch was in essence "Regus for retail", which meant that they... read more →
Selling skills. Anyone can change a revenue growth rate assumption in Excel from 2% to 3%. A monkey could do that, too. But while you can't teach a monkey to... read more →
If entrepreneurs create most of the jobs, then we need to create more entrepreneurs. Most will fail, but we need to encourage as many as we can to try, to... read more →
Textbook supplemental audio interviews Syllabus for self-study course from REFM
People often ask me about the "clawback" provision in real estate private equity funds. Note that this is not the same thing as the "catch-up" mechanism, which you can read about... read more →
The other day I came across a fascinating 3-part series of papers from 2001 on the Working Papers page of the Zell-Lurie Center for Real Estate website: The Impact of New Information... read more →
Below I will share my thoughts on how students can DEMONSTRATE their passion for working in the real estate business. First off, future real estate executives, please understand the following... read more →
