Posts for A Student of the Real Estate Game


IRR Miscalculations Waste Time and Money

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
March 5, 2010 at 10:14 am
The IRR is a useful metric to compare returns on projects with different funding, holding, and distribution patterns. However, there is a common mistake people make when converting ... (more)

USGBC’s Top 10 Pieces of Pending ‘Green Building’ Legislation

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
March 3, 2010 at 11:02 am
The USGBC recently posted a list of pending green legislation, most of which is still in the House or Senate. The unprecedented amount of pending legislation can/will have a huge ... (more)

Guest Post: Investing in Central America

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
March 1, 2010 at 1:28 pm
We often hear about opportunities in investing in developing countries, however we rarely consider the difficulties associated with investing in unknown markets with different ... (more)

How to Get Rich

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
February 26, 2010 at 11:30 am
I hope everyone in the Northeast is braving this snowstorm. As I often like to do on Fridays, I want to pass along an inspirational, non-real estate specific post. This is a classic ... (more)

Back-Of-The-Envelope (BOE) Analysis

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
February 10, 2010 at 6:31 pm
Early on in the real estate game it’s important to manage your time effectively. This is made much easier by an approach referred to as back-of-the-envelope analysis (BOE). ... (more)

Interview with Urban Visions: The Importance of Sustainability

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
February 8, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Our nation is expected to grow by nearly 90 million people over the next 30 years. We face a critical choice: do we grow by sprawl and continue the destruction of biodiversity, ... (more)

How Bad 2009 Was for Building Sales And What 2010 Might Bring: A Jump in Sales Volume, Though Flat Pricing at Best

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
February 7, 2010 at 12:24 pm
Robert Knakal of sales firm Massey Knakal is one of the foremost authorities on the New York City real estate market. His latest newsletter recaps New York City’s building ... (more)

Columbia University Real Estate Finance on iTunes

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
February 5, 2010 at 5:03 pm
I’m happy to report that I’ve tracked down and removed the code that has been affecting my site and causing the redirect. If you’re still experiencing issues ... (more)

e2 Design – Sustainability Series

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
February 3, 2010 at 12:45 pm
*I want to first let everyone know that there has been an insidious hack on my blog that automatically redirects traffic away from my blog to spam sites. It’s a huge inconvenience, ... (more)

The Best LEED Credentialing Resource I’ve Seen

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
February 1, 2010 at 9:43 am
For a while now I’ve been contemplating getting my LEED Certification. Well, not deciding whether or not to get it, but deciding exactly when to get it. When I graduate from ... (more)

10 Commercial Real Estate Blogs to Watch in 2010

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
January 29, 2010 at 11:03 am
1. The Llenrock Group Blog Follow @LlenrockGroup The Llenrock Group is a real estate advisory and investment banking firm based in my hometown, Philly. They offer a variety of ... (more)

Guest Post: The Role of the Real Estate Financial Analyst

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
November 19, 2009 at 7:59 am
By: Jon, with input from the team at www.argusvaluation.com What do financial analysts do in real estate?  While in real estate there are a variety of roles a financial analyst ... (more)

“A Crisis of Unprecedented Proportions is Approaching”

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
November 16, 2009 at 1:43 pm
It seems that everyone these days has a prediction about the commercial real estate market. Sayings such as “keep it clean until 13″ have emerged based on nothing more ... (more)

Clemson University Master of Real Estate Development Program Review

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
November 12, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Kyle Evans is a recent graduate of the Clemson University Master of Real Estate Development program and was nice enough to take some time out of his schedule to write a thorough ... (more)

ULI Fall Meeting Review: What the Global Leaders Had to Say in San Francisco

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
November 10, 2009 at 5:36 pm
This past week much of the real estate community flocked to San Francisco where over 6,100 professionals, including some of the biggest names in real estate, attended the ULI Fall ... (more)

Jim Chaffin – Advice For Students and Would-Be Developers

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
November 9, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Jim Chaffin is cofounder and president of Chaffin/Light Associates, a firm that specializes in resort and recreational communities (http://chaffinlight.com/). He provided the following ... (more)

Sam Zell: Modern Sardine Management Circa 1986

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
November 5, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Sam Zell is a smart smart dude. I recently came across an article he wrote in 1986, during a major real estate downturn. Many of the concerns he pointed out over 23 years ago are ... (more)

Commercial Real Estate Outlook: Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Richard Parkus)

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
November 4, 2009 at 4:06 pm
This post may be a bit late, but it’s still relevant and worth a look. Richard Parkus, head of CMBS research at Deutsche Bank, gave a detailed presentation on the deteriorating ... (more)

USC Lusk Center for Real Estate Development Program Review

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
October 31, 2009 at 11:58 am
Happy Halloween everyone! John Drachman is a recent graduate of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate Development.  John graciously provided his insights into the program. John ... (more)

ASotREG Update: Career and Advice Pages Added to Homepage

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
October 29, 2009 at 12:51 pm
From its inception, this blog has been dedicated to helping individuals who were looking to get into the real estate game by providing useful resources, reviewing higher-education ... (more)

My New Favorite Resource for NYC Commercial Real Estate Coverage

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
October 26, 2009 at 11:33 am
New Yorkers have an obsession with real estate, which is best exemplified by the shear number of sites, blogs, newsletters, papers, and conferences covering every transaction, ... (more)

Real Estate Investment Banking: What is it and is it the right career for you?

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
October 21, 2009 at 10:00 am
To me, real estate investment banking always seemed like a glamorous aspect of the business, however until today, I didn’t really know what it was or what it involved. The ... (more)

Poorvu on CMBSs and Linneman Talks Football

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
October 12, 2009 at 1:08 pm
I’ve come across a few things recently that I’ve found interesting, but they didn’t seem substantial enough to warrant an entire blog post so I decided to combine ... (more)

Guest Post From Bruce Kirsch (REFM): Is Real Estate the Right Career for You?

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
September 28, 2009 at 11:19 am
This is a guest post from Bruce Kirsch, founder of Real Estate Financial Modeling, a unique financial modeling tutorial service. Bruce has an MBA from Wharton with a focus in real ... (more)

Manual Iterations, IRR Lookback’s, and Other Useful Excel Models

From A Student of the Real Estate Game
September 25, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Financial modeling is one of the most important skills that a real estate professional can have in his arsenal. Building complex models in excel should be second nature, however ... (more)