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Multifamily REITs: Columbia's Opportunity to Attract Foreign Capital

The real estate market in Colombia has been very active during the past decade. Government spending through a free housing initiative and the stable and favorable political environment have ... stable and favorable political environment have incentivized capital flow into the country. All asset classes have benefited from the investments. Commercial real estate developments have taken advantage

Constitutional Constraints on Using Eminent Domain to Write-Down Underwater Mortgages

political factors worked in unison to artificially inflate the selling price of residential homes within many U.S. markets.1 When the market could stand no more inflation, the metaphorical bubble burst ... ) economic and political theorists fundamentally opposed to redistributive social policies, and (b) parties heavily involved in secondary market finance who would actually be affected by the Plan. When viewed

Executive Profile: Sam Zell

contrarian investment philosophy, had recently completed the now legendary EOP sale to Blackstone, and was moving toward closing the deal for the Tribune Co. ... gotta start thinking instead of just doing.” I have a philosophy that there’s some kind of a minimum intelligence quotient that is required to be successful in my world. I have no idea what that is, but

When Private Property Rights Collide With Growth Management Legislation

) are increasingly being forced to confront. We assess the problems with creating truly intelligent urban and suburban growth, from political pressures to inconsistent judicial determinations to NIMBYs to ... smart growth efforts from local political manipulation, and create durable land use solutions that address the inherent conflicts of interest involved. If we fail to do so, smart growth efforts will

Portfolio Vol. IV N 1

disbelief in 'emocracy gives us the key to Thomas Carlyle's political philosophy. He looked about him and saw the terrible social and economic conditions that the Industrial Revolution had brought to England ... Past and Present, Charterism, and Hero-Worship. "To Carlyle democracy was equally abhorrent in theory and practice, idiotic in idea, and in fact inexcusable." To Carlyle the democratic philosophy was

State Intervention to (Un)manage Growth

land use concepts is presented to show how free market principles have not been entirely realized. As with the political philosophy, the term “libertarian” implies antagonistic attitudes towards ... political popularity123 rather than local need.124 Libertarian land use asserts that a person who has legally acquired property should rightly be able to use his or her property in any way that does not

Science, institutional archives and open access: an overview and a pilot survey on the Italian cancer research institutions

The Italian research institutions in the field of oncology are moving the first steps towards the philosophy of OA. The main effort should be the implementation of common procedures also in order to ... to publish research articles in OA journals. Among the most recent Italian initiatives aimed at promoting the OA philosophy, it is worth mentioning the launch in 2008 of the Italian wiki on open

Science, institutional archives and open access: an overview and a pilot survey on the Italian cancer research institutions

institutions in the field of oncology are moving the first steps towards the philosophy of OA. The main effort should be the implementation of common procedures also in order to connect scientific publications ... Italian initiatives aimed at promoting the OA philosophy, it is worth mentioning the launch in 2008 of the Italian wiki on open access[8], conceived as a reference point on Italian projects and best

Portfolio Vol. V N 2

French he had founded his philosophy of life—J'oie de vivre. Until two weeks ago, Mr. Pringle was very satisfied with his life, but upon thinking of what he might be missing, he came to breakfast one ... not come home for three days and three nights, Mary began to suspect the true meaning of her husband's philosophy, but like the long lists of history's faithful wives, she continued to keep the grate

The Value of Flexibility: A Finance Application of Options to Real Estate

Real estate is among the most strategic of businesses. Each property class has both independent and linked economic, demographic, and political constituents. Moreover, there are dozens of parties ... Liabilities, 81 Journal of Political Economy (No. 3) 637-654 (1973), available at . 13 (historical effective rents since 1990 were gathered using REIS Metro Market Report, and used to derive volatility and

included “we are victims of reverse racism and political correctness” (22%), “this issue is too trivial to get this amount of attention” (14%), and “this costs too much and should not be a priority (8 ... , and impact of culturally insensitive athletic mascots. These outcomes would fit well within introductory-level history, philosophy, and principles courses. 2) Upper-level undergraduate students should

Alumni Highlights: Ravikanth Pamidimukkala (Baker '17), RedSky Capital, LLC

development shop that provided upside and deal flow, and that supported a cohesive philosophy, RedSky was a great fit. WHAT CONSIDERATIONS GO INTO YOUR INVESTMENT/DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS WHEN EVALUATING

Galisteo Basin Preserve

dwellings. For a variety of economic and political reasons, three previous developers failed to develop the area. Commonweal formed in 2003 to act as the arbiter in facilitating both the development and ... , “extensive, daunting, and perhaps idealistic.” This is intentional. Commonweal’s philosophy has been to include all lofty goals knowing that some might be unachieveable, versus targeting a few goals and trying

sufficient in meeting Title IX. The 1978 interpretation provided the guidance needed to more fully understand the requirements of the law. Due to political pressure and multiple investigations brought against ... sports in news releases from the women's sports foundation . International Journal of Sport Communication , 3 , 178 - 197 . Boxill , J. ( 1993 ). Title IX and gender equity . Journal of the Philosophy of

Workforce Housing in New York City: A Case Study of Urban American, LLC

a REIT (the “Fund” mentioned in the quote), elaborates on the tenant component of Urban’s investment strategy: “[Urban American’s] philosophy is that both landlord and tenant have a long-term interest ... that the decontrol threshold remains constant, which is at best a dicey assumption, given the political nature of rent stabilizations laws. Each unit’s affordability, expressed as a percentage of Area

2013 Industry Leader Profile: Gerald D. Hines

PHILOSOPHY You seem like a person who appreciates not only good design, but also simplicity – as exemplified by your use of the slide rule. d o you think real estate analysis has become too technical and ... be an avid biker, runner, backpacker, skier and so on. Can you tell us how your outdoorsmanship feeds your professional philosophy? Actually I don’t run that much anymore, but I am still doing the

2017 Real Estate Industry Leader Award

Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Philosophy from Yale University, and a Masters in Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania. Rose eventually left the family company to found Jonathan Rose

Arenavirus as a potential etiological agent of odontogenic tumours in humans

the North of Uganda, a missionary hospital in the middle of the savanna which has been isolated for 27 years due to political unrest, lack of roads and poverty. At St. Mary’s Hospital in 2018, the

Portfolio Vol. V N 1

much too disconcerting. The philosophy of manana (always put off until tomorrow what you don't feel like doing today; or if you must do it today, for goodness sake take your time about it) is much more ... was fascinated by the white nape of his secretary's neck. Arlova was human. She came when he called. But later, when she was condemned for treason because of his political ironies, he did not come to

Pyroptosis: a new paradigm of cell death for fighting against cancer

. Established tumors are typified with immunosuppressive TME, which reduces infiltration of T cells and restricts the anti-tumor activity of cytotoxic T cells. Philosophy of cancer biology has now been shifting