Tag: Real Estate Investment

How Vulnerable is Commercial Real Estate to a Cyber Attack? (4 mins)

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Issues around cyber security are nothing new for companies in the digital age but considering the recent headlines around the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the Equifax Credit Reporting hack, a new emphasis on how we in commercial real estate think about data protection might be warranted. Data breaches commonly involve the taking of consumer data,… Continue Reading How Vulnerable is Commercial Real Estate to a Cyber Attack? (4 mins)

How FASB’s New Guidance on Lease Accounting Will Affect Co-Working Companies (4 mins)

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Beginning December 15th, 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) Accounting Standards Update (ASU) issued in February 2016 will go into effect, requiring organizations that lease assets to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases. The ASU will take effect for public companies for… Continue Reading How FASB’s New Guidance on Lease Accounting Will Affect Co-Working Companies (4 mins)

Innovations in “Big Data” Are Impacting Real Estate Investment (4 mins)

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  Big data analysis and data science techniques applied to public and private datasets is nothing new, but recent growth in the quality of information and its use in commercial real estate is. Commercial real estate is a $12 trillion industry and the ability to make better data-driven decisions can save time and money for… Continue Reading Innovations in “Big Data” Are Impacting Real Estate Investment (4 mins)

Office investment activity in India

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When I was working at Deloitte, many of our clients that were US based real estate investment management companies approached us to help structure exits for their investments in India. The regulations laid down several restrictions on foreign investors. The added layer of complexity was the absence of a mechanism for absorption of stabilized product.… Continue Reading Office investment activity in India

LIBOR: The World’s Most Important Number is Going Away, What’s Next?

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Some called it the “world’s most important number” and by the end of 2021 it will no longer be published, according to the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority. The absence of the now infamous LIBOR benchmark may force market participants to rethink credit calculations, standardized benchmarks, lease contracts, and financial reference calculations such as the “risk-free… Continue Reading LIBOR: The World’s Most Important Number is Going Away, What’s Next?

Industrial Real Estate Impacts from a Flourishing Cannabis Market

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On November 6, 2012, Colorado Amendment 64 was passed by initiative, thereby legalizing the recreational use of cannabis. Once Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed the law into place, a brand-new industry was born: the cannabis industry. Since then, seven states and the District of Columbia have adopted expansive laws legalizing marijuana for recreational use. Naturally, industrial… Continue Reading Industrial Real Estate Impacts from a Flourishing Cannabis Market

DSS Wrap-Up: Middle Market CRE Lending with Mark Fogel of ACRES Capital

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Cornell’s Baker Program in Real Estate welcomed Mark Fogel of ACRES Capital to campus on August 31st for its first Distinguished Speaker Series event of the 2017-2018 academic year.  ACRES Capital has a unique business model that meets the needs of developers who are unable to secure debt from traditional sources, particularly for construction and… Continue Reading DSS Wrap-Up: Middle Market CRE Lending with Mark Fogel of ACRES Capital

Distinguished Speaker Series: Meir Cohen, Cohen Equities

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By Dustin Dunham Cornell’s Baker Program in Real Estate is honored to welcome Meir Cohen, CEO of Cohen Equities, as the next featured guest in its Distinguished Speaker Series on September 7, 2017. Cohen Equities is an institutional quality real estate investment platform with an exceptional track record of opportunistic acquisitions. Under Mr. Cohen’s leadership,… Continue Reading Distinguished Speaker Series: Meir Cohen, Cohen Equities