Assignment 1 (1-page double space): Here are many sites that provide articles related to the current real estate investment climate. Go to a site like Institutional Real Estate, Inc. (www.irei.com) or one that you find by using a search engine like Google (www.google.com) to search for a phrase like real estate capital market trends and find an article related to the current investment climate. Summarize the current investment climate either for the national market or for a particular property type and /or location. Can you find examples of recent deals that provide insights into the investment climate? (Chapter 10 in the textbook)
Assignment 2 (1-page double space): Use the Google search engine to find a recent article provide an executive summary of the article. Explain how related to investment in commercial real estate and it relates to the material in this chapter. (Chapter 11 in the textbook)