Download a full, high-resolution version of the Fall 2009 issue of Property World by clicking here.
Individual articles:
- "Are We There Yet?" - Marc Louargand, FRICS, cautions that even while the rest of the economy appears to be recovering, the commercial real estate market will likely lag behind.
- "Toward Sustainable Finance: The Trouble with Asset Values" - Dennis Webb, FRICS, argues for applying concepts of long-term sustainability to financial processes—essentially telling the truth about value—as short-term asset valuation models continue to feed economic turmoil.
- "Site Specific Art: Where Real Estate and the Art World Intersect" - Beverly Schreiber Jacoby, FRICS, explains why site specific art must be valued not only by its intrinsic qualities but on the merits of the location.
- "Ten Principles for Sustainable Property Underwriting & Valuation" - Scott Muldavin, FRICS, presents ten key principles of sustainable property underwriting and valuation devised by the Green Building Finance Consortium.
- "Canada’s Real Estate Markets" - Sheila Botting, FRICS, looks into why the Canadian economy and commercial real estate market are proving more durable during the global financial crisis.
- "Mexico in Time of Crisis: The Impact of GM’s Bankruptcy on Mexico’s Industrial Real Estate and Economy" - Oscar J. Franck Terrazas, MRICS, assesses the impact of General Motors’ bankruptcy on Mexico’s industrial and commercial real estate—and economy overall.
- "The Challenge of Real Estate Investment In Italy" - Marzia Morena, MRICS, details the role played by Local Public Administrations in Italian town transformation and redevelopment processes.
- "The Value of Continuous Program Assessment: A Construction Owner’s Perspective" - Alexia Nalewaik, MRICS, advocates for involving the auditor on a continuous basis to ensure construction projects stay on budget and on schedule.
- "Concern in the Caribbean: Strategies for Surviving the Economic Crisis" - Steve Rajpatty, MRICS, writes in the July-September 2009 issue of Caribbean Construction Digest that maintaining the status quo in Caribbean construction is not a program for success.