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News and Stories related to Real Estate Finance and Development

The Role of Politics in Real Estate

What is the role politicians play in real estate? I currently teach a course called private public real estate projects. In that course, a topic which is often discussed is the interplay between the political stakeholders in the community and private...

The Case for Public Private Real Estate Projects

Public-Private Real Estate Development projects are a critical source for the creation of space in cities in America today. Charter schools are swiftly changing the landscape of education across America today. Infrastructure projects are benefiting from private...

Opportunity Zones Take Center Stage

Finally, the US Treasury Department has outlined the rules of the Opportunity Zones. An Opportunity ZoneĀ is a low-income census tract with an individual poverty rate of at least 20 percent and median family income no greater than 80 percent of the area median. This...

New York City Real Estate – Go Condo? Go Rental?

Today the ongoing question for real estate development professions is common....should we create rental or condo buildings? With a consistently increasing interest rate environment and stagnant income growths, the market for condo sales seems to get tighter and...