Do you think the collapse of the real estate market place is determinism (by design) or randomness (everything means nothing)? We can not deny that we have experienced a “bubble”. A bubble merely transfers a share of the future demand into the present. It’s linked with dramatic valuations and always debt funded. It is this [...]
22
May
2009
Financing Notes: Real Estate Is About Risk Shift
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30
Apr
2009
LEED Sustainable Green Building
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Ask yourself this simple question: What will the world look like for my children’s grandchildren? This is not a question about politics or global warming. This is a question about the legacy we leave.
The real estate industry is responding quickly. “Sustainability”, “LEED”, “carbon credits”, “cap and trade” are terms that are rapidly infiltrating our day [...]