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REITS

Weingarten Reality Investors: -Weingarten, which started as a Grocery chain in Houston, developed solely into a REIT by the 1980’s. -The company current has 33 officers that collectively own less than a fourth of the firm. – Roughly a third … Continue reading

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TOPIC #4: Public Restrictions on Ownership

When you own any property within a governing body, there are restrictions that apply depending on where you choose to purchase real estate. A common public restriction that applies to any property within the United States is power of eminent … Continue reading

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TOPIC #3: Private Restrictions on Ownership

A private restriction on the ownership of property is always a privately arranged agreement made between two or more parties often covered in contract that is overseen by an expert in real estate law, and can be enforced by the … Continue reading

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TOPIC #2: Supply & Demand in a Real Estate Context and Basics of Urban Development, Market Research

Supply & Demand: Supply and demand will often follow the basic economic principles that dictate how a limited good is priced in the market, but it has some characteristics that run counter to how other demanded goods fluctuate, from local to … Continue reading

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TOPIC #1: Real Estate as an Investment

There are several ways to approach  investing in real estate that can resemble or deviate from how you typically would invest in other sources such as securities and commodities. The similarities between real estate investments and other potential sources can be … Continue reading

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About Myself

Hi, My name is Stuart Sharp, I am currently a senior Finance major attending Texas A&M University and taking Dr. Peterson’s Real Estate Investment Analysis class. I am also involved in in student organizations such as Delta Sigma Pi Business … Continue reading

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