Monday, March 28, 2016

On the Subject of Flipping Foreign Beach Lots for Profit

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A failed Brazilian beach community visited in 2012. Notice that most lots are more than one kilometer from the beach.   I get o...
Thursday, March 24, 2016

Appraisal of a Resort near Victoria, British Columbia

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This was an appraisal done for financial reporting purposes for a Chinese corporation that acquired the resort 2 years previousl...
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Sunday, March 1, 2015

International investment heats up in the renewable energy sector

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Solar-paneled roof of National Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, producing 1 megawatt of electricity My appraisal practice has changed...
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

What is the Future for Bakken Real Estate?

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    Dunn County "man camp" operated by Civeo, itself laying off 45% of staff North Dakota and Canada's Bakken region ...
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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Another appraisal in Puntarenas, Costa Rica

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The subject property was unimproved, mountainous, ocean view land of about 160 acres, located on the Nicoya Peninsula. It has no utili...
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Saturday, December 20, 2014

Latest appraisal in Bakken

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This  appraisal assignment was of a proposed 35-acre business park in the Bakken area in North Dakota in one of the most active counties fo...
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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Mainland China Property REITs to Multiply

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Boundary between Hong Kong, on left, and Shenzhen, China, on right, photographed from Ramada Hotel   I’ve just returned from a recent trip ...
Monday, October 13, 2014

The Issue of Client Pressure on Valuation Results in International Appraisals

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Costa Rican subdivision overlooking the Gulf of Nicoya It has been almost 3 months now since I’ve done a foreign appraisal assignment, and...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014

Shelf corporations in international real estate transactions

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Grand Cayman's famous Ugland House, the address of 19,000 corporations Most readers know what shell companies are. Many offshore...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Appraisal in Lima, Peru

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An interesting cityscape resulting from upzoning approved in the 1990s. Many of the office buildings erected then have a lack of windows. ...
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