Developments relating to mortgage REITs

MSCI host a webinar to explore the Q4 2018 results for the MSCI Global Quarterly Property Fund Index followed by a discussion on the role of disruptive technologies in real estate. With technology impacting the role real estate plays on a tenant’s business model, investors will need to understand a tenant’s strategy in much greater detail going forward.

Gain an understanding of overhead allocation and its role in assuring projects are profitable. This topic will include a clear definition of what costs are actually overhead to be applied to jobs. The information will define the specific costs that are direct vs. those that are indirect as part of the overhead total costs to be allocated. Then we will look into the various methods to allocate overhead with a few key case studies on how the method you choose will impact each jobs profitability, and the practical applications you can use in your daily roles and apply to your business.

Commercial landlords still coping with past-due rents and soaring vacancies are aggressively seeking ways to protect their financial interests and minimize loss. Meanwhile, distressed tenants are turning to the Bankruptcy Code to safeguard their assets from creditors. The Bankruptcy Code offers protections to both commercial landlords and tenants but raises a number of complex legal issues. Commercial landlords must develop strategies to anticipate and protect against the fallout from tenant bankruptcy.

Real Estate Investment and Capital Markets examines at an intermediate to senior level the intersection of real estate space markets and real estate capital markets by exploring in depth the Four Quadrants of Real Estate Finance: (1) private debt, (2) public debt, (3) private equity, and (4) public equity, and their application to real estate space markets, as well as exploring derivative markets that involve real estate.