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Spreadsheet Supplement for case 395118

The JKJ pension fund currently has $187 million invested in 14 properties. Sarah Griffin, the portfolio manager for real estate, needs to value each of the properties and recommend which ones should be sold and which ones to hold. She further needs to recommend guidelines for new investments and the appropriate portfolio for a major pension fund.

A major shopping center developer and an insurance company form a joint venture to develop a 900,000 square foot super-regional shopping center. Describes the nine-year struggle to deal with market, regulatory, and financial issues to get the project ready for construction. However, there is now a need for additional equity, and the partners must decide if they should still go forward with the project and how the partnership should be restructured.

Spreadsheet Supplement for case 394200

Jonathan Potter is considering an investment in the newly formed McArthur/Glen Real Estate Investment Trust. The case gives some background on real estate investment trusts and their history. Also discusses manufacturers' outlet shopping centers, the type of real estate that McArthur/Glen Realty owns and develops. The REIT industry is experiencing explosive growth, and it is important to assess its role and viability both as part of the real estate industry and as part of the overall market for public securities.

Allison Porter, a loan officer for Chemical Bank, must decide whether to make a construction loan on a 216-unit apartment building to be built in Savannah, Georgia. In teaching this case, one begins by looking at the economics, marketing data, etc., of the proposed apartment building and then one discusses the kinds of terms and conditions the bank should impose.

Spreadsheet Supplement for case 381081

Judy and John DeRight, looking to diversify their investment portfolios, have retained Angus Cartwright, Jr. to identify prospective real estate acquisitions. Mr. Cartwright has four potential properties that he feels merit an in-depth financial analysis. The case provides an opportunity to examine the various components of real estate return--cash flow, tax benefits, and futures--and measure the profitability of a proposed investment through the calculation of net present value, internal rate of return, and capitalization rate.