Real Estate Tools

Walkable Urbanity and Survival of Shopping Centers Powerpoint

Space-Flexible, Productive, and Cost-effective by Peter Allen
(requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Whether your company is a one-person operation or employs 1,000 it is essential to evaluate and reevaluate your space needs continually.

Real Estate Development Feasibility Chart (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

There are many factors to review when considering a real estate transaction.  To help people think through the risks associated with the development of new or rehabilitated property, Peter Allen created a chart that briefly describes the sequential steps one must go through in order to qualify a development as a possible success.

Rent Justified Costs v. Cost Justified Rents

This short spreadsheet is helpful in thinking about the budget for a new development.  Should the cost of the project drive the future rents? Or, should the rents for an area drive the cost of the project?

Annotated Real Estate Analysis Spreadsheet

This very detailed spreadsheet, created by former student Rob Cory, is fully annotated and explains all the elements included in a real estate analysis.  The example shown is for a hypothetical development on property owned by the University of Michigan.  The analysis is done with optimistic, pessimistic and realistic terms, to show all the analysis needed when considering a potential real estate endeavor.

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