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- April 1996 (Revised March 1997)
- Case
Jason Bosworth
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Jason Bosworth is a real estate investor who wants to purchase apartments for a $300 million limited partnership in which he is the general partner. This case is part of a negotiation game simulation that includes Sunshine Villas, Silver Lane Apartments, and Major... View Details
- April 1996 (Revised August 2005)
- Case
Jedi Bank
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Major Insurance Co. is a $15 billion insurance company that is an active, multi-family mortgage leader. This case is part of a negotiation game simulation that also includes Sunshine Villas, Silver Lane Apartments, and Jason Bosworth. View Details
- April 1996
- Case
Silver Lane Apartments
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Scott Johnson is a successful developer of single-family and multi-family housing who specializes in renovating and turning around poorly performing apartments in good locations. He plans to sell a 506-unit property for portfolio and estate planning purposes. This case... View Details
- April 1996
- Case
Sunshine Villas
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Ms. Courtney Lowe is president and sole owner of CL Development. She is looking to sell Sunshine Villas to pay off her bank and make a profit. This case is part of a negotiation game simulation that includes Jason Bosworth, Silver Lane Apartments, and Major Insurance... View Details
- January 1996
- Teaching Note
Domik Project, The TN
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Teaching Note for (9-395-104). View Details
- December 1995
- Teaching Note
Bourland Companies, The TN
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Teaching Note for (9-395-151). View Details
- December 1995 (Revised April 1996)
- Teaching Note
JKJ Pension Fund TN
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Teaching Note for (9-395-133). View Details
- December 1995
- Teaching Note
Millegan Creek Apartments, The TN
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Teaching Note for (9-395-118). View Details
- December 1995
- Teaching Note
Schneider Building, The TN
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Teaching Note for (9-396-043). View Details
Keywords: Real Estate Industry
- December 1995 (Revised December 1995)
- Case
Yale University Investments Office
By: Josh Lerner and Jay O. Light
Yale University's investment office was responsible for managing its endowment, which totaled nearly $4 billion in June 1995. Yale had developed a rather different approach to endowment management, including substantial investments in "less efficient" equity markets... View Details
Keywords: Assets; Private Equity; Investment; Investment Return; Management; Markets; Strategy; Education Industry
- November 1995
- Teaching Note
Colliers International Property Consultants TN
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Sarah Gant
Teaching Note for (9-490-049). View Details
Keywords: Real Estate Industry
- November 1995 (Revised August 1996)
- Case
Colliers International Property Consultants, Inc.: Organizational Integration
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop
- August 1995 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Cricket Road, 503
By: William J. Poorvu and Donald A. Brown
In September 2003, Mason Sexton, a young, inexperienced developer, was making plans to replace a rooming house he had inherited next to the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville with a new 14-unit, 5-story apartment house. His attempts to assemble the... View Details
- August 1995 (Revised January 2007)
- Case
The Schneider Building
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
In May 1995, Jonathan Schneider, the president of the Schneider Co., is faced with several related problems. First, he needs to find a new facility that can accommodate his expanding business. Second, he needs to decide whether to lease or purchase this new facility.... View Details
- summer 1995
- Article
Hedging Portfolios with Real Assets
By: K. A. Froot
- February 1995 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
The Bourland Companies
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Michael Bourland, the president of the Bourland Companies, needs to refinance two properties, an office building in southern New Hampshire and a retail property in Massachusetts. He is considering three alternatives: a renewal of a bank mini-perm, a 15-year mortgage... View Details
- January 1995 (Revised January 1995)
- Case
USAA: Business Process Review for the Great Lakes Region (Abridged)
By: James L. Heskett
Presents the results of a service process analysis of USAA's claims processing activity in its Great Lakes Region. Explores not only issues of redesigning the process but also the organizational implications of various alternatives. View Details
- December 1994 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
The Millegan Creek Apartments
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Fleet Bank is considering a construction loan for a 390-unit apartment project in Austin, Texas. The case describes the location, market, product, and other real estate factors the bank needs to consider in making this loan. Also discusses the financial and... View Details
- December 1994 (Revised December 1995)
- Case
The JKJ Pension Fund
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
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... View Details