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RECA Commercial Unit 2 (Complete
Verified Solutions).
Commercial real estate assets have a number of attributes that make them unique relative to
other types of investments. These attributes include the following: (x10) - ✔✔✔ - 1. They
involve land
2.Transaction time frames are long
3. Transaction costs are high
4. they are expensive
5. They are long lasting
6. Highly regulated
7. have a long production cycle
8. are management intensive
9. are heterogeneous
10. Involve measuring return on investment
1. Long-lasting, Durable Goods
2. Expensive, High-valued (left for well capitalized investors)
3. Transaction Costs: Due diligence and commissions alone comprise about three to five percent
of transaction costs.
4. Transaction Time Frame
5. Land
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6. Heterogeneous: every parcel of land is unique so every commercial real estate asset is unique.
However, improvements are rarely identical as unique site characteristics, land use regulations,
and the market often require different solutions from developers.
7. Return Measures
8. Management Intensive
9. Long Production Cycle: it takes time to develop and construct new commercial real estate
assets to meet the needs of the expanding population. This results in the real estate supply
being relatively slow to respond to changes in demand (i.e. inelastic supply).
10. Highly Regulated
Inelastic supply - ✔✔✔ - there is a limited supply. To illustrate, many cities are geographically
constrained and have a Land Use Bylaw that limits the ability to change the use of a parcel of
land. This results in a relatively inelastic supply of land for commercial purposes. Inelastic supply
means the supply cannot readily adjust to changes in demand or price.
four major commercial real estate asset product types according to Real Capital Analytics -
✔✔✔ - Office: Refers to real estate primarily used for office space
Retail: Refers to retail properties, such as strip centres or neighbourhood, community, regional
and super-regional shopping malls
Industrial: Refers to real estate for industrial use, such as distribution, manufacturing, or
warehouse facilities and data centres
Apartment: Refers to multi-family rental properties.
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Other miscellaneous product types include hotels, leisure (e.g golf courses), and special use (e.g.
casinos)
3 miscellaneous product types - ✔✔✔ - hotel, leisure (e.g. golf courses), and special use (e.g.
casinos).
Categorization by Building Class - ✔✔✔ - For example, office properties are often categorized
as Class A, B, or C.
Categorization by Number of Storeys - ✔✔✔ - For example, apartment properties are classified
as either garden complexes (one or more low-rise buildings consisting of four storeys or less) or
mid/high-rise projects (one or more buildings consisting of four storeys or greater).
Categorization by building's Property Location - ✔✔✔ - For example, in addition to building
class, office properties are often categorized based on their location as either central business
district (CBD) or suburban.
Categorization by building's Type - ✔✔✔ - For example, the International Council of Shopping
Centres (ICSC) defines different types of shopping centres according to size (gross leasable area
and land area), types of tenants, and trade area.
The length of time for the Commercial Real Estate Asset Life Cycle process varies considerably
depending on a number of factors, including the following: (x5) - ✔✔✔ - The real estate asset's
product type
The size and complexity of the project
The regulatory environment
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The need for related infrastructure
The financial and operational capability of the investor(s)
A typical commercial real estate asset undergoes three phases during its life cycle: - ✔✔✔ -
Phase I: Land Acquisition and Development
Phase II: Building Construction
Phase III: Operations and Asset Management
Phase I: Land Acquisition and Development
During Phase I, the developer acquires the land and undertakes the necessary development and
pre-construction work. This involves the following: (x3) - ✔✔✔ - Completing a feasibility
analysis
Enlisting the professional services of planning specialists, architects, engineers and contractors,
and marketing experts
Soliciting capital providers (e.g. investors, lenders)
True or False - With the exception of a multi-family project, usually some pre-leasing must be in
place. - ✔✔✔ - True - Capital providers often require pre-leasing, which involves obtaining
lease commitments in advance of construction. In fact, a construction lender may not commit
construction funds until there are leasing commitments for a certain percentage of the space.
With the exception of a multi-family project, usually some pre-leasing must be in place. Once
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RECA Commercial Unit 2 (Complete
Verified Solutions).
Commercial real estate assets have a number of attributes that make them unique relative to
other types of investments. These attributes include the following: (x10) - ✔✔✔ - 1. They
involve land
2.Transaction time frames are long
3. Transaction costs are high
4. they are expensive
5. They are long lasting
6. Highly regulated
7. have a long production cycle
8. are management intensive
9. are heterogeneous
10. Involve measuring return on investment
1. Long-lasting, Durable Goods
2. Expensive, High-valued (left for well capitalized investors)
3. Transaction Costs: Due diligence and commissions alone comprise about three to five percent
of transaction costs.
4. Transaction Time Frame
5. Land
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6. Heterogeneous: every parcel of land is unique so every commercial real estate asset is unique.
However, improvements are rarely identical as unique site characteristics, land use regulations,
and the market often require different solutions from developers.
7. Return Measures
8. Management Intensive
9. Long Production Cycle: it takes time to develop and construct new commercial real estate
assets to meet the needs of the expanding population. This results in the real estate supply
being relatively slow to respond to changes in demand (i.e. inelastic supply).
10. Highly Regulated
Inelastic supply - ✔✔✔ - there is a limited supply. To illustrate, many cities are geographically
constrained and have a Land Use Bylaw that limits the ability to change the use of a parcel of
land. This results in a relatively inelastic supply of land for commercial purposes. Inelastic supply
means the supply cannot readily adjust to changes in demand or price.
four major commercial real estate asset product types according to Real Capital Analytics -
✔✔✔ - Office: Refers to real estate primarily used for office space
Retail: Refers to retail properties, such as strip centres or neighbourhood, community, regional
and super-regional shopping malls
Industrial: Refers to real estate for industrial use, such as distribution, manufacturing, or
warehouse facilities and data centres
Apartment: Refers to multi-family rental properties.
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Other miscellaneous product types include hotels, leisure (e.g golf courses), and special use (e.g.
casinos)
3 miscellaneous product types - ✔✔✔ - hotel, leisure (e.g. golf courses), and special use (e.g.
casinos).
Categorization by Building Class - ✔✔✔ - For example, office properties are often categorized
as Class A, B, or C.
Categorization by Number of Storeys - ✔✔✔ - For example, apartment properties are classified
as either garden complexes (one or more low-rise buildings consisting of four storeys or less) or
mid/high-rise projects (one or more buildings consisting of four storeys or greater).
Categorization by building's Property Location - ✔✔✔ - For example, in addition to building
class, office properties are often categorized based on their location as either central business
district (CBD) or suburban.
Categorization by building's Type - ✔✔✔ - For example, the International Council of Shopping
Centres (ICSC) defines different types of shopping centres according to size (gross leasable area
and land area), types of tenants, and trade area.
The length of time for the Commercial Real Estate Asset Life Cycle process varies considerably
depending on a number of factors, including the following: (x5) - ✔✔✔ - The real estate asset's
product type
The size and complexity of the project
The regulatory environment
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The need for related infrastructure
The financial and operational capability of the investor(s)
A typical commercial real estate asset undergoes three phases during its life cycle: - ✔✔✔ -
Phase I: Land Acquisition and Development
Phase II: Building Construction
Phase III: Operations and Asset Management
Phase I: Land Acquisition and Development
During Phase I, the developer acquires the land and undertakes the necessary development and
pre-construction work. This involves the following: (x3) - ✔✔✔ - Completing a feasibility
analysis
Enlisting the professional services of planning specialists, architects, engineers and contractors,
and marketing experts
Soliciting capital providers (e.g. investors, lenders)
True or False - With the exception of a multi-family project, usually some pre-leasing must be in
place. - ✔✔✔ - True - Capital providers often require pre-leasing, which involves obtaining
lease commitments in advance of construction. In fact, a construction lender may not commit
construction funds until there are leasing commitments for a certain percentage of the space.
With the exception of a multi-family project, usually some pre-leasing must be in place. Once
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