Field Guide to Office Property
(Updated October 2008)
What is the impact of property tax on commercial property? How is the economy affecting office buildings? Get the latest on office building trends and much more in this updated Field Guide. (A. Siudzinski, Information Specialist)
Contents:
Office Property Trends | Property Taxes | Useful Websites | Books, eBooks & Other Resources
Office Property Trends 
Office subleases portend softening fundamentals, (National Real Estate Investor, Sept. 25, 2008).
City's property market, at least, defies curse, (Wall Street Journal, Sept. 24, 2008).
Office optimism, (Commercial Investment Real Estate, Sept./Oct. 2008).
Office romance, (Commercial Investment Real Estate, Sept./Oct. 2007).
Office exodus?, (Commercial Investment Real Estate, May/June 2007).
Property Taxes
Property tax increases hit big Atlanta buildings hard, (Atlanta Business Chronicle, May 16, 2008).
Class A towers paying B taxes, (Indianapolis Business Journal, Aug. 4, 2007).
Tax increases ravage commercial property, (Real Estate Journal/Wall Street Journal, Feb. 2, 2005).
Keep business property taxes fair, (National Association of Industrial and Office Properties Minnesota Chapter, 2005).
Useful Websites
www.irem.org, (Institute of Real Estate Management, 2008).
www.ccim.com, (Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute, 2008).
www.sior.com, (Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS®, 2008).
www.uli.org, (Urban Land Institute, 2008).
www.boma.org, (Building Owners and Managers Association, 2008).
www.naiop.org, (National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, 2008).
www.crewnetwork.org, (CREW, 2008).
eBooks & Other Resources
eBooks.realtor.org
The following ebooks and digital audiobooks are available to NAR members:
Commercial real estate investing (Adobe eReader)
Office building safety and health (Adobe eReader)
Books, Videos, Research Reports & More
The resources below are available for loan through Information Central. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Central at 800.874.6500 for assistance.
Income/expense analysis: office buildings, (Chicago, IL: Institute of Real Estate Management, 2008). HD 1394 In7i
Green office buildings: a practical guide to development, (Washington D.C.: Urban Land Institute, 2005). NA 6230 G74
Before disaster strikes, (Chicago, IL: Institute of Real Estate Management, 2005). HC 62 In7bd
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Field Guide to Commercial Property Management
Field Guide to Commercial Green Buildings
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