CRECI Investment Analysis and Portfolio Strategy 3

Question 1

What does a 'going-in' cap rate lower than a 'going-out' cap rate imply about investor expectations for the property?

Accepted Answer

Investors expect NOI to decline over the holding period

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Investors expect property values to increase more than NOI growth

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Investors anticipate rising interest rates compressing values

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Investors plan to sell at a discount to acquire quickly

Question 2

Which investment vehicle allows individual investors to participate in large commercial real estate portfolios and is traded on public stock exchanges?

Accepted Answer

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

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Real Estate Limited Partnership (RELP)

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Tenancy-in-Common (TIC)

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Delaware Statutory Trust (DST)

Question 3

In commercial real estate, what is the 'equity multiple'?

Accepted Answer

The total cash returned to the investor divided by the total equity invested

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The ratio of total equity to total debt in the capital stack

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The property's appraised value divided by the original purchase price

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The number of years required to double the invested equity

Question 4

Which due diligence item specifically evaluates whether a commercial property's existing leases are above or below current market rent levels?

Accepted Answer

Rent roll analysis

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Title search

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Environmental Phase I assessment

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Zoning compliance review

Question 5

What is 'preferred return' in the context of a commercial real estate equity partnership?

Accepted Answer

A priority distribution to limited partners before the sponsor receives promote

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A guaranteed minimum return promised to the property manager

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The minimum acceptable IRR required by the senior lender

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A tax benefit allocated exclusively to the general partner

Question 6

Which strategy involves an investor acquiring a stabilized, well-leased commercial asset in a primary market with low risk and predictable returns?

Accepted Answer

Core strategy

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Opportunistic strategy

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Value-add strategy

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Distressed debt strategy

Question 7

What financial concept accounts for the fact that a dollar received today is worth more than a dollar received in the future when evaluating commercial real estate investments?

Accepted Answer

Time value of money

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Amortization

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Leverage effect

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Depreciation recapture