Jay Hartzell, chair of the Department of Finance, and Jung-Eun Kim, a McCombs Ph.D. student, have co-authored the Real Estate Finance and Investment Center’s first white paper. The paper, “Returns in the Nontraded REIT Industry: Evidence from Full-Cycle Events”, was produced in conjunction with Blue Vault Partners, a firm that specializes in nontraded REITs.
Professor Hartzell was quoted in a recent article in the Wall Street Journal about the specific qualities of non-traded REITs and their performance. To see the WSJ article
Very useful article on Wall street journal on REITs, Nice to read
A sinking fund is a prudent way for real estate investors to plan for future capital expenditures. The idea is straightforward. Start depositing some amount of money into an account yielding compound interest at regular intervals so you have the total amount of money you need at some prescribed future time.