TY - GEN AU - Schmitz, Adrienne AU - Brett, Deborah L. TI - Real estate market analysis : a case study approach SN - 9780874208689 U1 - 333.33 PY - 2004/// CY - Washington, D. C. PB - Urban Land Institute KW - N1 - CONTENTS About the Authors iii Case Study Authors iv Other Contributors and Reviewers v Preface vi Chapter 1 Understanding Real Estate Market Analysis 3 What Is Real Estate Market Analysis? 3 Generation of Ideas 6 Different from Toothpaste 6 Who Uses Market Analysis? 6 How Does Market Analysis Fit into the Development Process? 7 The Feasibility Study 9 The New Demographics and the Need for Qualitative Research 10 Psychographics: The Search for Segmentation 11 Political Homework: Marketing for Entitlements 11 Why Hasn't Anyone Else Thought of This? 12 Summary 12 Book Outline 12 Chapter 2 Basic Approach to Real Estate Market Studies 15 Defining the Market Area 15 Primary and Secondary Trade Areas 16 Competitive Clusters 17 Analyzing Demand 18 Economic Indicators 18 Using Employment Statistics 19 Visitor Profiles and Tourism Trends 20 Consumer Demographics 20 Demographic Data Sources 23 Psychographics: Portraying Household Lifestyles 24 Using Consumer Surveys 24 Using Quantitative Research 25 Qualitative Research 27 Analyzing Supply 28 Supply Overview 28 The Importance of Fieldwork 29 Mapping the Competition 31 Marketability Analysis 31 Assessing the Site's Advantages and Disadvantages 32 Comparing the Subject with Its Competition 32 Will Demand Be Sufficiently Strong? 33 Capture Rates 33 Determining Supply/Demand Balance 34 Absorption Rates 34 Chapter 3 Residential Development 37 Development Types 37 Characteristics of Single-Family Homes 38 Characteristics of Multifamily Homes 39 Residential Market Analysis 41 Identifying the Market Area 41 Demand Factors 42 Supply Factors 44 Sources of Data 46 Special Niches 47 Low- and Moderate-Income Housing 47 Independent Living Seniors' Rental Housing 48 Seniors' Housing 48 Second-Home Markets 51 Overview of Case Studies 52 Case Study 3.1 Multifamily Housing: Colinas Gateway (1998) 54 Case Study 3.2 For-Sale Subdivision Housing: The McCall Tract (1997) 66 Case Study 3.3 A Master-Planned Community: Silver Knolls (1998) 74 Case Study 3.4 Downtown Housing: Old Town Square (1995) 85 Chapter 4 Office and Industrial Development 93 Characteristics of Office Buildings 93 Class 93 Location 93 Size and Flexibility 94 Use and Ownership 94 Features and Amenities 94 Characteristics of Industrial/Warehouse Buildings 94 Analyzing Office and Industrial Space Markets 95 From Macro to Micro Analysis 95 Market Area Definition 97 Site Selection 97 Demand Analysis for Office Development 98 Supply Analysis for Office Development 101 Demand Analysis for Industrial Space 103 Supply Analysis for Industrial Space 103 Sources of Data 104 The Integration of Demand and Supply Analyses 105 Marketablity Analysis 105 Market Share and Absorption 106 Overview of Case Studies 106 Case Study 4.1 Office Building Purchase: Suburban Chicago (1997) 108 Case Study 4.2 Warehouse Property : Valwood (1998) 117 Case Study 4.3 Flex/R&D Property: Peachtree Industrial Park (1998) 126 Chapter 5 Retail Development 139 Types of Shopping Centers 140 Store Mix in Shopping Centers 141 Retail Market Analysis 141 The Importance of Key Tenants 143 Trade Areas and Market Segments 144 Purchasing Power 145 Forecasting Sales 146 Location Decisions 148 Sources of Data 148 Shaping the Character of the Center 149 Overview of Case Studies 150 Case Study 5.1 A Value-Retailing Center: La Cantera (1992) 151 Case Study 5.2 Street Retail: Granby Street District, Downtown Norfolk (1998) 162 Case Study 5.3 Retail Entertainment Center: The Lake at Riverdale 170 Case Study 5.4 Town Center: Wilanow, Warsaw, Poland (2000) 178 Chapter 6 Hotels and Resorts 185 Product Types 185 Convention Hotels 185 Luxury Hotels 186 Commercial Hotels 186 Budget/Economy Facilities 186 All-Suite or Residence Hotels 186 Executive Conference Centers 187 Resort Hotels 187 Other Hotel Products 187 Hotel Market Analysis 188 Determining the Market Area 188 Demand Segments 189 Fluctuations in Demand 190 Measuring Demand 191 Demand Generators 192 Competitive Supply 193 Demographics and Psychographics 193 Synthesis of Demand and Supply 194 Sources of Data 194 Overview of Case Study 194 Case Study 6.1 A New Hotel: Downtown Austin (1997) 195 Chapter 7 Mixed-Use Developments 205 Three or More Significant Revenue-Producing Uses 205 Physical and Functional Integration 206 Development in Conformance with a Coherent Plan 206 Analyzing Market Potential of Mixed-Use Projects 206 Residential 207 Office 208 Hotel 209 Retail 209 Specialized Uses 209 Data and Analysis 211 Marketability 211 Case Study 212 Case Study 7.1 Mixed-Use Development: El Toro Military Base Reuse (1998) 213 Appendix A Sources of Data 224 Market Forecast Sources 224 Economic and Demographic Data Providers 228 Directories 229 Periodicals 229 Appendix B Glossary 232 Appendix C Index 238 ER -