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March 5, 2010

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Green Leasing Conference: An Objective Perspective

Winter Continuing Education Schedule

Save the Date: Annual Spring Conference

March CCIM Course

Social Networking

Green Leasing Conference: An Objective Perspective

On February 26th, the DePaul Real Estate Center and the Solon Institute for Building Performance and Policy hosted a half-day seminar entitled "Green Leasing in Existing Buildings: Critical Concepts and Strategies for Landlords and Tenants."

Green leasing has become a hot topic in real estate, and the presenters provided an on-the-ground look behind the curtain to reveal both the opportunities and the risks. The speakers are nationally recognized experts in sustainability and risk management: Ujjval Vyas, Ph.D., J.D., an independent consultant with Chicago-based Alberti Group, President of the Solon Institute, and an adjunct faculty member at the Real Estate Center; Brain Anderson, Esq. of the Wisconsin law firm Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek; Paul D'Arelli, Esq. of the Florida law firm Berger Singerman; and Douglas White, Esq. of the California law firm Weintraub Genshlea Chediak.

The seminar continues the Real Estate Center's efforts to provide objective and substantial information about the realities of green development, design, and construction. The enthusiasm of the response to the presentation confirms the role that both thoughtful analysis and practical experience must play to successfully implement meaningful sustainability policy in the built environment.

Green Leasing

From left to right: John Gibbons, Ujjval Vyas, Paul D'Arelli and Tom Gibbons

Alumni, Timothy Winnecke with Speaker, Brian Anderson

Winter Continuing Education Schedule

Legal Issues in Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions

Created and taught by a leading real estate attorney with a major international law firm, this course reviews the "nuts and bolts" of a real estate transaction, from acquisition to disposition. Some of the critical issues covered include due diligence review, organization of the ownership entity, contracts with providers of professional services, debt and equity financing, and property disposition.

Continuing Legal Education (CLE): This course qualifies for 6.5 general CLE hours.
A Berkoff

Date:         Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Time:         9:00am-5:00pm
Location:   DePaul Center, 1 E. Jackson
Fee:           $300
Instructor: Adam T. Berkoff, Partner, DLA Piper

Fundamentals of Real Estate Finance
This course will cover in detail the financing tools used by real estate developers and investors to finance commercial and residential real estate. The course will also cover loan restructuring programs and loan workout options.

Date: Thursday, March 18, 2010 Shilling

Time: 9:00am-5:00pm

Instructor: James Shilling

Location: DePaul Center, 1 E. Jackson

Fee: $400

Registration closes March 11th. Day of/walk-in registrations can not be taken. A $50 late fee applies to registrations after March 11th.

For more information, please contact Kathleen O'Hare at kohare@depaul.edu.

Save the Date: Annual Spring Conference

The Real Estate Center's Annual Spring Conference is scheduled on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 featuring speakers:

KC Conway, MAI, CRE Senior Real Estate Analyst, Commercial Real Estate Risk Specialty Officer with NY Federal Reserve

CRE Subject Matter Expert to the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank

Dale Ann Reiss
Senior Advisor, Global Real Estate Center
Global & Americas Director Of Real Estate (Retired)
ERNST & Young

Panel: A Conversation about Debt & Equity Investments
Moderator: Charles H. Wurtzebach

Credit Provider Panelists:
Legal Perspective: Ron Borod, Partner, DLA Piper
CMBS Perspective: Dana Arrighi, Jefferies & Company

Real Estate Panelists:
REIT: Debra Cafaro, Chairman, President & CEO, Ventas
Pension Fund Investor: Jon Braeutigam, CIO, State of MI Dept. of Treasury Bureau of Investments

The conference will take place at the Chicago Cultural Center from 8:30am to Noon. More details to come.

March CCIM Course

The CCIM education program offers the highest quality education for commercial investment real estate professionals, from the first, basic course to a variety of online offerings; from high-level challenge programs to fast-track options for senior-level executives. The Real Estate Center sponsors the CCIM Institute's courses offered in Chicago. The next course offered on March 22-26 is:

CI 101 - Financial Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate
This flagship CCIM course offers an array of financial analysis concepts and calculations to help you make sound commercial real estate investment decisions. You will learn the fundamentals of profitable investing and apply these concepts to commercial properties. Advanced analyses covered throughout the course include real estate cash flow model and time value of money. In addition, you'll learn how to accurately measure investment value and performance of a given property. Begin your journey to success by enrolling today.

Join the Conversations on the Real Estate Center Social Networking Websites

You no longer have to wait for our monthly newsletter to be up to date with the Real Estate Center. The Real Estate Center has recently joined the social networking movement on both Facebook and LinkedIn. Consider joining these groups to receive up to the minute information about the Real Estate Center.