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Study Group: Land Banking Experts (US)(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 417

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics in real estate including: commercial property, residential property, corporate real estate, construction, design, contracting, real estate investment, real estate investment trusts, and residential and commercial real estate brokerages, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

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James Butler, C.F.A, Ph.D.
President
Rigley Financial Corporation

James Butler is the Managing Director of Rigley Financial, LLC, and the Senior Partner for Rigley Capital, LLC, an Illinois-based origination and consulting firm specializing in providing advisory services to Municipal, Governmental-Issues, Consumer, Energy, Commercial, and Mortgage industry-related...

David Keller
FormerChief Financial Officer
Technical Olympic USA Inc.

David J. Keller most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Technical Olympic, a NYSE national homebuilding company. Prior to this, Mr. Keller served as the Chief Financial Officer at Citifinancial, a subsidiary of Citigroup. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer...

Carl Streck
Principal
Trinity Development Group

Carl Streck is Principal of Trinity Development Group in Tampa, Florida. Mr. Streck brings a wealth of experience gained from working in the development business from completing thousands of single and multi-family units in Florida. He has worked on numerous land banking deals with all of the top ten...

Jim Belfiore, President, Belfiore Real Estate ConsultingJim Belfiore
President
Belfiore Real Estate Consulting

Jim Belfiore is the President of Belfiore Real Estate Consulting in Phoenix, AZ. Belfiore Real Estate Consulting is a national real estate market research company that supports institutional and private investment groups, lenders, developers, and homebuilders in underwriting and planning single and...

Steve Bottfeld
Principal
Marketing Solutions

Steve Bottfeld is a Principal of Marketing Solutions, a Las Vegas-based firm which specializes in real estate economics and consumer research. Mr. Bottfeld is considered an expert on the state of the Las Vegas market and his clients range from Citibank to Coca Cola. He was recently the Managing Director...

Howard Liggett, President and CEO, Distressed Real Estate Consulting Services, Inc.Howard Liggett
President and CEO
Distressed Real Estate Consulting Services, Inc.

Howard C. Liggett is the President and CEO of Distressed Real Estate Consulting Services, Inc. The Florida based company provides a broad range of real estate consulting expertise to institutional investors, equity and mortgage REITs, and alternative asset portfolios. Mr. Liggett also serves as Executive...

John Protopappas, President, FRASER FORBES COMPANY, LLCJohn Protopappas
President
FRASER FORBES COMPANY, LLC

John Protopappas is currently the President of Fraser Forbes Company, a land brokerage firm in the Washington DC metropolitan area representing clients such as KB Home, Centex, Beazer, D.R. Horton and Pulte Homes. As one of the founders and as President of Fraser Forbes, Mr. Protopappas brings over...

Gregory Schulte
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
The Corky McMillin Companies

Greg Schulte is currently the Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer at The Corky McMillin Companies, a privately-held full service real estate development and homebuilding company. Mr. Schulte was formerly a self-employed consultant, and an audit partner with the Big 4 firm KPMG LLP. Mr. Schulte...

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Continued Housing Difficulties | 05-14-2008
Analysis of: The Housing Crisis is Over | online.wsj.com
Author: David Keller, Former Chief Financial Officer, Technical Olympic USA Inc.

The housing bust is not over and trends continue to be negative.  The only positive activity is that homebuilding stocks have gone up, without a good reason.  We still have a ways to go to work through all this.

Los Angeles – King of The West | 05-13-2008
Analysis of: Political Foreclosure | www.latimes.com
Author: Paul Burns, Owner, City Investments

It’s hard to believe that the formerly largest industrial city in the nation has fallen on hard times for jobs.  But apparently so be it as the last remaining king, the Garment industry, is about to topple.  Just yesterday the entertainment industry was king here too, but we know its influence...

Here’s The Face of Opportunity | 05-13-2008
Analysis of: Dan Walters: California Faces Huge Upheaval | www.sacbee.com
Author: Paul Burns, Owner, City Investments

Staggering numbers are presented here.  Seniors increasing from almost 5 million to 11 million in 30 years, critical shortages of skilled/professional labor with 1/3 of California’s high school students not graduating, and unparalleled diversity in a huge population. 

The Housing Crisis is Over? Not in Phoenix | 05-12-2008
Analysis of: The Housing Crisis is Over | online.wsj.com
Author: Jim Belfiore, President, Belfiore Real Estate Consulting

Mr. Moulle-Berteaux seems to lack is an in-the-streets perspective.The housing market will shrink and prices will decline further before the Phoenix metro housing market hits bottom.

Management is Key in Challenging Times | 05-09-2008
Analysis of: Land writedown hits DR Horton | uk.biz.yahoo.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Senior Management is the key to successfully navigating through challenging market conditions. Many companies have become lazy in their staffing, with 3-4 people covering 2-3 jobs.  In challenging economic times, it is frequently necessary to re-tool the staffing of an orgnization to have 2-3 people...

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