CRE 101
Who's in CRE?
Show me the Money
Dirt to Dollars
Mystery..
100

What are the main types of commercial real estate?

What is Office, Retail, Industrial, Multifamily, and Hospitality.

100

Hillwood, Wallace Ventures, Wheelhouse Development, and Cross Development all specialize in what area of real estate?

What is Real Estate Development

100

What does ROI stand for?

What is Return on Investment

100

What is the first thing a developer needs before building on a piece of land?

What is Land (or control of the development site)

100

What animal has fingerprints similar to humans?

What is a Koala

200

What does NOI stand for?

What is Net Operating Income

200

CBRE, JLL, Colliers, and Savills are all known for providing what type of real estate service?

What is Commercial real estate brokerage

200

How does having vacant space affect a commercial property's income?

What is Vacancies reduce rental income while operating expenses continue.

200

What's the difference between buying an existing building and developing a new one?

What is Buying involves purchasing an existing property, while developing involves constructing a new property.

200

What is the only continent located in all 4 hemispheres?

What is Africa

300

Why does location matter when choosing a retail property?

What is Location affects visibility, customer traffic, and accessibility. 


300

Invesco Real Estate, Clarion Partners, and MetLife Investment Management all operate in primarily one sector of CRE?

What is real estate investment management

300

How do investors make money from owning an apartment complex?

What is Rental income and potential appreciation when selling.

300

What do you call someone who buys land and turns it into new buildings or communities?

What is a Real Estate Developer
300

What has four wheels and flies?

A garbage truck

400

What is the difference between a cap rate and a cash-on-cash return?

What is Cap rate measures a property's NOI relative to its value, while cash-on-cash return measures annual pre-tax cash flow relative to the cash invested

400

HALL Structured Finance Skyrock Capital, and Flat Bay Capital all operate in what financial sector of commercial real estate?

What is Real Estate Lending and Financing 

400

What is the difference between gross income and net operating income (NOI) in commercial real estate?

What is Gross income is the property's revenue before expenses, while NOI is income after operating expenses

400

Why would a developer research an area's population and growth before building?

What is To determine whether there is enough demand for the project.

400

What is the capital of Australia?

What is Canberra (not Sydney!) 

500

What is the difference between a gross lease and a triple-net lease?

What is In a gross lease, the landlord generally pays operating expenses. In a triple-net (NNN) lease, the tenant pays property taxes, insurance, and maintenance expenses in addition to rent.

500

Capital Title of Texas, Republic Title of Texas, Frontier Title Texas, and Old Republic Title all provide what essential service in real estate transactions?

What are title insurance and escrow services

500

If a property generates $100,000 in annual NOI and has an 8% cap rate, what is its estimated value?

What is $1,250,000

500

Why might a developer choose to build apartments instead of retail stores on a property?

What is Because of market demand, location, zoning, or potential profitability.

500

Who broke a chair on the last development tour?

Katie

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