AIMS AND SCOPE

Briefings in Real Estate Finance aims to be the leading publication in its field by increasing practical understanding of the processes and challenges associated with the funding of real estate. It seeks to provide a peer-reviewed, international forum for the dissemination and evaluation of the current techniques, approaches and best practice in all aspects of the subject. The journal addresses such issues as:

• Managing risk
• Structuring finance
• Finance for trading
• Development and investment
• Sources of funding and terms available
• Changes in taxation

It also publishes regular features including interviews with leading industry figures, reviews of important contributions to the field of applied research and reports of the latest macroeconomic developments.

Briefings in Real Estate Finance publishes intellectually rigorous articles that are of direct practical relevance to those involved in the development and implementation of real estate financing.

The journal seeks contributions from anyone with a professional or academic interest in the financing and investment of property. In particular, the journal welcomes submissions of papers, case studies, directly applied - and applicable - theory and reviews. The journal is not aimed at one particular area of real estate finance; rather, it wishes to provide a practical, detailed analysis of and examination of all areas related to the field. The journal is international in scope, with a particular interest in financial issues facing commercial real estate.

How this journal can help you

Property is as much about finance as it is about bricks and mortar. And the structuring, pricing and hedging of that finance are developing and changing more quickly now than ever before. Briefings in Real Estate Finance, with approximately 100 pages in each quarterly issue, gives you the authoritative, detailed and practical know-how you need to keep pace with this vital discipline.

Leading industry experts identify the key issues in pricing, financing and structuring real estate transactions, including:

• Selecting the most competitive financing vehicle
• Assessing the availability and pricing of capital
• Considering different debt and equity structures
• Measuring and managing risk
• Evaluating new strategies, techniques and products
• Structuring the most profitable deal
• Optimizing tax efficiency
• Unlocking value by increasing liquidity
• Adding value to real estate projects through financing techniques
• What investors and lenders are financing and on what terms

Encompassing the very best new thinking, examples of current and best practice, and applied research in real estate finance, Briefings in Real Estate Finance provides a valuable fund of cutting-edge intelligence. More than this, it genuinely reflects the diversity of skills and disciplines that the modern real estate finance professional and his or her advisors are expected to possess.

Briefings in Real Estate Finance is guided by an international Editorial Board of leading practitioners, consultants and academics, and each article is subjected to rigorous peer review to ensure that the journal is authoritative, accessible and relevant.

If the success of your company and the progression of your own career are dependent on awareness of the latest developments and ideas in real estate finance, enter your subscription today!

Briefings in Real Estate Finance publishes:

• Real estate finance issues arising when dealing in European jurisdictions. Practical, thorough guides to the key legal and transactional issues arising where banks or other lending institutions lend money for investment acquisition and real estate development. Each feature gives a comprehensive guide to best practice and shows what to do if it goes wrong. Edited by Neil Murray, Partner, Travers Smith Braithwaite
• Best practice in commercial real estate financing. Detailed, practical reference guides which investigate the nuts and bolts’ of loan document structuring and negotiations, as well as the closing process and loan administration. Edited by Joshua Stein, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
• Original, in-depth, peer-reviewed articles on the latest thinking, techniques and developments in real estate finance by some of the world’s leading executives, advisors and researchers.
• Cutting-edge applied research from some of the world’s leading business schools, research groups and universities.

Comments

"Real estate finance today is dynamic. It has surpassed traditional boundaries, providing new perspectives to an industry that has undergone radical change in the past decade. Briefings in Real Estate Finance captures and examines new strategies, techniques and challenges, providing readers with practical tools to help them manage their businesses."
Richard D. Kincaid, Chief Executive Officer, Equity Office Properties Trust, USA

"Ways of structuring, pricing, hedging, securitizing and packaging real estate financings are evolving more quickly than at any time in the past – and the speed of evolution is accelerating all the time. Briefings in Real Estate Finance will help you keep abreast of these new financing developments."
David J. Lowery, Co-Head, Real Estate Group, Jones Day, USA

"This journal provides an invaluable source of information to all property practitioners and should have a prominent place on the bookshelf."
Roger Moore, Non-Executive Director, Arlington PLC, UK

"By publishing stimulating insights, exploring new ideas and challenging pervasive myths, this journal is sure to become an invaluable addition to the library of the ever evolving property finance professional."
Allan Griffiths, Head of Property Lending, DZ Bank, UK