Jay Brinkmann: A few bad states lead the real estate downturn
The daily headlines are alarming: homeowners are falling behind on mortgage payments at an increasing rate; foreclosures are up steeply. Has the situation ever been this bad before? Well yes, said Jay Brinkmann, chief economist of the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Robin Panovka: REITs face a new reality
The heady rush of taking real estate investment trusts from public to private has evaporated in today's credit-market crunch. And so, it's time to face a new reality, says New York attorney Robin Panovka, a renowned expert on REIT mergers and acquisitions.
Steven Davidson: Don't blame CDOs for the subprime crisis
The collapse of the subprime residential real estate market last summer has Wall Street investment banks and international financial titans reeling.
Subprime discussion part one: What is the subprime market and why do we need it?
Knowledge@W. P. Carey recently taped a discussion about the subprime market between Jeffrey Coles, chairman of the finance department at the W. P. Carey School of Business, Anthony Sanders, professor of real estate and finance at the school and Steven Davidson, vice president,
Gordon DuGan: How subprime mortgage woes spread through the financial system
A first-time homebuyer with limited earning power and a sketchy credit history would seem to have little in common with a blue chip corporation. But thanks to some creative investment vehicles they've now been tied together.
Evaluating environmental regulations outside the box
Maricopa County, Arizona is proposing to implement 53 measures to cut pollution from tiny particles (PM-10) that are small enough to be inhaled.
Brad Casper: Road to success may lead out of your comfort zone
In 2005, Brad Casper exceeded his own career projections and goals by being hired as president and CEO at The Dial Corporation. Asked by an audience at the W. P. Carey School of Business how he did it, Casper remained off-the-cuff and humble.
What's the buzz? Text analysis technology tracks who's saying what about whom
If you love it when the elite pundits are proved wrong and the instincts of the common man — and common blogger — are proved right, Wonkosphere.com can plug you into a higher state of political awareness.
A new theory changes the thinking behind creating robots and smart machines
Asim Roy, an information systems professor at the W. P. Carey School of Business, was on sabbatical at Stanford University in 1991 when several years of thinking about the operation of the brain and artificial systems inspired him to act.
Ask your doctor if direct-to-consumer health care advertising is right for you
Anyone who watches television in the United States might logically conclude that this is a nation plagued by allergies, depression and arthritis. Ads for medicines to address such conditions make it seem as though ailment sufferers outnumber the healthy.