Exam 6: Forecasting Value: Market Research

A popular adage in real estate is that property value is all about "location, location, location." However, for most property types in nonresidential realms, nonlocational requirements are equally or even more important. All of the following are examples of nonlocational factors EXCEPT:

Suppose that you have begun to gather some demographic data in order to project the potential sales of a new development project. The developer hopes to be able to target the following household types who fall in the upper 10% of income brackets: Empty Nesters, Single Parents, and Unrelated Individuals. Utilizing the following population information, determine the core market share that the development project yearns to target with this project. Total Owner Occupant Households: 48,000; Traditional Families in the Upper 10% of Income Brackets: 25,000; Empty Nesters in the Upper 10% of Income Brackets: 5,000; Single Parents in the Upper 10% of Income Brackets: 10,000; Unrelated Individuals in the Upper 10% of Income Brackets: 8,000

Development of subdivisions, apartments, offices, or other commercial structures can have a lead time of two years or more. In general, the longer the construction lead time:

While predicting real estate cycles is difficult, a key indicator used to evaluate where a property is within the cycle is:

A new residential development will face competition from other new developments, other builders, and sales of existing homes. To determine if demand in that market segment will be sufficient to justify proceeding with the project, a developer would be most interested in estimating a:

In the Palm Grove Office Complex example, the project was destined to be an ill-fated venture from its inception for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Real estate market research is an important process used by analysts to facilitate a better understanding of a property's future profit potential. All of the following statements regarding market research are true EXCEPT:

The presence of real estate cycles presents a major challenge when forecasting real estate market parameters. If the market value of a residential developer's project exceeds its construction costs, an increase in the supply of units will occur. As the market becomes oversupplied, we would expect which of the following to occur?

A developer of a new planned unit development (PUD) has gathered the following market information for University City. The developer estimates that there will be 1,500 home (all types) sales in University City over the next year. If an analysis of demographic information has revealed that the core market share for the PUD project within the community is 14.0%, what is the total market segment potential for this project?

In collecting data for nonresidential property analysis, it is helpful to understand the business community that currently exists in the specific area in question. A preliminary approach for ascertaining the number of firms by size, industry, and location is to obtain data from:

Suppose a developer is interested in building a new residential subdivision. Through his market research, the developer has determined that the target market segment potential in year 1 consists of 160 households. If the developer projects that he will be able to sell 24 homes in the first year, what is his assumed capture rate?

Suppose a developer is interested in building a new townhome community. Through his market research, the developer has determined that the target market makes up 10% (core market share) of the households that currently reside in the metropolitan area. If an analysis of data from the MLS indicates that there should be approximately 500 residential sales in this area over the next year, what is the projected number of units the developer could expect to sell in year 1 if he is able to capture 50% of the market potential?

A tool used by real estate analysts to relate a consumer's activities, interests, opinions, and values to a consumer's demographics is referred to as:

Survey research has been applied to real estate markets at many levels. Despite its frequent application, analysts must be cautious with survey use because:

Suppose a developer is interested in building a new apartment community. Through her market research, the developer has determined that the target market segment potential in year 1 consists of 100 households. The developer believes that the target market segment potential will grow by 5% annually over the next five years. If the developer projects a capture rate of 25% for each of the next five years, but is only to sell 26 apartment units in each of the next five years, in which year will her actual sales first fail to meet her projected sales numbers?

Suppose that you were interested in building a new townhome community on the east side of University City that will be marketed exclusively to senior citizens above the age of 62. In your analysis of local demographics, you discover that the target market makes up only 10% (core market share) of the households that currently live in this city. If market experts believe that a total of 500 townhome (or similar condominium) units will be purchased in all of University City within the next year, what is the projected number of units the developer could expect to sell in year 1 if he is able to capture 40% of the market potential?

In contrast to conventional market analysis, the "story" approach to market research starts with an analysis of:

Since most data for a given market study is not readily available, analysts must be creative in their use of data that they are able to obtain. The primary source for detailed household demographic information is:

Computer software systems that enable one to manipulate and "map" information with great flexibility and speed are referred to as:

In constructing a market-defining "story," it is helpful to answer a series of fundamental questions around which analysis can be built. Which of the following questions is designed to identify the target market?