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• Case | HBS Case Collection | 2013

  Pinckney Street

  William J. Poorvu, Arthur I Segel, John H. Vogel, Jr., Lisa Strope and Erich Dylus

  Although inexperienced in real estate, Edward Alexander hopes in June 2013 that youthful enthusiasm and $240,000 in savings and inheritance will help him enter the real estate business. His experience chronicles the process of finding, evaluating, and acquiring a four-unit brownstone in need of renovation in the Beacon Hill area of Boston. The case also identifies the various players in the process. A rewritten version of an earlier case.

  Keywords: real estate; Acquisition; Investment; Housing; Real Estate Industry; Boston;

  Citation:

  Poorvu, William J., Arthur I Segel, John H. Vogel, Jr., Lisa Strope, and Erich Dylus. "Pinckney Street." Harvard Business School Case 813-182, May 2013.

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• Background Note | HBS Case Collection | 2013 (Revised from original 1979 version)

  Note on Taxation

  William J. Poorvu, Arthur I Segel, Samuel Plimpton, Michael D. Kummer and Glenn S. Miller

  Every real-estate transaction is affected by the tax consequences that result from its form and substance. Structuring a transaction without a thorough understanding of its tax considerations is likely to reduce the transaction's potential value. The failure to utilize the available tax benefits eliminates one of the major reasons for making a real-estate investment.

  Keywords: Property; Taxation; Investment;

  Citation:

  Poorvu, William J., Arthur I Segel, Samuel Plimpton, Michael D. Kummer, and Glenn S. Miller. "Note on Taxation." Harvard Business School Background Note 379-192, May 2013. (Revised from original July 1979 version.)

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | 2013 (Revised from original 2003 version)

  Holt Lunsford Commercial

  Arthur I Segel and John H. Vogel Jr.

  Holt Lunsford is debating how to grow his Dallas-based commercial real estate services firm and how to advise a long-time client who is wondering whether to lease or buy an industrial warehouse. Focuses on the highly competitive and increasingly institutionalized $50 billion real estate services industry, which encompasses property management, leasing, tenant representation, and other activities. What makes Lunsford's firm, The Holt Companies, special? Explores what corporate strategy Lunsford should choose for his firm, and what recommendation he should make to his client.

  Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Leasing; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Real Estate Industry; Service Industry;

  Citation:

  Segel, Arthur I., and John H. Vogel Jr. "Holt Lunsford Commercial." Harvard Business School Case 804-012, April 2013. (Revised from original September 2003 version.)

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