Background Note | HBS Case Collection | 2008 (Revised from original 2001 version)

A Technical Note and Discussion on Real Estate Valuation (IBET): Back of the Envelope (BOE) on Bonhomme Place: A Case within a Case

by Arthur I Segel

Abstract

Discusses real estate valuation. Reviews "back of the envelope" valuation; real estate appraisal methods, including the income method; market comparables and replacement costs; and more complex computer modeling. Also discusses other variables that could influence valuation.

Keywords: Investment Funds; Mathematical Methods; Valuation; Real Estate Industry;

Citation:

Segel, Arthur I. "A Technical Note and Discussion on Real Estate Valuation (IBET): Back of the Envelope (BOE) on Bonhomme Place: A Case within a Case." Harvard Business School Background Note 802-025, July 2008. (Revised from original August 2001 version.)