CHOSEN ARTICLE:
https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2022/09/21/commercial-real-estate-sector-faces-risks-as-financial-conditions-tighten
ASSIGNMENT:
Building on the assignments of reading during the year, this is a full comprehensive reading and opinion research paper.
– Choose an article
– Give an opinion on the content of the article. Do you support it or disagree?
– Make a strong, well-researched argument
Overall Objectives:
A. Learning dissemination of information on the internet. The ability to sift through marketing/ copy to find true news and expert reporting.
B. Clearly articulates an opinion on real estate and finance using scholarly research.
C. Having the ability to form an opinion on all real estate/finance events and then having the ability to defend the opinion with solid research.
D. Creation of a thoughtfully constructed and persuading document that shows opinion and topic research.
E. The ability to find global thought leaders and researchers focused on real estate and finance.
Grading is based on the following:
OPINION 5%
A large part of real estate is successful communication of difficult/unknown concepts to people with intermediate knowledge (client-facing/investors) or voicing opinions supported by research to create buy-in (Investment Committee).
Is your opinion thought out?
Is your opinion defendable?
Can you articulate your thought in such a way that you can convince and inform the reader?
Have you mentioned potential counterarguments in your paper?
ARTICLE 5pts
The article should be by a reputable writer from a reputable source. The internet is full of junk and clickbait, learn how to find the facts.
– Articles should be well-researched, have journalistic integrity, and have clear information and references.
