[Excerpt] Welcome to the 2011 edition of the Cornell Real Estate Review (CRER), a publication managed and edited by graduate students in the Cornell Program in Real Estate featuring the latest practical and applied research in the real estate industry. Selection as editor of the Cornell Real Estate Review is the most prestigious honor available in the Program, and 2010-11 co-editors, Richard Weidel (MPS/RE ’11) and Doug Solinsky (MPS/RE ‘11) not only continued the tradition of dedication and professionalism that have come to symbolize Cornell Real Estate Review editors but also engaged industry associations and expanded the CRER’s overall reach to the industry.