The analysis calculated how much the delay slowed the rate of closings and impacted the price at which the condominiums sold because the delay pushed sales into a down market.

The case involved a bank foreclosure on a golf course that was in Chapter 11 proceedings.  The calculation of the interest rate looked at risk factors appropriate to the course and its particular situation.

The easement was leased to a billboard company, and the billboard was removed as part of a road widening project.  The analysis included identifying future lease payments and determining the appropriate discount rate to calculate the present value of the lease payments.

The analysis reviewed the methods, inputs and assumptions of a fiscal impact model.  The proffered model claimed more than $200 million in fiscal benefits over 20 years, whereas with the more appropriate assumptions and methods, the impact model should have shown fewer than $80 million of impact.

The analysis examined the potential sale price and sales pace of building lots during the 2008-2011 period, focusing on whether lots would sell according to plaintiff’s damage analyses.  The investigation used sales data for all developments within the submarket to calculate a sales pace and price.  The case settled, and our report was cited as the major reason for moving the two sides together.  (Kansas City, KS)

The analysis examined the potential sale price and sales pace of residential and commercial building lots during the 2008-2013 period. (Kansas City, KS)

The analysis required the order of estimation of construction costs, financing costs, and potential rents.

The assessment included analysis of potential alternative uses for the golf course, including the addition of housing to the course and the conversion of the facility, in whole or in part, into non-golf course uses.  Finally, I compared the suitability of the golf course site with another site for the potential to provide affordable housing.

The analysis used industry data on shipments of cigar packages to all types of stores and scanner data on sales at retail stores to quantify the number of cigars sold in the jurisdiction, broken down by package size and by sales channel, as well as to estimate the total expenditures on cigars.  The analysis estimated the change in the number of cigars that would be sold as a result of the regulation, as well as the impact of the regulation on other jurisdictions.

The pad had been leased but not developed, and the restaurant chain that had leased the pad sought to escape the lease by paying the fair value of the remaining lease payments to the landlord.  Though there were still more than 15 years on the lease, the pad had significant value as a development site that could be realized if the lease were terminated.  Our analysis included evaluating the price and timing of releasing opportunities, using Monte Carlo simulation to address uncertainty, and applying appropriate discount rates to the future cash flows.