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Opportunities for Growth: Capitalization of Current Trends Relating to the Commercial Construction Industry

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Executive Casework, Inc. is a custom commercial mill working company based in San<br/>Jose, CA. Although the company originally only focused on cabinets, it has expanded to include custom reception desks and solid surface countertops to meet demand. The company founded by David and Mark Brown has humble beginnings, originally located…

Executive Casework, Inc. is a custom commercial mill working company based in San<br/>Jose, CA. Although the company originally only focused on cabinets, it has expanded to include custom reception desks and solid surface countertops to meet demand. The company founded by David and Mark Brown has humble beginnings, originally located in Mark's garage. Over the last two decades, the company has seen astronomical growth buoyed up by the fast increase in commercial real estate in Silicon Valley.<br/>However, the company is currently facing considerable uncertainty like many others in the industry. These resulting overhead costs, when paired with future uncertainty of demand created by geopolitical trends, work from home, and Covid-19, create a notable problem for Executive Casework, Inc. As such, this thesis will focus on strategic steps Executive Casework, Inc. can make to capitalize on current macrocosmic trends, as well as trends within their own industry. More specifically, it will be a strategic analysis identifying the key external forces driving the fluctuating revenues in the commercial custom mill working industry, followed by an analysis of these external forces (magnitude and longevity). We will end with a framework for capitalizing on these trends by organizationally and physically placing a company like our exemplar company, Executive Casework, in the best position to realize maximum profitability.
ContributorsBrown, Mason Victor (Co-author) / DeMayo, Kieffer (Co-author) / Byrne, Jared (Thesis director) / Koblenz, Blair (Committee member) / Department of Economics (Contributor) / Department of Management and Entrepreneurship (Contributor) / Department of Supply Chain Management (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2021-05
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Future Outlook in Single-Family Residential Real Estate Investment Trusts

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This paper takes a critical look at single-family real estate investment trusts’ generative returns since the 2008 Housing Crisis. The research paper presents an overview of REITs legal qualifications, the 2008 Housing Crisis and how the crisis led to the advent of the single-family home REIT industry, a case study…

This paper takes a critical look at single-family real estate investment trusts’ generative returns since the 2008 Housing Crisis. The research paper presents an overview of REITs legal qualifications, the 2008 Housing Crisis and how the crisis led to the advent of the single-family home REIT industry, a case study on a single-family home REIT, the current market sentiment, trends that are impacting the performance of publicly traded single-family home REITs, and future opportunity for maximizing returns in the sector. Home pricing discrepancies will arise from the lack of housing starts and increased demand for available homes, leading to diminished returns with pure acquisition strategies. After detailing accessible empirical data on the American single-family home industry, we seek to find alternatives for single-family home REITs to continue to post their prior yield to investors after the 2008 Housing Crisis. Strategies such as development and expansion into rural markets will be examined as potential growth opportunities for single-family REITs.
ContributorsKania, Adrian Janusz (Co-author) / Buyer, Jason (Co-author) / Lawrence, Licon (Thesis director) / Koblenz, Blair (Committee member) / Department of Finance (Contributor, Contributor) / Department of Management and Entrepreneurship (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05